2021 Iraqi parliamentary election

2021 Iraqi parliamentary election
	All 329 seats in the Council of Representatives ; 165 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	43.30% 1.22pp

Last updated November 10, 2024

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 10 October 2021.^[1] The elections determined the 329 members of the Council of Representatives who in turn elected 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.^[2] The election result led to the clashes in Baghdad and an 11 month long political crisis.

Background

The elections were originally due to be held in 2022, but were brought forward to June 2021 due to the 2019–2021 Iraqi protests.^[3] 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.^[4]

Electoral system

The electoral system was changed following the last parliamentary elections amid the 2019–2021 Iraqi protests. Previously conducted under proportional representation calculated using 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.^[5]^[a] 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).^[6]^[7]

Boycott threats

On 15 July 2021, Muqtada al-Sadr announced 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.^[8] 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 the same corrupt political system that is responsible for the catastrophic state of affairs in the country."^[9] Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, also called on Christians to boycott the election.^[10]

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 the State of Law Coalition, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.^[11]

On 27 August, al-Sadr reversed his decision to boycott and announced his party would take part in the election.^[12]

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 the Kurdistan Democratic Party.^[13]

Voter turnout by province

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.^[14] 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.^[15]

Province	Turnout
Anbar	43%
Babil	46%
Baghdad–Al-Rusafa	31%
Baghdad–Karkh	34%
Basra	40%
Duhok	54%
Dhi Qar	42%
Diyala	46%
Erbil	46%
Karbala	44%
Kirkuk	44%
Maysan	43%
Muthanna	44%
Najaf	41%
Nineveh	42%
Al-Qadisiyyah	42%
Saladin	48%
Sulaymaniyah _{(incl. Halabja)}	37%
Wasit	44%
Turnout	41.05%

Results

Soldiers, prisoners, and displaced people voted early on 8 October.^[16]

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced partial preliminary results on 11 October. The Sadrist political bloc received the most seats after the initial count, with 73.^[17] 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 the results annulled" because of "serious violations".^[18] On 12 October, the commission announced a manual count of polling stations that were not electronically counted in the initial canvass.^[19] 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 a manual count as well.^[20] 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 the complaints are resolved.^[21]

Late on 16 October, the commission announced its updated preliminary results after completion of manual recounts.^[22] 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.^[23]

On 27 December, the Iraqi Supreme Court ratified the parliamentary election results after rejecting a complaint of irregularities filed by al-Amiri and al-Khazali.^[24]^[25]

Official final results, after recounting by The High Electoral Commission were shared on November 30.^[26]

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, 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.^[27]

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 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.^[28]



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	885,310	10.00	73	+19
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	781,670	8.83	31	+6
	Progress Party	637,198	7.20	37	New
	State of Law Coalition	502,188	5.67	33	+8
	Fatah Alliance	462,800	5.23	17	–31
	Azem Alliance	421,579	4.76	14	New
	Kurdistani Coalition	368,226	4.16	17	–1
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	359,876	4.06	4	–38
	Emtidad Movement	299,303	3.38	9	New
	National Contract Alliance	235,726	2.66	4	New
	New Generation Movement	233,834	2.64	9	+5
	Tasmim Alliance	153,614	1.73	5	New
	National Approach Alliance	107,600	1.22	1	New
	Ishraqat Kanoon	100,374	1.13	6	New
	Rights Movement	99,503	1.12	1	New
	Eqtadar Watan Party	73,210	0.83	1	New
	Kurdistan Justice Group	64,025	0.72	1	–1
	Our People are Our Identity	58,089	0.66	3	New
	Babylon Movement	50,378	0.57	4	+2
	National Party of the Masses	49,443	0.56	1	–1
	Iraqi Turkmen Front	48,422	0.55	1	–2
	Iraqi National Project	45,197	0.51	1	New
	Al Furatain Party	39,500	0.45	1	New
	National Product Party	35,891	0.41	1	New
	Wasit Independents Bloc	30,918	0.35	1	New
	Decisive Reform Movement	26,973	0.30	3	New
	Arab Coalition of Kirkuk	26,414	0.30	1	–2
	Loyalty and Change Bloc	15,241	0.17	1	New
	National Hopes Bloc	15,140	0.17	1	New
	The Nation's Party	12,266	0.14	1	New
	Biladi National Movement	8,384	0.09	1	New
	National Support Bloc	6,515	0.07	1	New
	Yazidi Progress Party	3,988	0.05	1	0
	Other parties	908,438	10.26	0	–
	Independents	1,686,792	19.05	43	–
Total		8,854,025	100.00	329	0

Registered voters/turnout		22,116,368	–
Source: Full IHEC data

By governorate

Baghdad Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	314,748	21.44	27	+10
	State of Law Coalition	166,125	11.31	13	+4
	Al Takadum Movement	131,960	8.99	11	–
	Azem Alliance	116,408	7.93	7	–
	Fatah Alliance	72,987	4.97	3	—7
	Rights Movement	35,029	2.39	1	–
	Ishraqat Kanoon	20,281	1.38	1	–
	Al Furatain Party	14,041	0.96	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	64,815	4.41	0	—8
	Other parties	349,730	23.82	–	–
	Independents	182,126	12.40	5	–
Total		1,468,250	100.00	69	–

Registered voters/turnout		5,793,605	25.3%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Anbar Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Al Takadum Movement	201,439	46.16	10	−
	Azem Alliance	77,097	17.67	1	–
	National Contract Alliance	18,483	4.24	0	–
	National Will Party	13,632	3.12	0	–
	Other parties	34,155	7.83	–	–
	Independents	91,587	20.99	4	–
Total		436,393	100.00	15	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,091,644	40.0%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Babil Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	State of Law Coalition	35,597	6.78	3	+1
	Sadrist Movement	59,589	11.34	2	−2
	Fatah Alliance	43,522	8.29	2	−2
	Emtidad Movement	39,338	7.49	2	–
	Ishraq Kanoon	22,159	4.22	2	–
	Loyalty and Change Bloc	15,241	2.90	1	–
	Al Takadum Movement	10,560	2.01	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	48,484	9.23	0	−3
	Other parties	97,646	18.59	–	–
	Independents	153,158	29.16	4	–
Total		525,294	100.00	17	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,281,860	41.0%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Basrah Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	78,657	12.33	9	+4
	Tasmim Alliance	108,044	16.94	5	–
	Fatah Alliance	45,189	7.08	3	−3
	State of Law Coalition	41,594	6.52	1	−3
	National Contract Alliance	39,759	6.23	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	36,104	5.66	1	−4
	National Approach Alliance	28,639	4.49	1	–
	National Support Alliance	6,515	1.02	1	–
	Biladi National Movement	4,866	0.76	1	–
	Other parties	130,566	20.47	–	–
	Independents	117,887	18.48	2	–
Total		637,820	100.00	25	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,887,231	33.8%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Dhi Qar Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	75,645	15.38	9	+3
	Emtidad Movement	152,761	31.05	5	–
	State of Law Coalition	42,572	8.65	4	+1
	Fatah Alliance	28,649	5.82	0	−5
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	22,727	4.62	0	−3
	Other parties	98,970	20.12	–	–
	Independents	70,672	14.36	1	–
Total		491,996	100.00	19	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,312,275	37.5%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Diyala Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Azem Alliance	94,926	19.75	4	–
	Al Takadum Movement	68,268	14.20	4	–
	Fatah Alliance	72,685	15.12	3	0
	Kurdistani Coalition	21,722	4.52	1	0
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	27,393	5.70	0	–1
	State of Law Coalition	23,367	4.86	0	0
	Other parties	88,376	18.38	–	–
	Independents	83,965	17.47	2	–
Total		480,702	100.00	14	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,074,442	44.7%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Dohuk Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	261,543	61.33	8	–2
	Kurdistani Coalition	25,040	5.87	1	+1
	Babylon Movement	13,630	3.20	1	+1
	New Generation Movement	19,492	4.57	–	–
	Other parties	18,561	4.35	–	–
	Independents	88,191	20.68	2	+2
Total		426,457	100.00	12	0

Registered voters/turnout		822,703	51.8%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Erbil Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	261,518	55.98	10	+2
	New Generation Movement	78,765	16.86	3	+1
	Kurdistani Coalition	69,958	14.97	2	0
	Other parties	40,432	8.65	–	–
	Independents	16,514	3.53	1	–
Total		467,187	100.00	16	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,238,379	37.7%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Karbala Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	51,005	17.35	4	+1
	State of Law Coalition	34,267	11.66	2	0
	Ishraq Kanoon	27,359	9.31	2	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	16,639	5.66	1	−1
	National Hopes Movement	12,589	4.28	1	–
	National Product Party	1,730	0.59	1	–
	Fatah Alliance	21,532	7.32	0	−3
	Other parties	101,842	34.65	–	–
	Independents	26,994	9.18	0	–
Total		293,957	100.00	11	–

Registered voters/turnout		770,838	38.1%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Kirkuk Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kurdistani Coalition	63,371	15.41	2	–4
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	49,631	12.07	2	+2
	Iraqi Turkmen Front	45,753	11.13	1	–2
	Al Takadum Movement	42,290	10.29	1	–
	Arab Coalition of Kirkuk	26,414	6.42	1	–2
	New Generation Movement	25,409	6.18	1	+1
	National Contract Alliance	10,255	2.49	1	–
	Fatah Alliance	7,731	1.88	1	+1
	Other parties	35,733	8.69	–	–
	Independents	104,560	25.43	2	–
Total		411,147	100.00	12	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,011,928	40.6%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Maysan Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	105,275	38.76	7	+2
	State of Law Coalition	32,639	12.02	2	+1
	Fatah Alliance	27,667	10.19	0	−2
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	18,680	6.88	0	−1
	Other parties	33,023	12.16	–	–
	Independents	54,312	20.00	1	–
Total		271,596	100.00	10	–

Registered voters/turnout		763,140	35.6%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Muthanna Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	State of Law Coalition	31,691	15.79	3	+2
	Sadrist Movement	17,665	8.80	2	0
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	28,389	14.14	1	0
	Fatah Alliance	6,681	3.33	0	−2
	Other parties	71,553	35.64	–	–
	Independents	44,770	22.30	1	–
Total		200,749	100.00	7	–

Registered voters/turnout		527,555	38.1%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Najaf Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	68,140	20.16	5	+1
	State of Law Coalition	29,170	8.63	2	+1
	Emtidad Movement	30,494	9.02	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	28,689	8.49	0	−3
	Fatah Alliance	21,612	6.39	0	−3
	Other parties	78,937	23.35	–	–
	Independents	80,970	23.95	4	–
Total		338,012	100.00	12	–

Registered voters/turnout		946,853	35.7%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Nineveh Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	136,990	17.12	9	+3
	Al Takadum Movement	123,080	15.39	8	–
	Decisive Reform Movement	26,973	3.37	3	–
	National Contract Alliance	54,730	6.84	2	–
	Kurdistani Coalition	30,538	3.82	2	+1
	Azem Alliance	58,831	7.35	1	–
	National Party of the Masses	33,837	4.23	1	−1
	Fatah Alliance	33,734	4.22	1	−2
	Iraqi National Project	10,546	1.32	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	18,950	2.37	0	−7
	Other parties	84,110	10.51	–	–
	Independents	187,672	23.46	3	–
Total		799,991	100.00	31	–

Registered voters/turnout		2,330,632	34.3%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Al Qadisiyyah Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	33,406	10.75	3	0
	State of Law Coalition	31,515	10.15	2	+1
	Fatah Alliance	29,193	9.40	2	−1
	Ishraq Kanoon	16,880	5.43	1	–
	Emtidad Movement	15,726	5.06	1	–
	Eqtadar Watan Party	12,684	4.08	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	23,083	7.43	0	−2
	Other parties	90,728	29.21	–	–
	Independents	57,427	18.49	1	–
Total		310,642	100.00	11	–

Registered voters/turnout		815,737	38.1%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Saladin Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Our People are Our Identity	58,089	13.62	3	–
	Al Takadum Movement	56,863	13.33	2	–
	Azem Alliance	71,284	16.71	1	–
	Fatah Alliance	33,956	7.96	1	−1
	Kurdistani Coalition	12,334	2.89	1	+1
	The Nation's Party	12,266	2.88	1	–
	State of Law Coalition	12,990	3.05	0	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	3,126	0.73	0	−2
	Other parties	74,050	17.36	–	–
	Independents	91,616	21.48	3	–
Total		426,574	100.00	12	–

Registered voters/turnout		957,291	44.6%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Sulaymaniyah Governorate

These results include Halabja Governorate.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kurdistani Coalition	141,660	36.08	8	0
	New Generation Movement	106,318	27.08	5	+3
	Kurdistan Democratic Party	54,891	13.98	2	+1
	Kurdistan Justice Group	44,639	11.37	1	–1
	Other parties	5,166	1.32	–	–
	Independents	39,993	10.18	2	–
Total		392,667	100.00	18	–

Registered voters/turnout		1,425,705	27.5%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Wasit Governorate


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Sadrist Movement	56,364	16.20	5	+2
	Wasit Independents Bloc	30,918	8.89	1	–
	Alliance of Nation State Forces	18,627	5.35	1	−1
	Fatah Alliance	17,584	5.05	1	−1
	State of Law Coalition	16,250	4.67	1	0
	Other parties	86,085	24.74	–	–
	Independents	122,120	35.10	3	–
Total		347,948	100.00	12	–

Registered voters/turnout		855,861	41.0%
Source: Rudaw,^[29] IHEC

Maps

Aftermath

Conduct

The United Nations Security Council issued a statement congratulating the people and Government of Iraq on 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 the globe and called for all groups to accept the outcome of the electoral process.^[30]

Notes

↑ The distribution of the number of electoral districts in each governorate relies on the number of quota seats for women multiplied by 3 or 5 seats for the electoral district depending on the governate’s population size.

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[6] The distribution of the number of electoral districts in each governorate relies on the number of quota seats for women multiplied by 3 or 5 seats for the electoral district depending on the governate’s population size.

[1] Staff writer (22 January 2021). "Iraq's general elections pushed to October". Al-Monitor . Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[2] "Infographic: All you need to know about Iraq's election". Al Jazeera. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[3] "US urges Iraqi government formation as stalemate drags on - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[4] "Iraqi cabinet votes to delay general election until October 10". Al Jazeera . 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[5] "تعليمات توزيع المقاعد لانتخابات مجلس النواب العراقي 2021". Independent High Electoral Commission (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[7] "Iraq's Electoral Preparations and Processes Report No. 4 (10 December 2020)". UN Assistance Mission for Iraq. 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021– via Reliefweb.

[8] "قانون انتخابات مجلس النواب العراقي : رقم (٩ (لسنة ٢" (PDF). Ministry of Justice (in Arabic). 11 May 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2021.

[9] "Muqtada al-Sadr's Boycott of Iraq Elections: A Political Tactic or a Strategic Decision?". Emirates Policy Center. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[10] "Iraq's Communist Party pulls out of election race". Rudaw . 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[11] Sura Ali (16 July 2021). "Christians will not participate in Iraqi elections: Cardinal Sako". Rudaw . Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[12] "Boycotting Iraqi elections will not solve anything: UNAMI chief". Rudaw . 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[13] "Moqtada al-Sadr says he will participate in Iraq general election". Al Jazeera . 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[14] "حزبی سۆسیالیست كاندیده‌كانی خۆی له‌ چه‌ند بازنه‌كه‌یه‌ك له‌ به‌رژه‌وه‌ندی پارتی ده‌كشێنێته‌وه". Kurdistan24 (in Kurdish). 9 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[15] "UPDATED: Iraq's electoral commission reports just over 42 percent voter turnout". Kurdistan24 . 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[16] @IHECOfficial (11 October 2021). "🔻 اعلان نسبة التصويت لانتخابات مجلس النواب العراقي ٢٠٢١ 1- بلغت نسبة التصويت الاولية 41% من مجموع المحطات المستلمة والبالغة (94%)2- بلغ عدد المصوتين للمحطات المستلمة (9,077,779) " (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[17] "Soldiers, prisoners, displaced people vote early ahead of Iraq election". Reuters . 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

[18] "High-caliber surprises emerge after the announcement of the Iraqi elections' preliminary results". Shafaq News. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[19] Faraj, Salam. "Iraq's top court rejects fraud claims, ratifies election results". AFP .

[20] Shakir, Layal (13 October 2021). "Iraqi parties tense as electoral commission does manual count". Rudaw. Erbil. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[21] @IHECOfficial (12 October 2021). "🔻👈 مجموع محطات الاقتراع الكلي 🟢عدد المحطات المحجورة (3681) بانتظار عدها وفرزها يدوياً وامام وسائل الاعلام . 🟢 عدد المحطات التي نقلت الكترونياً وتمت مطابقتها مع عصي الذاكرة (45,716) . 🟢 عدد المحطات المختارة في قرعة العد اليدوي (8,547) يجري الآن رفعها مع بقية النتائج " (Tweet). Retrieved 14 October 2021– via Twitter.

[22] "Iraq electoral commission investigating 356 complaints". Rudaw. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[K24Oct17-23] "Iraqi election authority reports preliminary vote result". Kurdistan24. 17 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[24] Shakir, Layal (18 October 2021). "Iraq electoral commission received more than 1,000 complaints". Rudaw =location=Erbil. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[25] Faraj, Salam (27 December 2021). "Iraq's top court rejects fraud claims, ratifies election results". AFP .

[26] Alkhaldi, Celine (28 December 2021). "Iraq's supreme court ratifies contested election results". CNN .

[27] Jiyad, Sajad (30 November 2021). "Final results announced by IHEC presser". Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[28] Ali Jawad (17 October 2021). "Iraq announces full results of parliamentary elections". Anadolu Agency . Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[kurdistan24.net-29] Shilani, Mustafa (19 October 2021). "Minority quota candidates received over 96,000 votes in Iraqi election". www.kurdistan24.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.

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