JAKARTA - The Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) announced that the level of voter participation in the 2025 Iraqi General Election (Pemilu) reached 55 percent.

The IHEC, which is tasked with holding elections to elect prospective Iraqi lawmakers, stated that it had received vote results from 99.7 percent of polling stations across the country on Tuesday morning local time, of which more than 12 million citizens participated in general and special voting.

Quoting AP, Wednesday, November 12, Iraq is known to hold elections with the voting date divided into two.

For special category elections, namely security forces and refugees living in refugee camps, the election will be held on Sunday 9 November. Meanwhile, for the general public, voting on Tuesday 11 November

The commission stated that the special vote on November 9 was attended by 1,084,289 out of 1,313,980 registered voters, including members of the security forces and other special categories.

Meanwhile, the election for the general public was attended by 10,898,327 voters out of the 20,063,773 registered voters, with a participation rate of more than 54 percent.

The IHEC also reported that 20,527 of the 26,538 registered voters who were neglected participated, resulting in a 77 percent participation rate at the polling station intended for these citizens.

The Commission confirmed that the total number of voters, both general and special, reached 12.003.143 out of 21.404.291 registered voters, placing national voters' participation slightly above 55 percent.


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