Miqdad Sharifi, executive director of OCV: presents respect and thanks and appreciation to the international team for electoral assistance for their participation with us in making efforts for succeeding the Iraqi elections abroad. Employees of OCV celebrate for their joy of ending the Iraqi elections abroad Iyad Kanani: working on entering the forms of special voting and the forms abroad is continuous and the all entities will receive a copy for comparing with the announced results Electoral commission in Jordan announces that paying the salary of the voting employees in Jordan will be according to the checks will be issued in the electoral office in Jordan and the date of distributing the checks in the coming days will be announced  Employees of out of country voting (OCV) express their joy of the great accomplishment they got in the Iraqi elections abroad Commissioner Iyad Kanani: Arrival of all result forms of Iraqi elections abroad at the counting and recording center of the national office Commissioner Iyad Kanani: the role of Media was marvelous in transferring the news of the elections and we applaud the all journalists for their great efforts in the elections Commissioner Saad Al-Rawi: the political entities agents had important role in observing the electoral process Commissioner Sardar Abdul Karim: we applaud the role of Iraqi teams and international and local observers in the elections inside the country and abroad
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The first day of the poll in America

In the middle of the Iraqi wedding celebration, the doors of the poll in the electoral center in Washington opened, which there was a big rally of the Iraqi community in that state. Mr. Samir Sumaidaai, the Iraqi ambassador to Washington, Richard Locker and Steny Hopper, American Senators as observers, next to Mr. Sarbast Mufty, electoral office director in America, attended opening ceremony, in addition to Dr. Abdul Hadi Khalili, cultural attaché at the Iraqi embassy, and Hikmat Bamarny, the consul.

The electoral poll centers in seven states of USA, which electoral centers have been opened in, saw a wide receiving by the Iraqi community in USA, and it got happiness of all and unique cheer, the all centers were empty of any legal or electoral violation.

And on the other hand, the American media carried out some television and radio interviews and press statements with Mr. Sarbast Mufty, electoral office director in America, he talked in them about the progression of the elections and its smoothness, in addition to the public impression prevailed over the election atmosphere. In their newsletter, the television stations praised the atmosphere filled with joy and pleasure, which accompanied the elections progression.

The Satellite Television Channels, which broadcast their programs in Arabic Language like "Aljazeera Alarabia", "Alhura", "Aliraqia", "Alfaiha", "Abu Dhaby" and "Nile", carried out interviews with Mr. Sarbast Mufti, talked about the preparations preceded the time of opening the electoral centers for voting, progression of the elections and receiving the poll by people. Its mentioned that the Channels covered in their role the event of opening the electoral centers in the first day of the days of the voting.


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