Overview
- Sources close to Prime Minister Mohamed Chia al‑Soudani report his Coalition for Reconstruction and Development secured about 50 seats, positioning it as the largest bloc.
- The electoral commission said participation exceeded 55%, a marked increase from the record low 41% in 2021.
- First official results are expected later today, with no single list able to command a majority on its own.
- Forming a government will hinge on post‑vote bargaining under Iraq’s convention that allots a Kurdish president, a Shiite prime minister and a Sunni parliament speaker.
- Influential Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr boycotted the election, and both Iran and the United States closely watched the process.