UNHCR delegation to al-Zrafi: We will commit to holding early elections at the time of the government
UNHCR delegation to al-Zrafi: We will commit to holding early elections at the time of the government
4/5 2020 15:16
[Baghdad-Ain]
The Prime Minister-designate, Adnan Al-Zorfi, received a delegation from the Independent High Electoral Commission, headed by Judge Speaker Judge Jalil Adnan.
A statement issued by his office, which received a copy of the agency, stated that “the mechanisms that must be followed to conduct the early elections were discussed according to the curriculum of the new government.”
Al-Zorfi stressed during the meeting, “the necessity of meeting the most important demand raised by the demonstration arenas and stressed by the supreme religious authority and represented by early, free and fair elections that guarantee a fair and representative representation of all Iraqis.”
He stressed “the importance of following international standards using the United Nations to achieve this basic requirement within a period not exceeding one year from the date the government began its work, pledging that the new government will work to restore the prestige of the state and impose the rule of law to provide the appropriate atmosphere for these elections.”
For his part, the delegation of the Independent High Electoral Commission confirmed the commission’s endeavor to adhere to the period set by the government for the conduct of the elections, “noting that” the new commission that received the mission recently is currently working on reconsidering the entire administrative and technical apparatus within the commission and clearing all previous belongings, all the way to a capable commission To carry out its duty and carry out its first basic mission, which is early elections. ”
The delegation of the Commission included the head of the electoral administration, Counselor Ahlam Adnan, and two members of the Board of Commissioners Judges Abbas Farhan and Fayyad Yassin.
The Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zarfi pledged in The program handed him over to the parliament to prepare “for free and fair elections within a maximum period of one year.”
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