2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis
Political crisis in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Between the parliamentary election in October 2021 and October 2022, there was a political crisis in Iraq, with members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq being unable to form a stable coalition government, or elect a new President.[5] Basic government services such as the civil service and military continued functioning, but the national political system was in deadlock including in respect of almost all major spending and taxation issues.[6] On 27 October 2022, the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani was approved by the Council of Representatives.[1][2]
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Resulted in | New president elected 13 October 2022; new government approved 27 October 2022.[1][2] |
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Death(s) | 53 killed[3] |
Injuries | 1,080 injured[4] |
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