2014 Iraqi presidential election

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2014 Iraqi presidential election
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 201024 July 2014 2018  
  Fuad Masum 2018.jpg Barham Salih (cropped).jpg
Candidate Fuad Masum Barham Salih
Party PUK PUK
Indirect vote21117
Percentage92.54%7.46%

President before election

Jalal Talabani
PUK

Elected President

Fuad Masum
PUK

Presidential elections were held in Iraq on 24 July 2014 to elect the President of Iraq for a four-year term via indirect suffrage by the Council of Representatives. [1] The result was a win for Fuad Masum, who received 211 votes. [2] The position is largely ceremonial, with Iraq being a parliamentary system.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Fuad Masum PUK 21192.54
Barham Salih PUK 177.46
Total228100.00
Source: InterAksyon

References

  1. "Iraq selects senior Kurdish politician Fuad Masum president". World Bulletin. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. "Iraq parliament elects Fuad Masum president: speaker". InterAksyon. Agence France-Presse. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.