Iraq’s electoral commission on Monday announced the seat allocations in the newly elected parliament, following the November 11 general election.<\/p>\n
Without securing an absolute majority in the 329-seat chamber, the Coordination Framework alliance of Shiite factions with varying links to Iran announced it was forming the majority bloc.<\/p>\n
Here is an overview of some of the most important electoral gains.<\/p>\n
Iraq’s once-oppressed Shiite Muslim majority has had the upper hand in Iraqi politics since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s Sunni Arab-dominated rule.<\/p>\n
– Shiite majority –<\/p>\n
The main Shiite winners:<\/p>\n
– The Reconstruction and Development Coalition of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who is hoping for a second term, secured 46 seats, a sharp jump from his small bloc in the previous parliament.<\/p>\n
It is not yet clear if Sudani has joined the Coordination Framework alliance.<\/p>\n
Key parties in the Coordination Framework:<\/p>\n
– The State of Law Coalition led by former premier Nuri al-Maliki, who despite his controversial past still holds sway in Iraq’s politics, won 29 seats, down from 37 in the 2021 parliament;<\/p>\n
– The National State Forces Alliance of senior politician and cleric Ammar al-Hakim, who heads the moderate Shiite camp, jumped from four seats to 18;<\/p>\n
– The Al-Sadiqun list of faction leader Qais al-Khazali, designated by the United States as a terrorist but who has emerged in recent years as an influential politician, won 27 seats (15 in 2021);<\/p>\n
– The Badr organisation led by Hadi al-Ameri — one of the largest pro-Iran factions — scored 21 seats (up from 16);<\/p>\n
– The Huquq list which is close to Kataeb Hezbollah, a pro-Iran armed faction designated as a terrorist group by Washington, won six seats, one more than in 2021.<\/p>\n
– Sunni groups –<\/p>\n
The Taqaddum (Progress) movement, led by parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi, won 27 seats — the largest Sunni bloc.<\/p>\n
– The Kurds –<\/p>\n
Autonomous Kurdistan in northern Iraq has long been dominated by two rivals:<\/p>\n
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) won 26 seats (31 in 2021);<\/p>\n
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) took 15 (17 in 2021);<\/p>\n
A Kurdish opposition party — New Generation — won three (down from nine).<\/p>\n
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\u00a9 Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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