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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 Iraqi presidential election of 2022 was held on 13 October 2022 to elect by indirect suffrage the President of Iraq for a four-year term. The position is largely ceremonial, with Iraq being a parliamentary system. Outgoing President Barham Salih was eligible for re-election, but was beaten in the second round by Abdul Latif Rashid. [1]
Iraq is a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic.It is a multi-party system whereby the executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers as the head of government, the President of Iraq as the head of state, and legislative power is vested in the Council of Representatives.
Between the parliamentary election in October 2021 and October 2022, there was a political crisis in Iraq, with members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq being unable to form a stable coalition government, or elect a new President. [5]
Abdul Latif Rashid (Arabic: عبد اللطيف رشيد; born 10 August 1944), [1] also known as Latif Rashid (Kurdish: لەتيف ڕەشید, romanized: Letîf Reşîd), is an Iraqi politician and the ninth president of Iraq, following the 2022 Iraqi presidential election. [2]
Clickable map of Iraq exhibiting its eighteen governorates, and partially recognized Halabja. A clickable map of Iraq exhibiting its governorates. Category: Federated state: Location: Republic of Iraq: Number: 18 governorates (19 including partially recognized Halabja) Areas: 529 km 2 (204.2 sq mi) – 138,500 km 2 (53,476 sq mi) Government
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The 2022 Baghdad clashes was a civil conflict that broke out between supporters of Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr and pro-Iranian forces, following Sadr's announcement of his resignation from politics. [2]