The spokeswoman for the Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq, Jumana Al-Ghalay said in a statement that "the period for receiving appeals against the Southern Kurdistan's Federal Parliament elections has closed today with 41 appeals."
The appeals received according to the spokeswoman are as follows: "25 appeals from Sulaymaniyah Governorate, 12 from Hawler, 3 from Dohuk, and one from Halabja."
The Election Commission announced the final results of the parliamentary elections held on the 20th of the same month the day before.
According to the results, the Kurdistan Democratic Party got 39 seats, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 23 seats, the New Generation 15 seats, the Kurdistan Islamic Union 7 seats, HALWEST 4 seats, the Kurdistan Justice Group :3 seats, the People's Front :2 seats, the Kurdistan Region Alliance: 1 seat, and Change Movement: 1 seat.
The Kurdistan Justice Group, which officially announced its withdrawal from parliament, and the Kurdistan Islamic Union announced their appeal of the election results.
Several political parties in Southern Kurdistan announced after the voting process that there was manipulation in the process and the preliminary results of the elections, most notably the manipulation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in cities under its control.
A number of independent candidates expressed deep doubts about the integrity of the electoral process, at a time when the Independent High Electoral Commission began publishing the preliminary results, which sparked a wave of criticism and objections among political circles.
During the vote, Roj News Agency revealed photos showing the involvement of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in electoral manipulation and its bringing of citizens from Turkey to Southern Kurdistan.
The photos obtained by the agency show citizens carrying Turkish passports heading to polling stations in the Soran area of Hawler Governorate, where their names were included in the voting lists.
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