Lists can contest election results – IHEC

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Many petitions regarding the results of provincial elections have been filed to the Karbala branch of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the office director said on Saturday, indicating that all electoral lists have the opportunity to contest the results. “We received petitions concerning issues that do not reach the level of violations,” Safaa al-Mousawi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “All the slates that participated in the provincial election can contest, as results that were announced are preliminary,” he said. He stressed that local and international monitors labeled his office as neutral. The holy city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of Baghdad. MH (P) / SS 1