ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has given parliamentary candidates, political parties, and alliances 30 days to take down all campaign posters and banners, Iraqi state media reported on Wednesday.
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) cited an article from the electoral campaign regulations, which states that "candidates, parties, and political alliances are obligated to remove all electoral propaganda materials within 30 days from the general voting day.”
It warned that "violations will be removed at the expense of the violator, and the costs of removal will be deducted from the insurance amount deposited with the commission."
Over 12 million Iraqis, including in the Kurdistan Region, took to the polls on Tuesday to elect their parliamentary representatives. In total, 31 alliances, 38 political parties, 23 independent candidates, and 56 quota candidates are competing for 329 parliamentary seats, including nine reserved for minority groups.