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This government held elections on 30 January 2005 to begin the process of writing a constitution. International groups and the formerly excluded factions claimed that the January 2005 elections were the first free elections in Iraq's history, with a fair representation of all groups. This is in stark contrast to previous elections.
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 10 October 2021. [1] The elections determined the 329 members of the Council of Representatives who in turn elected the Iraqi president and confirmed the prime minister. 25 million voters are eligible to take part in Iraq's fifth parliamentary election since the 2003 US-led invasion and the first since the 2019 Iraqi October Revolution. [2]
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]
Prior to the election, the Supreme Court in Iraq ruled that the existing electoral law/rule was unconstitutional, [1] and a new elections law made changes in the electoral system. [2] 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. [3]
The elections took place under a list system, whereby voters chose from a list of parties and coalitions. 230 seats were apportioned among Iraq's 18 governorates based on the number of registered voters in each as of the January 2005 elections, including 59 seats for Baghdad Governorate. [1]
As a result, the 2021 parliamentary elections were held using single non-transferable vote in 83 multi-member constituencies. [3] The distribution of electoral districts in each governorate relies on the number of quota seats for women multiplied by three or five seats for the electoral district depending on the governate's population.
To be sure, Iraq had many problems besides rushed elections. By early 2005, the country was beset by insurgency, terrorism and civil war. But all the voting made things worse.
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]