CIAO DATE: 08/2014
March 2010
Institute for the Study of War
This backgrounder provides an update on the political landscape in Iraq on the eve of parliamentary elections. The paper begins with a brief overview of the electoral process. The second part of the backgrounder documents the Shi’a, Sunni, and Kurdish political landscapes. This paper concludes with some considerations on the post-election period of government formation.
Resource link: Iraq on the Eve of Elections [PDF] - 267K