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Jun 21 2023

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Jun 21 2023	IRAQ 2021 Parliamentary Elections and the Crisis of Government Formation Kazuto Matsuda, Abdulla Al-Khazraji Iraq On 10 October 2021, the sixth parliamentary elections were held in Iraq to elect 329 members of the Council of Representatives (CoR). A total of 3325 candidates, including 21 political coalitions, 108 political parties and 789 independent candidates competed for office (IHEC, 2021). The elections per se were conducted peacefully, but Iraqi citizens’ enthusiasm for elections was significantly low.

IRAQ 2021 Parliamentary Elections and the Crisis of Government Formation

Iraq

On 10 October 2021, the sixth parliamentary elections were held in Iraq to elect 329 members of the Council of Representatives (CoR). A total of 3325 candidates, including 21 political coalitions, 108 political parties and 789 independent candidates competed for office (IHEC, 2021). The elections per se were conducted peacefully, but Iraqi citizens’ enthusiasm for elections was significantly low.