Kurdistan
Early voting for Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections on October 18, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Ninety-seven percent of eligible voters cast a ballot during early voting in Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections on Friday, with Duhok province recording the highest turnout, according to data released by the electoral commission.
Of 215,560 security force members eligible to vote in the early polls, 208,521 cast a ballot, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said in a press conference two hours after polls closed.
The breakdown of the turnout is as follows:
Duhok: 98 percent
Erbil: 97 percent
Sulaimani: 97 percent
Halabja: 96 percent
Nineveh: 43 percent
Kirkuk: 56 percent
Diyala: 62 percent
Anbar: 8 percent
Baghdad-Karkh: 79 percent
Wasit: 4 percent
Salahaddin: 54 percent
Baghdad-Rusafa: 60 percent
The general vote is on Sunday.
Of 215,560 security force members eligible to vote in the early polls, 208,521 cast a ballot, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said in a press conference two hours after polls closed.
The breakdown of the turnout is as follows:
Duhok: 98 percent
Erbil: 97 percent
Sulaimani: 97 percent
Halabja: 96 percent
Nineveh: 43 percent
Kirkuk: 56 percent
Diyala: 62 percent
Anbar: 8 percent
Baghdad-Karkh: 79 percent
Wasit: 4 percent
Salahaddin: 54 percent
Baghdad-Rusafa: 60 percent
The general vote is on Sunday.
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