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Prior to the election, the Supreme Court in Iraq ruled that the existing electoral law/rule was unconstitutional, [22] and a new elections law made changes in the electoral system. [23] On 15 January 2010, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) banned 499 candidates from the election due to alleged links with the Ba'ath Party. [24]
The government of Iraq is defined under the current Constitution, approved in 2005, as an Islamic, [1] democratic, parliamentary republic. [2] The government is composed of the executive , legislative , and judicial branches, as well as numerous independent commissions.
Iraq Assembly Off to a Faltering Start (One World, Aug 15) middleeastreference.org.uk: Members of the Iraqi Cabinet Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine; Iraq: The interim government leaders (Council on Foreign Relations)
The Constitution sets out a multitude of basic assertions (unfortunately because of last minute changes to the constitution, most of the footnote references below to specific articles in the constitution are inaccurate): Iraq is an independent nation. [8] The system of government is a democratic, federal, representative, parliamentary republic. [8]
The president of the Republic of Iraq [a] is the head of state of Iraq. Since the mid-2000s, the presidency is primarily a symbolic office, as the position does not possess significant power within the country according to the constitution adopted in October 2005.
The leader of Iraq traveled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the ...
Source: [7] 1 January - New Year's Day 5 January - Iraqi Army Day 21 March - Nowruz 30–31 March – Eid al-Fitr 9 April - Liberation Day 1 May – Labour Day 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha
The Republic of Iraq's legal system is in a period of transition in light of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that led to the fall of the Ba'ath Party. Iraq does have a written constitution , as well as a civil , criminal and personal status law.