Iraq elections

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi (R) welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi (L) at the parliament building ahead of a parliamentary session held for a confidence vote on the cabinet formed by al-Zaidi, on May 14, 2026, in Baghdad, Iraq
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Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Thursday led by businessman Ali al-Zaidi, who took office after months of deadlock and mounting US pressure.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 May, 2026
Iraqi PM speaking at the the 9th Sulaimani Forum
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Iraq’s elections: Democracy by proxy

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Members of Iraq's security forces cast their votes for the parliamentary elections using an electronic card system in Basra, Iraq on November 9, 2025.
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Nouri al-Maliki, Chairman of the State of Law Coalition and former Prime Minister speaks during an election rally ahead of the general elections scheduled for November 11, in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 7, 2025.
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Qais al-Khazali, head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks during an event commemorating the 21st anniversary of the militia's creation, at a hotel in Baghdad on May 3, 2024. (Photo by MURTAJA LATEEF/AFP via Getty Images)
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People drive their vehicles past electoral billboards on a street in Baghdad on October 14, 2025, ahead of parliamentary elections on November 11. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Traffic flows past electoral billboards in central Baghdad on October 19, 2025, as Iraq prepares for parliamentary elections on November 11. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iraqis are seen to be widely sceptical of Iraq's old and new political alliances
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