Shafaq News/ A member of the Iraqi Higher Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) called on the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to extend the deadline of the Biometric ID registration to offer the opportunity to a maximum number of voters to participate in the elections.

Commission Member, Fadel al-Gharawi, said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that the “wide electoral participation” contributes to “protecting the electoral votes” and bolsters “the political rights of the voter”.

“We call on IHEC to extend the deadline of updating the Biometric IDs,” he said.

Al-Gharawi continued, “The voters’ aversion is attributed to the lack of trust in the political process,” deeming the participation in the elections as “an opportunity to achieve positive change that preserves the electoral security of the voter,”