According to Rudaw news agency, the Independent High Elections Commission (IHEC) will have to conduct a manual recount across the country, and the parliament also decided to suspend the commission's leadership and appoint nine judges instead of commissioners.
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on May 12 for the first time since the country was liberated from the Daesh*.
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After the votes were counted Abadi said that the checking revealed serious violations and recommended a partial recount. The election was held with the use of electronic vote counting devices.
The winning coalition of people's deputies will have to form a government that will rule the country for the next four years.
*Daesh — a terrorist group, outlawed in Russia