2022 Iraqi presidential election explained

Election Name:2022 Iraqi presidential election
Country:Iraq
Flag Year:2022
Type:presidential
Vote Type:Indirect
Previous Election:2018 Iraqi presidential election
Previous Year:2018
Election Date:13 October 2022
Next Year:2026
Image1:Abdul Latif Rashid in 2023.jpg
Nominee1:Abdul Latif Rashid
Party1:PUK
Popular Vote1:162
Percentage1:62.07%
Nominee2:Barham Salih
Party2:PUK
Popular Vote2:99
Percentage2:37.93%
President
Before Election:Barham Salih
Before Party:PUK
Posttitle:Elected President
After Election:Abdul Latif Rashid
After Party:PUK

The Iraqi presidential election of 2022 was held on 13 October 2022 to elect by indirect suffrage the President of Iraq for a four-year term. The position is largely ceremonial, with Iraq being a parliamentary system. Outgoing President Barham Salih was eligible for re-election, but was beaten in the second round by Abdul Latif Rashid.[1]

Process

With only two presidential candidates, initially scheduled for February 7, 2022, the vote was postponed due to the boycott of parliamentary sessions by the majority of deputies. They protested against the decision of the Supreme Court to rule out the candidacy of Hoshyar Zebari, who is supported by the main winning parties of the elections of October 2021.[2]

Rescheduled to 26 March 2022, it was postponed again due to the quorum also not being met.[3] On 30 March, it was postponed for a third time due to the quorum not being met once again.[4] Then scheduled to be held on 6 April 2022, it failed due to the quorum not being met.[5] Finally, the election was held on 13 October with quorum met.

Results

Candidates!rowspan=2 scope=col
PartiesFirst roundSecond round
scope=colVotesscope=col%scope=colVotesscope=col%
Abdul Latif RashidPUK15761.3316262.07
Barham SalihPUK9938.6799 37.93
align=left colspan=3Required majority220 votes50% of votes
align=left colspan=3 Valid votes25692.4226197.03
align=left colspan=3 Blank and invalid votes217.5882.97
align=left colspan=3 Total277100269100
align=left colspan=3 Abstention5215.816018.24
align=left colspan=3 Registered voters / turnout32984.1932981.76

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iraqi parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new president .
  2. News: Iraq MPs to vote for president on March 26 . 18 March 2022 . Al Arabiya News . 15 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum . 2022-03-28 . MSN . en-US.
  4. Web site: Iraq MPs fail for third time to elect new president . 2022-03-30 . Al Jazeera.
  5. Web site: Iraq . Dana Taib Menmy ــ . 2022-04-06 . Iraq enters into a constitutional crisis . 2022-04-10 . The New Arab . en.