{"id":11010,"date":"2021-10-27T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=11010"},"modified":"2021-10-26T18:19:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T22:19:55","slug":"iraqi-election-yields-historically-low-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2021\/10\/27\/iraqi-election-yields-historically-low-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi Election Yields Historically Low Turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Austin Delsontro<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><b>Staff Writer<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On October 10, Iraq held their sixth parliamentary election since the fall of Saddam Hussein after the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, reports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/11\/world\/middleeast\/iraq-elections-sadr-shiites.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The parliamentary election decides the 329 members of the Council of Representatives who elect Iraq\u2019s president and confirm the prime minister.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Initial results from the parliamentary elections revealed populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr\u2019s party, the Sadrist Bloc, as the biggest winner, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/sadr-prevails-in-iraq-elections\/2021\/10\/12\/fa8a0f22-2a90-11ec-b17d-985c186de338_story.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Washington Post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The biggest losers would be an alliance of candidates representing Shiite militias supported by the Iranian government, known as the Fatah Alliance. The Sadrist candidates beat out many of Iran\u2019s preferred Fatah Alliance candidates to win the most seats of any party, albeit well short of the 165 seats necessary for a majority. The Sadrist Bloc gained close to twenty seats, with a plurality of 73 representatives, while the Fatah Alliance lost more than thirty seats, with just 17 representatives. After the election results were announced, supporters of al-Sadr celebrated into the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a speech after his party\u2019s victory, The Washington Post quotes Moqtada al-Sadr as affirming \u201ctoday [as] a day of victory\u201d and expressed his desire for Iraqis \u201cto live without occupation, wars, militias, terrorism, kidnappers and fearmongering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the election results are promising for the Sadrist Bloc, they may not be a true indication of the country\u2019s beliefs. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/polls-open-iraq-general-election-state-tv-2021-10-10\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reuters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> estimates a turnout of just 41 percent in Iraq\u2019s election on Sunday, speculating that this low turnout is a sign of dwindling trust in political leaders and the Iraqi government. Though not as low as election officials had initially feared, the\u00a0 turnout rate is still a record low in the post-Saddam Hussein era. That turnout was even lower than the previous 2018 elections, which set the previous record low with 44 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/baghdad-middle-east-iraq-boycotts-e51c2111acce2055b879f7a26430ba7b\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> attributes these historically low voter turnouts to the widespread distrust of the Iraqi government, exacerbated further by the brutal suppression of a series of protests in late 2019 and early 2020. Tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens took to the streets to protest corruption in government, high unemployment, and a lack of efficient public services, but the protests devolved into calls to overthrow the entire government. These protests were met by Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed militias, who used violent suppression methods, including live bullets and tear gas, leading to more than 600 deaths and thousands of injuries in just a few months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many Iranian-backed parties and armed groups have denounced the early results from Iraq\u2019s election as \u201cmanipulation\u201d and a \u201cscam,\u201d reports <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/10\/12\/iraqi-pro-iranian-groups-reject-elections-a-scam\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Al Jazeera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Several parties, including the Fatah Alliance, announced after the election results were reported that they \u201creject the results\u201d and \u201cwill appeal against them.\u201d The Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group\u2019s spokesperson, Abu Ali al-Askari, described the election as the \u201cbiggest fraud and circumvention against the Iraqi people in modern history.\u201d While there has yet to be any evidence of foul play in this election, many onlookers cite Iran&#8217;s heavy-handed influence in Iraqi politics and the brutal suppression of the protests by these pro-Iranian militias as a reason for Fatah&#8217;s poor showing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though Iraqi authorities relented to the protesters by moving the election to this year, a year earlier than originally scheduled, as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/10\/10\/iraq-election-parliament-515753\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Politico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> points out, the death toll, including a string of assassinations and attempted killings, and the brutal suppression of the protesters, prompted many protesters to boycott the election. While most Iraqis long for some sort of change, few anticipate change ever happening. Politico detailed the circumstances of the election, with more than 250,000 security personnel across the country who were tasked with \u201cprotecting\u201d the vote. Outside of polling stations, soldiers, police, and armed forces were deployed. Some voters even claimed to be patted down and searched.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eighteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, The Washington Post postulates that this election could be seen as a referendum on the political system currently installed. The nation is divided along religious and ethnic lines, with widespread corruption throughout the government. On election day, many Iraqi citizens stayed home, either refusing to vote or actively rejecting an opportunity to legitimize the current government with their votes. Iraq is a country in crisis, enduring decades of corruption and a ballooning unemployment rate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constituteproject.org\/constitution\/Iraq_2005.pdf?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Iraq\u2019s Constitution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the majority party in parliament will choose the country\u2019s next prime minister. However, as the Associated Press notes it is unlikely any of the competing coalitions will be able to secure a clear majority, necessitating a lengthy process involving negotiations to select a consensus prime minister and a new coalition government. Current Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has played a key role as a mediator in Iraq\u2019s negotiations between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia. Those in the region and across the globe will be watching to see if al-Kadhimi will secure a second term.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 10, Iraq held their sixth parliamentary election since the fall of Saddam Hussein after the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, reports The New York Times. 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