Countries / Asia
IRQ
Elections in Iraq
federal republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
MS
Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani live
Head of government - Islamic Dawa Party
In office since
27 October 2022
Party
Islamic Dawa Party
Head of state
Abdul Latif Rashid
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
federal republic
Capital
Baghdad
Population
38 274 618
Country facts
Legislature
Council of Representatives of Iraq
Established
1932
Currency
Iraqi dinar
Official language
Arabic
Capital
Baghdad
Region
Asia
Area
437,072 km2
Election history
12 May 2018parliamentary
Iraqi parliamentary election
turnout 44.5%
25 July 2009presidential
Iraqi Kurdistan presidential election
won: Masoud Barzani
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2022 - Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.