US EditionCoalition led by Iraqi PM Sudani comes first in Iraq’s election, commission says
- On Nov. 12, 2025, electoral officials said a coalition led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani came first in preliminary parliamentary results, with supporters celebrating in Tahrir Square, Baghdad.
- Following calls to boycott, turnout fell in Baghdad and Najaf after Muqtada al-Sadr urged supporters to skip this year's election, while young disillusioned voters cited frustration over jobs and corruption.
- The electoral commission reported that al-Sudani's coalition received 370,000 more votes than the next competitor and won the most seats in 8 out of 18 provinces.
- No single bloc can form a government on its own, so forming a government in Iraq's 329-member legislature requires deal-making among the leading political blocs and factions.
- The biggest surprise came in Nineveh, where the Kurdistan Democratic Party secured the most seats, Diyala elected no Kurdish winners for the first time since 2005, and militia-linked parties gained ground amid rising U.S. pressure, complicating Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's balancing act.
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Iraq’s 2025 elections reveal a democracy without belief
Iraqis went to the polls on November 11 to vote in parliamentary elections. Preliminary results put the coalition of Iraq’s prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in the lead. But no bloc has won anything close to a governing majority in the 329-seat parliament. The country’s next government will be assembled over the coming months through […] The post Iraq’s 2025 elections reveal a democracy without belief appeared first on Asia Times.
Iraqi PM al-Sudani's coalition comes first in Iraq’s parliamentary election
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Iraq’s 2025 elections reveal a democracy without belief
Iraqis went to the polls on November 11 to vote in parliamentary elections. Preliminary results put the coalition of Iraq’s prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in the lead. But no bloc has won anything close to a governing majority in the 329-seat parliament. The country’s next government will be, as has been the pattern since the fall of longtime dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, assembled over the coming months through elite bargaining rat…
The coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has won the parliamentary elections in Iraq.
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