Blaskhart assures the head of the Electoral Commission Council: We support a new democratic Iraq
The head of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Omar Ahmed Mohammed, discussed, on Tuesday, with the UN representative Jenin Blaskhart, the logistical and technical preparations of the Commission to hold the upcoming local elections, and the need to attend the latest experimental simulations to be conducted by the Commission before polling day.
A statement by the council, a copy of which was received by the “news platform” was said:
The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Omar Ahmed Mohammed, received the Special Representative of the United Nations in Iraq, Ms. Jenin Plaskhart, and her accompanying delegation, on Tuesday, 2023/12/5, at the National Office in Baghdad, in the presence of the Vice-President of the Council, Judge Fayyad Yassin, the President of the Electoral Administration, Judge Abbas Al-Fatlawi, members of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Ali Rashid, Judge Amer Al-Husseini and Judge Fattah Mohammed.
The President of the Council welcomed Ms. Plaskhart and the accompanying delegation, expressing his thanks for the support provided by the United Nations Mission in Iraq to the Commission as it prepares to hold the elections of the non-regular provincial councils in the region on December 18.
During the meeting, they discussed the latest logistical and technical preparations of the Commission for the holding of the next local elections.
Judge Abbas al-Fatlawi called on Ms. Plaskhart and her accompanying delegation to attend the recent experimental simulations to be conducted by the Commission ahead of polling day on December 18 to determine the readiness of the electoral organs. For her part, Ms. Plaskhart expressed the readiness of the international organization to continue to support the Commission in this electoral process and subsequent operations in support of a new democratic Iraq.
It is noteworthy that the Independent High Electoral Commission continues its meetings with local and international civil society organizations for its technical and logistical expertise that contribute to overcoming obstacles to its employees in various electoral processes.
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