IHEC Registers 292 Campaign Violations Across Iraq

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Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced on Monday, 13 October 2025, that a total of 292 electoral campaign violations have been registered during the current election period.

IHEC Spokesperson Jumana al-Ghalai told PUKMEDIA that “the number of violators of Election Campaign Regulation No. 4 of 2025 who were fined, according to the decisions of the Board of Commissioners published on the official website of the Electoral Commission, amounted to 292 violations.”

She explained that the breaches were categorised as follows: 194 committed by male candidates, 42 by female candidates, and 56 related to campaign slogans.

The PUK is contesting the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for 11 November, across several governorates, presenting its candidates on an independent list numbered 222 in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah (including Halabja), Duhok, Kirkuk, and Diyala. In Nineveh Governorate, the PUK is running as part of the "Nineveh People’s Union Coalition" with list number 281, while in Saladin it is fielding one candidate within the "National Masses Coalition" with list number 240.

Overall, the PUK is entering the elections with 156 candidates: 36 in Sulaymaniyah, 30 in Erbil, 5 in Duhok, 24 in Kirkuk, 28 in Diyala, 31 in Nineveh within the Nineveh People’s Union coalition, and one candidate each in Saladin and Baghdad.

All PUK candidates have been approved by the IHEC, with no complaints or cases of corruption, misuse of public funds, or misconduct registered against them.




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