An expert of West Asian politics has claimed that the computerized voting system of Iraq had been hacked to change the result of these elections.
Explaining the side stories of the Iraqi Parliamentary Elections, Political analyst Reza Mirabian told Radio Goftogoo that the current results are the preliminary ones while the final result is yet to be published.
In an interview with our “Rooydad” show, Reza Mirabian also said that the preliminary results were not following the political weight and size of the participant parties, especially Shia factions. The numbers and statistics were announced in a manner that contradicted the extent of the votes of some of the candidates.
He stressed that the Shia and non-Shia groups have raised suspicion on the election process and demanded a manual recounting of the ballots.
Mirabian added that the manual process has changed the results to some extent and has also changed the numbers. “Most of the parties are demanding a manual recount so the dust is settled; we’re also waiting for the results and inclination of the Iraqi political stage.” He said.
Mirabian told our host that during the electronic vote counting, not a single violation has been reported pointing out the reports that indicate the hacking of the computer servers of the Election Commission and rigging during the consolidation process of the votes. “No evidence has been provided in this regard.”
Stressing on the discord between the results of the previous elections with the current one, he said that it seems all the parties to these elections must stay resilient until path is cleared.
“The Americans have supported the results much before the official announcement, which has further raised suspicions among the rest of the political factions of Iraq.”
