CIAO DATE: 10/2009
August 2009
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
On July 29, the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) issued the provisional results of last month's presidential and parliamentary elections in Iraqi Kurdistan. The election outcome -- the traditionally entrenched political bloc losing ground to a newly formed party -- has exposed an opening in the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). Consequently, the region has taken a step away from a fully "managed democracy" toward a more fluid and unpredictable political system.
Resource link: 'Managed Democracy' Gives Way in Iraqi Kurdistan [PDF] - 13K