Al-Halbousi and the Chairperson discuss the latest preparations for the elections

by **claud39** Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:51 pm

[size=30]Al-Halbousi and the Chairperson discuss the latest preparations for the elections[/size]

2020.12.06

Al-Halbousi and the Chairperson discuss the latest preparations for the elections 025708f39-46949-202012060742

Baghdad - People

On Sunday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi discussed with the head of the Independent High Electoral Commission the latest preparations for holding early elections.

The meeting discussed, according to a statement by Al-Halbousi's office, which "People" received, a copy of it (December 6, 2020), "ways to overcome the obstacles to providing the necessary funds to hold early elections, and the importance of concerted efforts and state institutions to support the work of the commission and provide the requirements for the success of the elections."

The Speaker of Parliament stressed the need to increase the biometric registration rate, and to establish mechanisms that speed up the process of distributing and issuing the biometric card.

They also discussed “the most important ways to ensure the integrity of the elections in accordance with international standards, in order to restore the citizen’s confidence in the electoral process, including contracting with a reliable international company to examine election equipment and software, coordinating the commission and cooperating with the United Nations Mission in Iraq to benefit from its advice, as well as the importance of its supervision over the elections. The upcoming election process. "

Al-Halbousi renewed, according to the statement, "the parliament's support for the work of the commission," calling for "intensifying its efforts to complete its preparations for early elections."

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