Restructuring Iraq’s distribution of resources and political power Earlier this year, Iraq concluded its first comprehensive population census since 1987, marking a watershed moment for...
High turnout masks familiar challenges as Prime Minister Sudani’s electoral victory faces uncertain path to second term. Iraq’s November 11 parliamentary elections have produced a...
The issue of a “deep state” operating within Iraq’s federal government has long hindered effective governance, and Kurdistan Democrtic Party President, Masoud Barzani, addressed the...
“Arabs and Kurds are partners,” President Massoud Barzani declared, demanding a return to constitutionalism. Kurdistan Democratic Party President Massoud Barzani used the opening of the...
Maliki in an interview: “Iraq’s electoral law is deeply unfair.” President Masoud Barzani and Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, discussed Iraq’s...
As Iraq prepares for parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, Kurdish political forces face critical choices that will determine their influence in Baghdad amid an...
The 2025 vote system is seen as favoring the Shiite majority while limiting Kurdish representation and influence The upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections, set for November...
President Massoud Barzani had instructions for all sides to conduct a calm campaign. The Director-General of the Ministry of Interior’s Diwan says: “Necessary work has...