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29-604: The Sadrist Movement ended as largest political party in the October 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election , with 73 seats in Parliament, but in June 2022, during the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis , Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc resigned from parliament. During the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections Sadrists ran under the name Independent Free Movement . The list received 9.8% of the vote and 43 out of 440 seats, coming third overall to

58-404: A manual count as well. This manual count is expected to modify the overall allocation of seats. On 15 October, the commission noted it had received 356 complaints about the preliminary election count by the 14 October deadline. The complaints division must address the complaints within seven days, which may then be reviewed by the judiciary within ten days. Final results will not be released until

87-518: The 2019–2021 Iraqi protests . They were then delayed until October as the Independent High Electoral Commission asked for more time to organize "free and fair elections", which the cabinet of Iraq approved on 19 January 2021. The electoral system was changed following the last parliamentary elections amid the 2019–2021 Iraqi protests . Previously conducted under proportional representation calculated using

116-494: The 2021 Iraqi election . The protestors were supporters of Iran -backed militias and political parties. The clashes left two dead and more than 125 injured. The violence was fueled by the results of the 2021 Iraqi election which took place in October. Supporters of pro-Iranian groups, which suffered large losses in the polls, tried to storm the Green Zone, they threw stones at security forces, who fired tear gas and shot in

145-844: The Fatah Alliance winning 17 seats, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan gaining 16 seats, the Azem Alliance with 12 seats, while the Emtidad Movement and the New Generation Movement received nine seats each, and political independents gained 40 seats. As for the seats reserved for minorities, the Babylon Movement won 4 seats out of 5 reserved for Christians, while 1 seat was gained by an independent candidate. The Yazidi single seat

174-986: The Islamic Dawa Party , and the Fatah Alliance , which includes the Badr Organisation (political wing), the Al-Sadiqoun Bloc (the political wing of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq ), and much more, the Fatah Alliance are all close allies of the PMF . It was the first major clash between in Iraq since the election. Protesters threw stones and tried storming into the Green Zone , an area in Baghdad which holds all government buildings and embassies. Protesters threw projectiles and blocked all access to

203-785: The Sadrist Movement intended to boycott the October 10th election, citing corruption and voter fraud and claiming that free and fair elections were impossible in the wake of the ongoing political crisis. On 24 July, the Iraqi Communist Party (which ran with the Sadrist Movement as the Alliance Towards Reforms in 2018), announced they were boycotting the elections, stating "In the absence of conditions for free and fair elections, participation in them would only mean collusion in reproducing

232-649: The State of Law Coalition and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq . During the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election Sadrists were part of the National Iraqi Alliance . In a press conference on 6 March 2010 ahead of the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election , Muqtada al-Sadr called on all Iraqis to participate in the election and support those who seek the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. Al-Sadr warned that any interference by

261-535: The State of Law Coalition , and the Kurdistan Democratic Party . On 27 August, al-Sadr reversed his decision to boycott and announced his party would take part in the election. On 9 October, Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party announced that they would withdraw their candidates from the elections in Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah governorates (10 constituencies) and declared their support for

290-504: The Webster/Sainte-Laguë method with the governorates as constituencies, the 2021 elections were conducted under single non-transferable vote in 83 multi-member constituencies. One-quarter of total seats are reserved for women in the constituencies, while nine are reserved for minorities (5 for Christians and 1 each for Yazidis , Shabaks , Mandaeans and Feyli Kurds ). On 15 July 2021, Muqtada al-Sadr announced

319-542: The 10 October 2021 Iraqi parliamentary elections , with 10% of the votes and 73 seats in Parliament. On 13 June 2022, during the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis , 74 MPs from Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc resigned from parliament. 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 10 October 2021. The elections determined the 329 members of the Council of Representatives who in turn elected

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348-434: The 30 April 2014 Iraqi parliamentary elections , with 7% of the votes and 34 seats in Parliament. The largest party in those elections was the State of Law Coalition , led by Nouri al-Maliki , which won 24% and 92 seats. The Sadrist Movement ended as largest party in the 12 May 2018 Iraqi parliamentary elections , with 14.38% of the votes and 54 seats in Parliament. The Sadrist Movement ended as largest political party in

377-422: The Green Zone, until police pushed them out. Police fired at the protesters and also used tear gas. Security forces were accused of burning tents set up by protesters. The clashes left 125 people injured and two people dead. 21 protesters were injured by smoke inhalation , and nine police officers were hurt from getting stones thrown at them. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi ordered a full investigation into

406-532: The Iraqi president and confirmed the prime minister . 25 million voters are eligible to take part in Iraq's fifth parliamentary election since the 2003 US-led invasion and the first since the 2019 Iraqi October Revolution . The election result led to the clashes in Baghdad and an 11 month long political crisis . The elections were originally due to be held in 2022, but were brought forward to June 2021 due to

435-556: The Iraqi Supreme Court ratified the parliamentary election results after rejecting a complaint of irregularities filed by al-Amiri and al-Khazali. Official final results, after recounting by The High Electoral Commission were shared on November 30. The Alliance Towards Reforms won 73 seats, with the Progress Party winning 37, the State of Law Coalition winning 34, the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 32,

464-622: The Kurdistan Democratic Party. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission initially published a national voter turnout of 42.15%, with 8,818,210 voters out of an electorate of 20,919,844. The Commission later updated these results to show a slightly lower turnout of 41.05%, based on 9,077,779 voters out of 22,116,368 eligible. Soldiers, prisoners, and displaced people voted early on 8 October. The Independent High Electoral Commission announced partial preliminary results on 11 October. The Sadrist political bloc received

493-551: The United States will be unacceptable. Al-Sadr, who has thousands of staunch followers across Iraq has consistently opposed the presence of foreign forces and repeatedly called for an immediate end to the Iraq War . Over time, numerous factions in the Sadrist Movement disagreed with Muqtada al-Sadr over various issues and broke off, forming separate militias and parties: In October 2012, various Iraqi religious sects joined

522-401: The air to disperse the crowd. The protestors were mainly people affiliated with Iran-backed militias and Pro-Iran political parties. Some of the militias were Kata'ib Hezbollah , Asaib Ahl al-Haq , Badr Organization (militia wing), Kata'ib al-Imam Ali and Quwat al-Shaheed al-Sadr (militia wing of the Islamic Dawa Party ), which are all part of the PMF . Some of the political parties were

551-418: The complaints are resolved. Late on 16 October, the commission announced its updated preliminary results after completion of manual recounts. The updated results triggered another opportunity to file election complaints with a deadline of 19 October. The commission had received over 1,000 complaints by 18 October, but a spokesperson stated it was unlikely the appeals will change the outcome. On 27 December,

580-859: The conflict in Syria on both sides. Shiites from Iraq, in Babil Governorate and Diyala Governorate , have traveled to Damascus from Tehran , or from the Shiite holy city of Najaf , Iraq , claiming to protect Sayyida Zeinab , an important Shiite shrine in Damascus. Abu Mohamed, with the Sadrist trend, said he recently received an invitation from the Sadrists' leadership to discuss the shrine in Damascus. A senior Sadrist official and former member of Parliament, said that convoys of buses from Najaf, under

609-465: The cover story of pilgrims, were carrying weapons and fighters to Damascus . Some of the pilgrims were members of Iran 's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps . However, later in 2017 following the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack in Syria, Muqtada al-Sadr called for Syria's president Bashar al-Assad to step down from power. The Sadrist Movement ended as second largest political party in

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638-482: The events, while President Barham Salih called for restraint. Nouri Al-Maliki , former Prime Minister of Iraq, said on Twitter that “protesters were ‘claiming their legitimate rights’, but should not have fueled the violence and should’ve avoided provoking security forces in the first place”. Qais al-Khazali , leader of the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq , condemned the violence and urged justice for

667-472: The globe and called for all groups to accept the outcome of the electoral process. 2021 Baghdad clashes [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Protestors [REDACTED] Iraq [REDACTED] Non-centralized leadership [REDACTED] Mustafa Al-Kadhimi [REDACTED] Barham Salih [REDACTED] Raed Shaker Jawdat The 2021 Baghdad clashes were a civil conflict between Iraqi protesters and Iraqi security forces following

696-419: The most seats after the initial count, with 73. The political Fatah Alliance , a coalition of the pro-Iran Badr Organisation and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), won 17 seats, down from the 48 it had won in the prior election. Hadi al-Amiri and Qais al-Khazali , leaders of Badr Organisation and AAH respectively, rejected the results, alleging "fraud" in the elections. They took their case to court seeking "to have

725-414: The results annulled" because of "serious violations". On 12 October, the commission announced a manual count of polling stations that were not electronically counted in the initial canvass. Of the total 57,944 polling stations, 45,716 uploaded electronic results. 8,547 stations were selected by lottery to be manually counted, while the remaining 3,681 stations experienced technical difficulties necessitating

754-600: The same corrupt political system that is responsible for the catastrophic state of affairs in the country." Louis Raphaël I Sako , Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church , also called on Christians to boycott the election. The boycotts have been condemned by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq , as well as by other Iraqi political parties and leaders, including former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , leader of

783-408: The smooth conduct of a “technically sound election” and deploring related threats of violence. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert , Special Representative of United Nations, said the vote was generally peaceful and well-run. She added that “there is much for Iraqis to be proud of in this election.” She acknowledged that elections and their outcomes can provoke strong feelings, in Iraq or in any democracy across

812-470: The wounded demonstrators. In Khazali’s own words, “Whoever they were, they must be held accountable”, referring to the security forces. Two days later on the 7 November, an assassination attempt was made on Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi via a drone strike . The PM survived the attack unharmed but resulted in six of his bodyguards being injured. The security forces opened fire on demonstrators, leading to at least two deaths. The assassination attempt

841-596: Was won by the Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress . Likewise, one seat each reserved for the Yezidi and Shabak communities were won by Nayef Khalaf Sido of the Yezidi Progress Party, and independent candidate Waad Mahmoud Ahmed respectively. These results include Halabja Governorate . The United Nations Security Council issued a statement congratulating the people and Government of Iraq on

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