The impact of the electoral system on parliamentary representation in Iraq

Abstract

The subject of this study revolves around the electoral systems that were applied during the Iraqi political life after 2003 and to the electoral system legislation No. (9) for the year 2020, and to know the transformations that Iraq witnessed in each electoral cycle, and the reasons for changing the electoral system in each electoral cycle and the extent of the interference of the will of the parties The political process in this and the results it left behind affected the stability of the political process on the one hand and its impact on popular participation in the elections on the other hand. Through this study, we will stand on the flaws that plagued each electoral system, its causes and the extent of the success of the last electoral system in meeting the aspirations of the Iraqi street In the conduct of political reform in the country and what is the most appropriate electoral system that can be commensurate with the reality of the political and social formation of Iraq.