Saudi money laundering in Iraqi elections

According to Fars News Agency’s International Group, Iraqi sources said on Friday, coinciding with the start of the first round of parliamentary elections, that the Saudi government had spent a lot of money to gain the support of political parties and figures before the general election on Sunday.

These resources go to the website Saudi Arabia They said that the Saudi government’s financial expenses are a serious threat to the principle of equality in the elections and are defined in the context of Riyadh’s destructive interference in the region.

According to these sources, the Saudi government is trying to strengthen its pro-government political forces in Iraq against pro-Iranian groups through huge expenditures. Thus, the report of the negligence of the members of the Iraqi parliament regarding setting the ceiling of election expenses has kept open the entry of suspicious money into the competitions.

The first round of Iraqi elections began this morning so that security forces, war refugees and prisoners can participate in the elections first. Nearly one million and two hundred thousand people are eligible to participate in the first stage.

This round of parliamentary elections in Iraq was supposed to take place in 2022, but after widespread demonstrations and popular protests in late 2019, Adel Abdul-Mahdi resigned, and after a long struggle, Mustafa al-Kadhimi finally voted in May 2020 for a vote of confidence. The formation of the government won in the transition phase until the early elections.

The country’s political parties agreed to hold early elections as demanded by the protesters, and finally Al-Kazemi announced October 10, 2021 (October 18) as the date for early elections. According to the High Electoral Commission, 3,243 candidates are expected to compete in this election for 329 seats.

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