ERBIL — The Kurdistan Region Interior Ministry has called on the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to implement stricter security measures during the ongoing election process.

The statement was made by Hemin Mirani, the Director General of the Office of the Interior Ministry following a meeting between the KRG team and the IHEC, emphasizing the importance of ensuring the safety of the elections.

Mirani outlined several key measures:

Mobile Phone and Camera Ban: Voters are prohibited from bringing mobile phones or cameras into polling stations. Only journalists, representatives of political entities, and local and international observers are allowed to bring cameras inside the polling stations.

Restricted Candidate Representative Access: Candidate representatives must remain at least 150 meters away from polling stations.

Poster Removal: All candidate posters and lists must be removed within 150 meters of polling stations.

Restricted Access to Armed Personnel: Except for security personnel assigned under the election security committee, no individuals in military uniforms are allowed near polling stations.

These measures are aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the voting process.

The general voting for the sixth session of the Kurdistan Parliament elections commenced at 7 a.m. today, with 2,686,578 eligible voters casting their ballots across the four constituencies of Erbil, Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, and Halabja.