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A total of 204 parties have registered to contest the elections, as of 26 December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mustaqila.com/%D9%85%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9-9/|title=مفوضية الانتخابات تصادق على منح اجازة تأسيس 58 حزباً جديداً|last=|first=|date=2018-01-06|work=Mustaqila|access-date=2018-01-06|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=Arabic|trans-title=The Electoral Commission approves the granting of leave to establish 58 new parties}}</ref> |
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The ruling [[State of Law Coalition]], which won the last election with 92 seats, will contest the election with two separate coalitions. Prime Minister [[Haider al-Abadi]] will contest the election as head of a coalition called "Victory and Reform" (a reference to the victory over Daesh) while his predecessor, Vice President [[Nouri al-Maliki]] will head the [[Islamic Dawa Party|Dawa Party]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/21720/Abadi-to-lead-electoral-list-titled-Victory-and-Reform-in-elections|title=Abadi to lead electoral list titled 'Victory and Reform' in elections|date=2017-12-31|work=The Baghdad Post|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en}}</ref> |
The ruling [[State of Law Coalition]], which won the last election with 92 seats, will contest the election with two separate coalitions. Prime Minister [[Haider al-Abadi]] will contest the election as head of a coalition called "Victory and Reform" (a reference to the victory over Daesh) while his predecessor, Vice President [[Nouri al-Maliki]] will head the [[Islamic Dawa Party|Dawa Party]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/21720/Abadi-to-lead-electoral-list-titled-Victory-and-Reform-in-elections|title=Abadi to lead electoral list titled 'Victory and Reform' in elections|date=2017-12-31|work=The Baghdad Post|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en}}</ref> |
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Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Iraq on 12 May 2018.[1] The elections decide the 328 members of the Council of Representatives who will in turn elect the Iraqi President and Prime Minister.
Electoral system
Members of the Council of Representatives are elected through the open list form of party-list proportional representation, using the governorates as the constituencies. The counting system uses the modified Sainte-Laguë method due to a ruling by the Supreme Court of Iraq that the previous method discriminated against smaller parties. Eight seats remain reserved for minority groups at the national level: five for Assyrians and one each for Mandaeans, Yezidis, and Shabaks.[2][3]
Seats are allocated to governorates as follows:
| Governorate | Seats |
|---|---|
| Al Anbar Governorate | 15 |
| Babil Governorate | 17 |
| Baghdad Governorate | 69 |
| Basra Governorate | 25 |
| Dohuk Governorate | 11 |
| Dhi Qar Governorate | 19 |
| Diyala Governorate | 14 |
| Erbil Governorate | 15 |
| Karbala Governorate | 11 |
| Kirkuk Governorate | 12 |
| Maysan Governorate | 10 |
| Al Muthanna Governorate | 7 |
| Najaf Governorate | 12 |
| Ninawa Governorate | 31 |
| Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate | 11 |
| Salah ad Din Governorate | 12 |
| As Sulaymaniyah Governorate | 18 |
| Wasit Governorate | 11 |
| Minorities | 8 |
| Total | 328 |
Background
The elections take place six months after an independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, in which 93% voted in favour of independence. In retaliation, the Iraqi government led by Haider al-Abadi closed Erbil International Airport, seized control of all border crossings between Kurdistan and neighbouring countries and, with the help of the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, militarily seized control of disputed territories, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Nonetheless, Iraqi politicians called for dialogue with the Iraqi Kurdistan government and for them to formally annul the results.[4]
The elections were originally scheduled for September 2017, but were delayed by six months due to the civil war with Daesh which ended in December 2017 with the recapture of their remaining territories. The largest Sunni Arab majority coalition, the Muttahidoon (Uniters for Reform), called for a further six month's delay to allow displaced voters to return to their homes.[5]
Alliances
A total of 204 parties have registered to contest the elections, as of 26 December.[6]
The ruling State of Law Coalition, which won the last election with 92 seats, will contest the election with two separate coalitions. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will contest the election as head of a coalition called "Victory and Reform" (a reference to the victory over Daesh) while his predecessor, Vice President Nouri al-Maliki will head the Dawa Party list.[7]
Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the Citizen Alliance, the third largest bloc in parliament, announced in July 2017 that he was leaving the veteran Shiite Islamist party, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq – which he had led since the death of his father, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim – and forming a new "non-Islamic national movement" called the National Wisdom Movement (al-Hikma). All except 5 of the existing 29 MPs from the Citizens Alliance joined Al-Hikma.[8]
Leading members from the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation Forces), mainly Shiite Arab militias who fought alongside the Iraqi army to defeat Daesh from 2014 to 2017 are expected to form an alliance to contest the election. The Mujahideen Alliance would include the Badr Organisation, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah, Kata'ib al-Imam Ali, all key components of the Hashd; the Badr Organisation, headed by Hadi Al-Amiri, was previously part of the ruling State of Law Coalition and announced their withdrawal in December 2017.[9][10]
Campaign
Results
Aftermath
References
- ^ "Iraq to hold 2018 elections 3 days earlier". Rudaw. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Iraq Amends Its Electoral Law and Is Ready for Parliamentary Elections in April 2014, historiae, 4 November 2013
- ^ 2013 Report on Iraq, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, p. 7.
- ^ "IRAQI PM ABADI AND AMMAR AL-HAKIM AGREE ON NEED FOR 'CONSTRUCTIVE' DIALOGUE WITH ERBIL". Nalia Radio and Television. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Delay looks likely for Iraq elections, currently set for May". Al-Monitor. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "مفوضية الانتخابات تصادق على منح اجازة تأسيس 58 حزباً جديداً" [The Electoral Commission approves the granting of leave to establish 58 new parties]. Mustaqila (in Arabic). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Abadi to lead electoral list titled 'Victory and Reform' in elections". The Baghdad Post. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Ammar al-Hakim announces the break with the legacy of the Supreme Islamic Council". Asharq al-Awsat. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Hashd commander from Badr Organization to form new alliance for Iraqi election". Rudaw. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Hashd al-Shaabi to the elections: "Alliance of the Mujahideen" ... headed by Amiri?". Al-Akhbar. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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