Iraq’s December 2023 governorate council elections, the first local elections since 2013, resulted in major gains for incumbent parties and only a few minor wins for antiestablishment lists. Change-oriented political parties and independent Iraqi politicians won only a few, scattered seats across the country.
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Table of Contents
- “Change” Politicians Flopped in Iraq’s Last Elections. They Could Still Be a Force for Reform. 1
- HALEY BOBSEINE 1
- Change Politicians since 2003 2
- Political Backdrop to the 2023 Elections 4
- Ever-Changing Electoral Laws 5
- Change Politicians Unite 6
- The Civil Values Alliance’s Performance 7
- Other Change Politicians’ Performance 9
- Does Ideology Matter? 9
- External Challenges 11
- HEADER IMAGE: IRAQIS ON ELECTION DAY, AS SEEN IN A PHOTO SHARED TO FACEBOOK ON DECEMBER 18 BY THE IRAQI INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT, A CHANGE PARTY AND PART OF THE CIVIL VALUES ALLIANCE. SOURCE: IRAQI INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE 11
- Notes 12
- Haley Bobseine, Contributor 15
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