Iraq elections

This handout photograph taken and released by the Iraqi Presidency Press Office on April 27, 2026, shows Iraq's President Nizar Amede (C) shaking hands with the newly elected Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (R), at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad. (

Iraqi president nominates Ali al-Zaidi as PM-designate

Constitutionally, Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc, has 30 days to form a government.

April 28, 2026

Iraq PM Sudani claims election win after early results show decisive lead

Sudani congratulates country 'on your coalition winning first place in the parliamentary elections;' next premier must answer to Iraqis seeking jobs, better infrastructure, and improved education and health systems in a country plagued by corruption and mismanagement.

November 12, 2025