For nine months Algerians have marched weekly to demand that elections are not used to entrench a political elite linked to former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Algeria: Army chief says officials from Bouteflika's era 'spreading propaganda' that the military would side with a candidate in the presidential election set for December.

After years of stagnant politics, unpaid salaries and corruption, Kurds have lost faith in politics. This shrunk the turnout of registered Kurdish voters for the upcoming parliamentary elections. However, observers say that this election could disrupt the delicate balance of power between the main Kurdish parties.

Amid objections to timing, campaigning for Kurdistan Region's Parliamentary elections has kicked off on Tuesday. Voters will be seeing election campaigns scattered throughout the region, of nominees running to win one of the 111 seats in the Kurdish parliament.

On Thursday, the four Kurdish opposition parties met to discuss the upcoming Kurdish elections set to be held in September. Leaders from Gorran, the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU), the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG), and the Coalition for Democracy and Justice (CDJ) discussed the importance of holding a clean election.

The Independent High Electoral Commission said the results of the recount matched the initial results from 13 of Iraq’s 18 provinces.

Officials in The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) have stated that the results of the manual recount show that no fraud has taken place in over 85 ballots boxes recounted in Qadisiya Province, in Southern Iraq.

The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) have rejected the Iraqi Parliament's request for a manual recount of 10% of the votes and the rejecting of IDP and expat votes. IHEC officials stated that only the Iraqi Supreme Federal Court has the power to cancel results. 

Claims of electoral fraud during recent parliamentary elections in Iraq are more likely to stem from frustrated outgoing politicians. Regardless, political blocs are forming coalitions in order to form the new government.

On Monday, May 28th the Iraqi Council of Representatives held a session to discuss the May election results. The non-binding resolution that resulted, called for the rejection of Iraqi expat voters and IDPs and a manual recount in Kirkuk.

Displaced families from Yathrib, an area formerly under IS siege in the Salahuddin province say they were cheated, threatened and manipulated during this month's Iraqi Parliamentary election.

Among the main violations that occurred was that some polling stations were not opened in time for the elections. While on the other hand, there were incidents where some parties were promoted in the polling stations. As a result, many parties in Iraq have rejected the results.

Six Kurdish Parties including Gorran, the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU), and Coalition for Democracy and Justice (CDJ), reject the results for the Iraqi Parliamentary elections over accusations of 'fraud'.

Changes made to the electoral laws in Lebanon have led candidates to alter their strategies in their electoral campaigns. This is the first Parliamentary election to be held in Lebanon in 9 years.

As the date for the Lebanese legislative elections nears, tensions between the parties and candidates have increased. This is the first general elections to be held in Lebanon in 9 years.

The national elections in Iraq will take place in May and the candiadtes have launched their campaigns in Mosul, the former self-proclaimed capital of ISIS.