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2022 Iraqi Presidential Election

The year-long deadlock

13 October 2022 · Elected by parliament · two-round vote

The Iraqi presidential election of 2022 was held on 13 October 2022 to elect by indirect suffrage the president of Iraq for a four-year term. The position is largely ceremonial, with Iraq being a parliamentary system.

An indirect vote of the Council of Representatives, held a year late after repeated failures to reach the two-thirds quorum.

President before

Barham Salih

PUK

Elected President

Abdul Latif Rashid

PUK

Winning share

62.1%

second round

Turnout

The result

Abdul Latif RashidPUK15761.33%16262.07%
Barham SalihPUK9938.67%9937.93%
Required majority220 votes50