Final statistics of candidates and alliance running in Iraqi parliamentary elections / 58 parties running in 24 coalitions.
The Iraqi High Electoral Commission (HEC) has announced the final numbers of candidates and coalitions running in the early parliamentary elections scheduled for October 10 this year.
The UNHCR announced in a statement: The final statistics of the number of candidates, coalitions and parties present in the upcoming elections.
The statement said: 3249 candidates are running in the elections, 951 of whom are women. There are 789 independents, 1501 candidates from parties and 959 candidates from coalitions. The number of coalitions participating in the elections has reached 24 and the number of parties is 109. The number of parties in the form of coalitions has reached 58.
On the other hand, Nas News reported that the list announced by the High Electoral Commission, which shows the participation of 24 coalitions. The Al-Aqd al-Watani coalition led by Faleh al-Fayadh includes the Atta movement led by al-Fayyad, the Islamic party led by Rashid al-Azzawi, the al-Thabat al-Iraq party led by Abdul Rahim al-Shammari, and the National Reform movement led by Ibrahim Al-Jaafari “and” Gathering of Iraqi Men “led by” Zakaria Al-Kifai “.
The list also showed that the coalition of the rule of law led by Nouri al-Maliki includes the Dawa party led by al-Maliki himself, the Will party led by Hanan al-Fatlawi, the al-Bashair movement led by al-Maliki’s son-in-law, and the Iraqi Turkmen Islamic Union. It is headed by Jassim Al-Bayati.
