2014 Iraqi Presidential Election

24 July 2014 · Elected by parliament · two-round vote

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. The result was a win for Fuad Masum, who received 211 votes.

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in War in Iraq (2013–2017). Conflicts →

An indirect vote of the Council of Representatives; the presidency is largely ceremonial and by convention held by a Kurd.

President before

Jalal Talabani

PUK

Elected President

Fuad Masum

PUK

Winning share

92.9%

second round

Turnout

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The result

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Fuad Masum

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan · 175 votes

92.86%

second round

Hussein Al-Moussawi

Independent · 3 votes

7.14%

second round

Hanan al-Fatlawi

State of Law Coalition · 37 votes

16.16%

first round

Faiq Al Sheikh Ali

Civil Democratic Alliance · 10 votes

4.37%

first round

Hameed Hammadi

2 votes

0.87%

first round

Hussein Al-Lami

1 votes

0.44%

first round

Thaer Ghanem

1 votes

0.44%

first round


Fuad Masum	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan	175	76.42%	221	92.86%
Hussein Al-Moussawi	Independent	3	1.31%	17	7.14%
Hanan al-Fatlawi	State of Law Coalition	37	16.16%	—	—
Faiq Al Sheikh Ali	Civil Democratic Alliance	10	4.37%	—	—
Hameed Hammadi	—	2	0.87%	—	—
Hussein Al-Lami	—	1	0.44%	—	—
Thaer Ghanem	—	1	0.44%	—	—