Voting has officially begun throughout the Kurdistan Region, and my finger is blue as proof! Although official campaigning ended on Thursday, the energy remains exhilarating—having come off of weeks of rallies and speeches and events.
As I’ve mentioned, there is expected to be a more than 80 percent voter turnout. This is a sign of the healthy, robust democracy that is taking shape here in this region of Iraq. Indeed, Faraj al-Haidari, the head of the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq has already registered some early participation ratios in the provinces:
• Erbil: 90%
• Sulaimania: 86%
• Dohok: 91%
• Ninawa: 65%
• Baghdad/ Karkh District: 54%
• Baghdad/ Risafa District: 67%
• Anbar: 59%
Polls will close at 6pm here, and the votes will then be collected from across the Region, shopped to Erbil and flown to Baghdad, where they will be officially counted. For continuing updates, be sure to check out Kurds Vote.
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