2022 Iraqi presidential election

The Iraqi presidential election of 2022 was scheduled to be held on 6 April 2022 to elect by indirect suffrage the President of Iraq for a four-year term but failed due to the quorum not being met.[1] The position is largely ceremonial, Iraq being a parliamentary system. Outgoing President Barham Salih is eligible for re-election.

2022 Iraqi presidential election
2022
 
Nominee Barham Salih Rebar Ahmed
Party PUK KDP
President before election

Barham Salih
PUK

 Elected President

TBD

Initially scheduled for February 7, 2022, the vote has been postponed due to the boycott of parliamentary sessions by the majority of deputies. They protest 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]

Results
Candidates Parties 2022
First round		 2022
Second round
Votes  % Votes  %
Barham Salih PUK
Rebar Ahmed KDP
Other candidates
Required majority[lower-alpha 1] 220 votes 50% of votes
Valid votes
Blank and invalid votes
Total 100 100
Abstention
Registered / participation 329 329

Notes
  1. In the first round, a two-thirds majority of those registered is required, not a majority of the votes cast. In the second round, the election only requires obtaining the greatest number of votes between the two remaining candidates, i.e. the absolute majority of the votes cast.

References
  1. Iraq, Dana Taib Menmy ــ (2022-04-06). "Iraq enters into a constitutional crisis". The New Arab. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. "Iraq MPs to vote for president on March 26". Al Arabiya News. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. "Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum". MSN. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. "Iraq MPs fail for third time to elect new president". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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