Iraq election commission says turnout exceeded 56% in parliamentary elections
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Nov 12, 2025
Baghdad, IRNA -- Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission has announced that voter turnout in both public and special voting for the parliamentary elections exceeded 56 percent.
The Commission made the announcement late on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, voters across the country went to the polls to elect a new parliament, two days after members of the security forces and 26,000 internally displaced persons participated in special voting.
According to the Commission, a total of 21,404,029 people were eligible to vote in both the special and public ballots. Of these, 12,003,143 cast their votes, representing a turnout of 56.07 percent.
Observers say the higher turnout compared with the 2021 elections indicates growing public confidence in the political process.
The latest elections were held to choose members of the 329-seat parliament for the next four years. At least 25 percent of the seats — 83 seats — are reserved for women.
On Tuesday, the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Mohamed Al Hassan, expressed satisfaction with the voting process organized and conducted by the Iraqis themselves.
Speaking to reporters at a polling station in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign diplomatic missions, Al Hassan said that the time has come for an Iraq free from negative phenomena, without providing further details.
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