(MENAFN) Iraq’s electoral commission clarified on Saturday that any objections raised regarding the parliamentary election outcomes will not change the preliminary results.

“All objections submitted so far are classified as complaints only,” said the commission’s legal adviser, Hassan Salman, according to reports. “It is not possible to file an appeal against preliminary results.” Complaints are categorized into three types: minor “yellow” complaints dismissed procedurally, “green” complaints requiring investigation within 72 hours, and potentially result-affecting “red” complaints, of which none have been recorded so far. Salman added that resolving complaints “may be faster than in previous elections” and could be completed by next week.

Delays in reporting from some polling stations were attributed to minor technical issues affecting only a small number of locations, which do not influence the announced results. Once the Board of Commissioners certifies the final results, appeals will be accepted for three days and reviewed within seven days.

Preliminary results from the Nov. 11 vote place Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition in the lead. The commission expects to release final results next week, while noting that parliamentary elections must be held at least 45 days before the end of the legislature’s four-year term.

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