Iraqi Politics

Fresh momentum into a stalled political process
Iraq lawmakers end impasse, paving way for government formation
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Internal battle threatens to reshape Shia alliances
Maliki-Sudani rivalry intensifies political crisis in Iraq
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A customer reads a book inside a basement dedicated to books near Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad.
A deep wound in Iraq’s memory
Karam Nama
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People walk across a bridge during a foggy day in Baghdad, December 11, 2025.
Political maneuvering in Baghdad delays selection of new prime minister
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Former chief of Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) Noufel Abu Ragheef.
Iraq removes media regulator chief after leaked audio sparks political storm
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Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech in Najaf, Iraq May 17, 2024.
Sadr masters ‘power in absence’ as he postpones million-strong prayer in Babil
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Stepping aside could weaken Sadr's popular base
Iraq's Sadr risks isolation with political retreat
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The approved Cabinet lineup constitutes a quorum despite two unresolved appointments
Iraq parliament approves new Cabinet
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Iraqi parliament
Iraq parliament fails to elect new president
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Moqtada al-Sadr
Will Iraq’s Sadr sideline Iran-backed factions from government?
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Iraq's newly elected for a second term as speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi (C)
Iraq’s new parliament reelects speaker for second term
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Iraqi parliament
Iraq parliament approves PM’s cabinet
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Kadhemi has expressed his admiration of protestors and their bravery, but people took to the streets to immediately reject his candidacy
Iraqi PM-designate announces formation of cabinet
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Mustafa Kadhemi
Spy chief named Iraq's third PM-designate this year
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Iraq's President Barham Salih tasks PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi with forming a government
Iraq appoints third PM-designate in ten weeks
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An anti-government protester passes a defaced picture of Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi
Iraq’s PM-designate faces resistance of protesters, Shiites
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