Iraq
Campaign posters for candidates hang over a busy street in Erbil ahead of Iraq’s 2025 parliamentary elections. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah / Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has given parliamentary candidates, political parties, and alliances 30 days to take down all campaign posters and banners, Iraqi state media reported on Wednesday.
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) cited an article from the electoral campaign regulations, which states that "candidates, parties, and political alliances are obligated to remove all electoral propaganda materials within 30 days from the general voting day.”
It warned that "violations will be removed at the expense of the violator, and the costs of removal will be deducted from the insurance amount deposited with the commission."
Over 12 million Iraqis, including in the Kurdistan Region, took to the polls on Tuesday to elect their parliamentary representatives. In total, 31 alliances, 38 political parties, 23 independent candidates, and 56 quota candidates are competing for 329 parliamentary seats, including nine reserved for minority groups.
On Friday, IHEC announced that thousands of campaign posters adorning Iraqi streets will be recycled in partnership with the environment ministry into materials raising awareness about the environment after the election
After the Tuesday vote, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani praised the Iraqi people in a statement for exercising their democratic rights and said that the successful implementation of the election across the country was a testament to the peaceful transfer of power.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said that this election was one of the most important elections ever held in Iraq, as the country is on the right democratic path.
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) cited an article from the electoral campaign regulations, which states that "candidates, parties, and political alliances are obligated to remove all electoral propaganda materials within 30 days from the general voting day.”
It warned that "violations will be removed at the expense of the violator, and the costs of removal will be deducted from the insurance amount deposited with the commission."
Over 12 million Iraqis, including in the Kurdistan Region, took to the polls on Tuesday to elect their parliamentary representatives. In total, 31 alliances, 38 political parties, 23 independent candidates, and 56 quota candidates are competing for 329 parliamentary seats, including nine reserved for minority groups.
On Friday, IHEC announced that thousands of campaign posters adorning Iraqi streets will be recycled in partnership with the environment ministry into materials raising awareness about the environment after the election
After the Tuesday vote, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani praised the Iraqi people in a statement for exercising their democratic rights and said that the successful implementation of the election across the country was a testament to the peaceful transfer of power.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said that this election was one of the most important elections ever held in Iraq, as the country is on the right democratic path.
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