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What's at stake in Iraq's parliamentary election

Under the law, 25% of the country's 329 parliamentary seats must go to women, and nine seats are allocated for religious minorities. The position of speaker of Parliament is also assigned to a Sunni ... Read More

Iraq’s Elections Test the Future of Its Fractured Politics

As Iraq prepares for parliamentary elections on November 11, deep political rivalries and fading foreign influence are reshaping the country’s future. Iraq heads to the polls on November 11 for ... Read More

Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of the Middle East’s most delicate moments in years. Related Articles Today in History: ... Read More

Explainer: What's at stake in Iraq’s parliamentary election?

Iraqis will elect a new parliament on November 11, in a key test for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and for a system seen by the country's young population as merely enriching those already in ... Read More

Iraq faces elections at a delicate moment in the Middle East

BAGHDAD — Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of the Middle East's most delicate moments in years. While the ceasefire in Gaza may have tamped ... Read More