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Iraq elections

Former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad on November 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
February 1, 2026, 12:11 am
Despite threats from Trump, parliamentary majority in Iraq backs Maliki as PM
Coordination Framework, country’s main Shiite alliance, says decision on Iraq’s leader should be ‘free from foreign interference’ after US president vowed to cut support if Maliki returns
By AFP
An Iraqi voter shows her ink-marked thumb to her family members after casting her ballot at a polling station in the southern city of Basra on November 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. (Hussein FALEH / AFP)
November 11, 2025, 11:05 pm
Iraqis vote in general election as US and Iran both keep a close eye
Many voters boycott poll amid deep distrust, as country still struggles to emerge from decades of war and endemic corruption, while Washington and Tehran battle for influence
By Salam Faraj
Abdul Latif Rashid delivers his speech during a session of the 37th FAO Conference in Rome, June 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
October 13, 2022, 10:45 pm
Iraqi lawmakers elect new president despite threat of rocket fire
Five wounded in attacks near parliament, delaying proceedings; newly chosen Abdul Latif Rashid given 15 days to nominate prime minister amidst political disputes
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pack up belongings as they prepare to leave the area of the parliament building inside the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, August 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Murtadha Ridha)
August 30, 2022, 6:58 pm
Calm returns to Baghdad as supporters of Iraqi cleric heed call to stand down
Two days of deadly unrest rocked capital after resignation of Muqtada al-Sadr, as larger Iraqi political crisis remains unsolved
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi protesters fill the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, August 1, 2022. The political rivals of an influential Iraqi cleric whose followers stormed the parliament have declared their own counter-protest. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
August 1, 2022, 10:30 pm
Fears of violence in Iraq as thousands protest ongoing occupation of parliament
‘The people will not allow a coup,’ says pro-Iran group Coordination Framework that opposes Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, whose supporters have taken over the building
By Laure Al Khoury
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold a poster with his photo and wave an Iraqi flag as they celebrate the passing of a law criminalizing the normalization of ties with Israel, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
June 23, 2022, 1:02 pm
Iraqi cleric accuses Iran’s allies of meddling, as political tensions continue
Muqtada al-Sadr has been unable to cobble together a coalition that can form a majority government; Iraqi parliament set to replace 73 lawmakers who resigned earlier this month
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr speaks during a press conference in Najaf, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)
December 29, 2021, 5:16 pm
Iraqi election winner meets with pro-Iran rivals after push to annul election
Meeting between Muqtada al-Sadr and leaders of Iranian-backed militias follows top court’s dismissal of the latter’s fraud claims
By AFP and ToI Staff
Election workers count ballots as they close a polling station at the end of voting in parliamentary elections, in Baghdad, Iraq, October 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
October 11, 2021, 11:02 pm
Pro-Iran groups are biggest losers in Iraq election, partial results show
With 94% of ballots tallied, populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seems poised to head biggest party, take role in determining next PM
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
People cast their votes during the parliamentary elections in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
October 11, 2021, 5:46 am
Iraq’s parliamentary vote marred by boycott, voter apathy
While results are expected in 24 hours, negotiations to name a prime minister and form a government are expected to drag on for months
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the militant Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
January 28, 2019, 8:23 pm
Iraqi Shiite militia leader wants US troops to leave his country
Qais al-Khazali, now a lawmaker, says Baghdad parliament will soon vote to call for withdrawal of American forces
By AP
Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Muqtada al-Sadr, center-left, shows his ink-stained index finger and holds a national flag while surrounded by people outside a polling station in the central holy city of Najaf on May 12, 2018. (Haidar Hamdani/AFP)
September 3, 2018, 4:06 am
Iraq’s Sadr and Abadi form biggest parliamentary bloc
Grouping of 177 deputies set to be tasked by the president to form the government; Western-backed Abadi could remain as prime minister
By AFP
This file photo taken on January 8, 2016 shows Qais Al-Khazali, the head of the Iraqi Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, speaking at a press conference in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. (AFP Photo/Haidar Mohammed Ali)
August 30, 2018, 6:43 pm
Decade-old interrogation of Iraqi cleric shows Iran’s part in killing US troops
Recently declassified testimony of Shiite militia leader Qais al-Khazali details Iranian efforts to stoke 2007 attacks that killed or wounded hundreds of Americans
By ToI Staff
Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader and head of Hikma party Ammar al-Hakim (L) and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr meet in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on May 17, 2018. ( AFP PHOTO / Haidar HAMDANI)
August 10, 2018, 5:03 am
Iraqi cleric Sadr wins election vote recount
Former Shiite militia leader gets the go-ahead to form a government after a manual recount, three months after the elections
By AFP
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in the poster, celebrate in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, early Monday, May 14, 2018 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
May 20, 2018, 2:30 pm
Iraq’s election winner al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran
Tehran holds sway with some of Iraq’s most powerful politicians, and it is trying to rally them as a bloc to undercut the cleric
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and PHILIP ISSA
An Iraqi voter has his biometric voting card checked with his fingerprint upon arriving at a poll station in the northern multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk on May 12, 2018, as the country votes in the first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State (IS) group. (AFP PHOTO / Marwan IBRAHIM)
May 19, 2018, 2:04 pm
UN calls on Iraq to probe election complaints
Envoy to Baghdad tells government to ‘seriously address’ electoral disputes in first national vote since Iraq declared victory over IS
By AFP
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