Iraq’s Historic Elections: Boon or Bane for Iraqis?

• Main Author: Silm, Bouchaib
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82196; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39865
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

ON JANUARY 30, Iraqis went to the polls to choose a 275-member National Assembly. The new assembly will then select a prime minister and president by the end of this year. Around 7,500 candidates, from 75 parties and nine coalitions competed to be members of the National Assembly. The Iraqis, who ha...