President, Meeting Plasschaert, Confirms the Need to Ensure Highest Standards of Integrity of Upcoming Elections to Reflect Genuine will of Citizens
President Salih welcomed today UN envoy to Iraq Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.
The discussions at the meeting stressed the importance of the
upcoming elections as well as the need to ensure the highest standards of integrity
and transparency at all stages of the elections.
Emphasis was placed on the need to coordinate between the UN and Iraq's Electoral Commission regarding
observing elections to rebuild credibility and
confidence of the voters in the polling process and choose their representatives
freely, away from fraud, ballot tampering on elections as well as using weapons.
It was also stressed the need to complete updating
electoral law to be fai and more broadly.
Therefore, it will reflect the free will of
Iraqis without any effect or pressure to ensure that election results are representatives
of the will of people.
At the concluding of the meeting, the President
and Ms. Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert underlined the importance of Iraqi
national project in consolidating State authority, enhancing its sovereignty,
protecting diplomatic premises in addition to preventing of terrorism and
outlaw's acts.
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