IHEC approves 23 political parties to participate in upcoming PC elections
The head of the Electoral Directorate, Muqdad al-Shirifi, stated in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com on Wednesday “The number of the political parties approved by the IHEC to participate in the next local elections, is 23 and the IHEC is still receiving the requests of the other parties to approve them according to the terms and conditions set by the IHEC.”