Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission decided to cancel the certification of a candidate for the upcoming elections due to a criminal case against her.

A statement by the commission said, "The Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission decided to cancel candidate Ashwaq Fahd Abboud Al-Ghuriri's certificate and withhold the votes she obtained on polling day."

Ashwaq Al-Obaidi, a candidate in the Azm coalition, was supposed to represent areas south of Baghdad.

The decision followed Al-Ghuriri's accusations of buying voter cards.