The head of the Kurdistan Islamic Movement, Irfan Abdul Aziz, said that his party will not participate in the Iraqi early elections scheduled for October 10 later this year.

In a press conference held today, Thursday, Abdul Aziz said that the movement took this decision in light of "several factors" after deliberating the situation.

Abdul Aziz said that the main reason behind this decision is "electoral rigging", adding that what happened in Iraq in the previous elections is unmatched, "even in Africa".