How many electoral candidates are competing for seats in the Iraqi parliament? – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to the news agency stamp According to the Iraqi news agency, in the parliamentary elections of this country, the first stage of which is known as the special stage, which starts tomorrow, 7,768 candidates will start their competition to win seats in the parliament.

based on According to this report, 5,520 of these candidates are men and 2,248 of them are women.

Also, 21 million Iraqis are eligible to participate in these elections and determine the owners of 329 seats in the parliament. based on According to Iraqi laws, the parliament of this country is responsible for electing the president and giving a vote of confidence to the government.

Yesterday, Iraq’s Independent High Election Commission announced its full readiness to hold parliamentary elections in coordination with relevant security institutions.

This commissioner announced in a statement that the election silence phase from 7:00 p.m in the morning It starts today and will continue until the end of public voting.

In this statement, it was pointed out that any advertising activities for candidates or election lists during this time frame is a clear violation of the guidelines and legal actions against the institutions Offender will be adopted.

Independent High Commissioner of Elections of Iraq emphasized that the purpose of electoral silence in Iraq is to create a calm atmosphere that gives the voter the opportunity to freely thought and choose their representatives without influence and last-minute advertisements.

Special voting (for those who cannot vote on regular days, such as the armed forces) is scheduled for Sunday, November 9 at 7:00 a.m. in the morning to begin General voting is also done after special voting in the morning It will start on Tuesday, November 11.