DUBAI: Voter turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary elections exceeded 55 percent, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday.

The organization said it had received results from 99.7 percent of polling stations nationwide, where more than 12 million citizens took part in both general and special voting.

The commission said 10,898,327 out of 20,063,773 registered voters took part in the general voting, a turnout of over 54 percent.

Meanwhile, special voting on Nov. 9 saw 1,084,289 out of 1,313,980 registered eligible voters take part, including members of security forces and other special categories.

The IHEC also reported that 20,527 displaced people out of 26,538 registered voters took part, resulting in a 77 percent turnout in polling stations designated for those citizens.

The commission confirmed the total number of voters across both general and special voting reached 12,003,143 out of 21,404,291 registered voters, placing national turnout at just above 55 percent.