Iraq approaches Blucayi Nov. 11 Election, is set to deploy around 200,000 security personnel
The election is important because IRAQ is facing a transitional phase.
Iraq is preparing for elections on November 11. The elections are important because Iraq continues to change from a period when it had to deal with the situation of Iran’s declining role in the region.
The Iranian-backed military plays a key role in Iraq, and Shiite political parties aligned with the military will dominate the electoral landscape. A total of 329 seats in Parliament are up for election.
Iraq also knows very well that assassinations and bombings can be dangerous in times of political trauma. For that reason, a large security presence is expected. Iraq also urges people to be vigilant in elections.
According to al-ain media, “this interior spokesman, who spoke MiQdad Miri Miri, announced during the Press Conference that the work assigned to the polling stations in every governorate, including about 10,000 managers.”
‘Strong security measures’ to be taken in elections
Al-Ain based its information on a document from Iraq revealed a package of “strict security measures taken by the High Election Security Committee.”
Hadi Al-Amiri, the leader of the Badr movement attends a public meeting before the Iraqi Parliament elections in the city of Hilla, Iraq, 2025. (Credit: Alaa Al-Marjani)
The document notes that Iraq is working to protect against internal and external threats.
“The document states that the day of the election has been declared a public holiday in the entire state (except the Kurdistan region), and the security and safety departments will be moved on November 7th, and Shintsha will be suspended from November 7th forever.”
The system also prohibits the movement of any vehicle weighing more than five tons, as well as motorcycles and other modes of transportation. There is also a ban on the use of drones without the permission of the joint command. “All kinds of demonstrations and public gatherings are also prohibited from the sixth part of this month until further notice.”
In addition, polling stations will be protected from the use of mobile phones, cameras and weapons. Major General Miri confirmed during a press conference that early voting for the security forces will take place on November 9, with more than 1.3 million voters from the security services and the military participating.
Miri indicated that the ministry will protect 600 polling stations for special voting and 7,000 polling stations for regular voting, seeing that ‘the security situation is stable and no violation has been set to disrupt the election process,’ “Al-Ain report noted.
There are 329 constituencies in Parliament, and 7,750 people are self-employed. In the autonomous region of Kurdistan, the leader of the pateriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani “promised to protect the settlement between politics and baghddad if his party gets a meeting in Erbil on Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday,” the Kurdish Channel said.
At that time, “President MasOud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), on Saturday met with religious figures in the province of Duhok, the campaign for the upcoming Federal elections due to regional relations for a long time with Kurdistan relations.”
Al-Hassan Qabas, a member of the Independent High Commission’s Commission’s (IHEC), told Rudaw that Arabs are foreign Arabs with 90 types, including organizations that are interested in the upcoming election process. “