dijlahpoint - MP Mukhtar Al-Mousawi responded on Thursday (September 10, 2026) to statements by the Independent High Electoral Commission regarding its need for a legislative amendment for the upcoming vote, confirming there is no need to amend the elections law in Parliament once final agreement is reached on adopting the unified national ID card.

Al-Mousawi said the idea of using the unified national card instead of the voter card in the next electoral cycle is not new, but time constraints facing the commission prevented its earlier application, noting that recent steps taken by the government in coordination with the commission and the Interior Ministry aim to create flexibility in the electoral process and prevent technical problems.

He pointed out that the matter does not require amending the elections law as it is a procedural and organizational decision, but is subject to practical pathways, particularly an Interior Ministry report determining the actual numbers of unified national card holders, as well as the situation of Iraqis abroad, most of whom do not hold this card; points requiring decisive answers to settle the file.

The Independent High Electoral Commission had earlier announced that adopting the unified national card in place of the biometric card in the upcoming elections requires the enactment of a new amendment to the elections law by Parliament.