With the aim of promoting transparency, cooperation, and coordination between civil society organizations and the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq, Vision Foundation for Strategic Studies took part in a workshop.

The workshop was held in Erbil from 12th to 14th of this month, under the title: “Protecting the Electoral Process in the Information Environment.”

Participants included representatives from the United Nations in Iraq, the Swedish international organization IDEA, election monitoring networks, and civil society organizations.

The purpose of the workshop was to develop a joint strategy among civil society organizations, syndicates, academics, and the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq.

It was organized by International IDEA with the support of the German Foreign Ministry.

During the workshop, discussions focused on cooperation in the electoral process in Iraq, the impact of information dissemination, building trust in the electoral process, and how the commission handles published information.

Several ideas and projects were proposed by the participants to support a fair and transparent electoral process in Iraq’s future elections.