November 12th 2025
The 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections are taking place on November 11th 2025, to elect all 329 members of the Council of Representatives, which is responsible for electing the president and approving the prime minister.
This election follows a period of political instability and aims to address ongoing public disillusionment with the political system.
October 10th - 11th 2021
The Iraqi Council of Ministers have announced that October 10th and 11th 2021 would be official holidays in the country.
Iraqis headed to polling stations on Sunday October 10th to elect a new parliament in the fifth such vote since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.
The poll had been due next year but was brought forward by six months in response to the unrest, during which hundreds of people were killed.
Turnout was reportedly low in Sunday's vote. The electoral commission head told AFP news agency hours before the polls closed at 1800 local time (15:00 GMT) that it was estimated at just over 30%.
