On Peace
On Peace
U.S. Institute of Peace
Sarhang Hamasaeed on Iraq's Elections
10 minutes Posted May 30, 2018 at 5:52 pm.
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Following the surprise win by controversial Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his Sairoon coalition in Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary elections, a new coalition government has yet to form. USIP’s Sarhang Hamasaeed analyzes what led to al-Sadr’s victory, low voter turnout at the polls, the state of the political process in Iraq, and Iraqis’ expectations for meaningful reform from the next government.