BAGHDAD, Iraq — Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert, special representative of the secretary-general for Iraq, has attended last night, Nov 18, the meeting of Coordination Framework that includes most of the political parties lost in the elections. 

She has also met over the last few days with leaders of those political blocs that lost in the Iraqi elections. The meetings raised many questions, particularly since these parties blame the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for what they call “rigged election results."

Plasschaert met Nov. 15 with Asaib Ahl al-Haq head Qais al-Khazali. The next day, she met with former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. The discussions were centered on the developments in the aftermath of the early legislative elections held on Oct. 10.

According to a statement by Khazali’s office, Khazali called on Plasschaert to “be a neutral party in the problems in order to overcome the current crises and prevent the country from hitting a political impasse.” The statement added, “The two sides discussed during their meeting in Baghdad political issues, mainly the parliamentary election results and their repercussions.” The statement said Khazali presented evidence on the fraud and manipulation that accompanied the elections, and he expressed surprise at the UN Security Council statement on the elections before the final results were approved. The statement stressed that  “the coordination framework,” which includes the vanquished blocs as well as former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, would continue to follow up on the legal procedures in this regard. For her part, Plasschaert has been responsive and said she will study the evidence provided by Khazali.