1、 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Iraqs 2018 Elections name redacted Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs June 7, 2018 Iraqis are voting in national, regional, and provincial elections in 2018 as they seek to consolidate the countrys military victory over
2、 the Islamic State, rebuild shattered communities, and improve government performance. On May 12, Iraqi voters went to the polls to choose national legislators for four-year terms in the 329-seat Council of Representatives (COR), Iraqs unicameral legislature. Turnout was lower in the 2018 COR electi
3、on than in past national elections, but the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has stated that it was “largely peaceful and orderly” and has called on election officials “to act expeditiously in order to seriously address all complaints.” Irregularities are under investigation, and,
4、in June, authorities suspended the members of the Independent High Electoral Commission and directed the judiciary to preside over a manual recount. Results from overseas and from some internally displaced persons have now been cancelled. Prior to these developments, most leading factions and politi
