By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – The Iraqi electoral commission announced on Tuesday the final results of the Nov 11 parliamentary elections, confirmed a strong performance by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani’s political coalition.
Independent High Electoral Commission released the detailed results, revealing only minor adjustments from the preliminary count announced earlier during a televised press conference.
The final tally showed that al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition secured 46 seats in the 329-member Council of Representatives, Iraq’s parliament, followed by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition with 29 seats, and former Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s Taqaddum (Progress) Alliance with 27 seats, media reported.
The strong result for al-Sudani’s coalition solidifies his position as a central figure in the forthcoming negotiations. With no single bloc winning an outright majority, forming a ruling coalition is a critical next step in Iraq’s democratic process.
Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled that the government must assume a caretaker status following the conclusion of the outgoing parliament’s term.
The caretaker government’s powers are limited to day-to-day affairs, with a prohibition on long-term decisions such as treaty signings, loan contracts, or senior official appointments.
The country’s president will remain in office until the new parliament is formed.
