“The UN official praised the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) for organizing and implementing the voting process in a professional manner under difficult security conditions ,” The press office of the Secretary -General of the United Nations said in a statement briefed by " Shafaq News”.
Ban Ki-moon renewed the full support of the United Nations to IHEC according to the mandate of the Security Council .
He urged Iraqis to be patient until counting votes.
Ban Ki-moon said before the election that it is a " significant sign " in the process of democratic transition of power that contribute in strengthening peace and stability in the country .
IHEC announced earlier starting the second process of counting in 60 centers identified by IHEC in Iraq .
It pointed out that the second process of counting in the sub-centers in the provinces will take 3-4 days to complete all the procedures for counting and sorting , then send the results will be sent to the National Center for inclusion in the data entry center .
According to IHEC figures , more than 12 million voters participated in the elections at a rate of 60 percent to select 328 seats in the next parliament from among more than 9 thousand candidates .