At the start of this week, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission began preparing responses to the appeals filed against the final election results. These responses will be submitted to the judicial body overseeing the elections.

Legal Deadline for the Commission
Commission spokesperson Jumana al-Ghalai announced that, according to Law No. 31 of 2019, “the Commission has seven working days to prepare responses to the appeals and forward them to the judicial panel.”

Legal Deadline for the Judiciary
After receiving the Commission’s responses, the judicial panel has ten working days to issue final rulings on the appeals and unify them.

Number of Appeals
Following three days of open submission, a total of 872 appeals against the final election results were registered.

What Happens Next?
Once the judicial panel finalizes its rulings, the confirmed election results will be sent to the Federal Supreme Court for ratification.