Iraq

2023-12-18T14:20:43+00:00

Shafaq News/ Officials from the Kirkuk and Saladin governorate commission offices disclosed robust participation rates in the ongoing Iraqi local elections until midday on Monday.  

Kirkuk's Electoral Office reported a participation rate surpassing 32%, with 260,519 voters out of over

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Iraq

2023-12-18T13:45:48+00:00

Shafaq News/ The "Alliance of National Networks and Organizations to Monitor Provincial and District Council Elections" in Iraq reported 541 incidents during the general voting process in local elections until midday.  

The Alliance's observers submitted 706 reports on incidents. 

- Voter

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Iraq

2023-12-18T13:18:33+00:00

Shafaq News/ Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secured a third term as Egypt’s president winning 89.6 percent of the vote, the National Elections Authority said on Monday.

The election featured three other candidates, none of them high profile. The most prominent potential challenger halted his run in

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Iraq

2023-12-18T13:01:12+00:00

Shafaq News / A security source in Kirkuk reported on Monday the arrest of three individuals, one of whom was a terrorist impersonating an elections monitor. Additionally, two individuals promoting election candidates were detained after a dispute with security forces in Diyala. In

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Iraq

2023-12-18T13:13:11+00:00

Shafaq News / On Monday, Shafaq News Agency’s correspondent reported a clash between security forces and "election boycotters" in Wasit governorate.

The clash occurred in Al-Jihad neighborhood in Al-Kut, the governorate's capital, leading to the blockage of a main road with burning tires.

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Iraq

2023-12-18T12:42:09+00:00

Shafaq News / The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ahmed Al-Asadi, stated on Monday that the ongoing boycott of local elections by political entities is a "constitutional right," yet he hopes for "extensive participation."

Al-Asadi told Shafaq News Agency, "We participated today by

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