Results of special ballot to be announced along with public elections results

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Independent High Electoral Commission IHEC assured on Saturday that “The votes counting of the special ballot will be delayed until the canvassing of the public elections on 20th of April.”The Director of the Electoral Directorate, Muqdad al-Sharifi, reported in press conference, that was held in Baghdad, and was attended by the correspondent of IraqiNews.com on Saturday “The special ballot centers will be closed at 5:00 PM and there will be a press conference to discuss the events of special elections.””We were instructed to prevent the security elements from Nineveh and Anbar provinces from participating in the special ballot,” the statement added, pointing out that “The number of the security elements who participated in the private ballot reached (733,000) persons in accordance with the cooperation memorandums with the security ministries,” .”The IHEC is committed to the international standards in conjunction with the announcement of the results of the public elections,” Shirifi stressed, noting that “No political entity has objected the adopted procedures.” \END\