2018 Iraqi Presidential Election

2 October 2018 · Elected by parliament · two-round vote

Presidential elections were held in Iraq on 2 October 2018 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 Barham Salih, who received 219 votes.

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

President before

Fuad Masum

PUK

Elected President

Barham Salih

PUK

Winning share

90.9%

second round

Turnout

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The result

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Barham Salih

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan · 165 votes

90.87%

second round

Fuad Hussein

Kurdistan Democratic Party · 89 votes

9.13%

second round

Sarwa Abdel Wahid

Independent · 18 votes

6.41%

first round

Abbas Mohammed Nouri

4 votes

1.42%

first round

Nawar Saad Al-Mulla

2 votes

0.71%

first round

Munqith Abdul Latif Al-Saffa

2 votes

0.71%

first round

Thaer Ghanem

1 votes

0.36%

first round


Barham Salih	Patriotic Union of Kurdistan	165	58.72%	219	90.87%
Fuad Hussein	Kurdistan Democratic Party	89	31.67%	22	9.13%
Sarwa Abdel Wahid	Independent	18	6.41%	—	—
Abbas Mohammed Nouri	—	4	1.42%	—	—
Nawar Saad Al-Mulla	—	2	0.71%	—	—
Munqith Abdul Latif Al-Saffa	—	2	0.71%	—	—
Thaer Ghanem	—	1	0.36%	—	—