Overview
- Election officials reported turnout just over 55%, a sharp rise from the 41% recorded in 2021.
- Party sources say Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al‑Sudani’s list won about 50 of 329 seats, positioning it as the largest bloc pending official tallies.
- Final results and seat allocations are being finalized, and government formation is expected to take weeks or months under power‑sharing rules.
- Cleric Muqtada al‑Sadr called for a boycott, yet officials say more than 12 million of over 21 million eligible voters cast ballots.
- The campaign period saw a candidate killed by a car bomb and deadly clashes in Kirkuk, while election day was largely calm under the watch of more than 300 international observers.