Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Thursday (April 17th) said it has doubled the number of international observers who will monitor the next parliamentary elections.
"The decision to increase the number of international observers from the EU, UN, and various Asian and western countries to 1,454 observers comes from a desire to give the new democratic process in Iraq more transparency and to monitor any breaches of the country's election laws in light of the expected high turnout by Iraqi voters," said IHEC board chairman Sarbast Mustafa.
The previous number of 700 international observers was not sufficient to cover all cities and areas across the country, he said, adding that the UN mission in Iraq has given major support and co-operation in this regard.
Fuente/Source: http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/newsbriefs/2014/04/17/newsbrief-01
