Jan Kubis told reporters he was “very happy that I received basic information about the process of adjudication of complaints, investigation and adjudication of complaints,” during his visit.
#Erbil, Kurdistan Region, 10 October 2018 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for #Iraq, Ján Kubiš, visited today the #Kurdistan Independent High Electoral Commission where he discussed the recent Regional Elections developments. pic.twitter.com/kRU2dm6bD8
— UNAMI (@UNIraq) October 10, 2018
The electoral commission is investigating more than 1,000 complaints related to the September 30 parliament election.
Responding to a query from the PUK, the Kurdistan Region’s judicial board of elections ruled that a simple majority of 50 + 1 within the electoral commission is needed to approve the election results, striking down the commission’s regulation that ratification of results needed the approval of two-thirds of the body.
"However, we work professionally and hope that the results will be approved by the signature of all nine members,” Ismael Khormali, secretary of the Council of Commissioners, told Rudaw.
The KIU member of the electoral commission has not yet given his approval of the election results, according to Muthana Amin, head of the KIU faction in the Iraqi parliament.
Partial preliminary results gave the KDP a strong lead and the PUK improved on its previous showing. Other parties, however, saw a decrease in their vote share.
Gorran, Komal, and New Generation said they have evidence of fraud, namely the use of fake identity cards and citizenship certificates, and demanded a federal investigation. The KIU has backed their call.
