By Harith hasan,
19 February 2014
A worker from the Independent High Electoral Commission checks boxes containing ballots during vote counting in Basra, April 21, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Atef Hassan)
<p><span>Ever since its establishment in 2004, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) has maintained a good deal of impartiality in an extremely divided political environment. Although the Sunni political forces </span>accused it<span> of electoral fraud and manipulation after the 2005 parliamentary elections, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s coalition </span>brought up similar accusations<span> after the 2010 parliamentary elections, none of the accusations resulted in a refusal of the election results or in a big constitutional crisis.</span><span><br></span></p>
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