ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Tuesday released the final results of the country’s 2025 legislative election, showing a 48.86 percent voter turnout in Baghdad.
Baghdad is allocated 71 of parliament’s 329 seats, including 69 general seats and two minority quota seats.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition (RDC) topped the capital’s results with 15 seats. The Sunni Arab Takaddum Front, led by former parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, followed with 10 seats. The State of Law Coalition of former premier Nouri al-Maliki ranked third with 9 seats.
Four political entities tied for fourth place with five seats each: the Alliance of National State Forces (ANSF) led jointly by Ammar al-Hakim and former premier Haider al-Abadi; the al-Sadiqoon Movement of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, led by Qais al-Khazali; the Azm Front led by Muthanna al-Samarrai; and the Badr Organization led by Hadi al-Ameri.
Three blocs then tied for seventh place with four seats each: the National Sovereignty Alliance led by Khamis al-Khanjar; the Iraqi al-Asas Coalition led by Deputy Speaker Mohsen al-Mandalawi; and the Hoquq Movement affiliated with Kata’ib Hezbollah, which ranked tenth overall with three seats.
The remaining general seats went to smaller entities: the al-Hasm al-Watani bloc won two seats, while Abshir Ya Iraq (Rejoice Iraq), the Services Alliance, and Ishraqat Kanoon (December Glow) secured one seat each.
The minority quota seats were won by outgoing migration minister Evan Faeq Jabro for the Christian quota and Bassam Jassib Muhyi for the Sabaean quota.
In Iraq's southern Najaf province, RDC, ANSF, State of Law, and Sadiqoon each secured two seats for a total of eight seats. Four blocs secured a single seat in parliament: the Services Alliance, Rejoice Iraq, al-Assas, and Ishraqat Kanoon.
In southern Diwaniyah province, the RDC led with three seats, while the State of Law coalition and the Badr Organization won two seats each. Sadiqoon, ANSF, the Services Alliance, and Ishraqat Kanoon each took one seat.
In western Anbar province, the Takaddum Front claimed the most seats with five. Anbar Is Our Identity and the Qeyam (Values) Coalition won three seats each, the Azm Front took two, and the Tafawuq and Sovereignty blocs won one seat each.
In southern Muthanna province, no party gained a clear majority. The RDC and State of Law coalition tied with two seats each, followed by the ANSF, Sadiqoon, and al-Asas with one seat each.
In the disputed Kirkuk province, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by Bafel Talabani won four seats, followed by Takaddum with three and the Turkmen Front with two.
The remaining seats were split among the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) led by Masoud Barzani, the Arab Alliance led by former governor Rakan al-Jubouri, and Azm, each winning one seat. The Christian quota seat went to Imad Youkhana.
In northwestern Nineveh province, the KDP led with five seats, followed by RDC and Takaddum with four each. Nineveh for Its People and Azm claimed three seats apiece.
Other coalitions - Hasm, Badr, Sovereignty, and the Union of Nineveh People - formed by the PUK - won two seats each, while the Arabian Project in Iraq, the Yazidi Cause, and al-Jamahir al-Watanya took one seat each. Minority quota seats went to Waad Mahmood (Shabak), Aswan Salid (Christian), and Khalid Cedo (Yazidi).
In southern Maysan province, the RDC led with three seats, followed by the Badr Organization, State of Law coalition, and Sadiqoon Movement with two seats each. ANSF took the remaining seat.
In central Babil province, the RDC, State of Law coalition, and Sadiqoon Movement each won three seats. ANSF and Ishraqat Kanoon secured two seats apiece, while the Services Alliance, Sumerian Movement, Idrak Movement, and Badr Organization each claimed one seat.
In southern Karbala, the RDC led with three seats, followed by State of Law and Ishraqat Kanoon with two each. ANSF, Assas, Sadiqoon, and Badr won one seat each.
In southernmost Basra, Tasmim - led by Basra governor Asaad al-Idani - secured six seats, Sadiqoon five, and RDC four. ANSF, State of Law, and Hoquq won two seats each, while Badr, Abshir Ya Iraq (Rejoice Iraq), and Assas each claimed one seat.
In central-eastern Diyala, Badr and Takaddum led with three seats each. Sovereignty and Sadiqoon won two each, while Azm, Diyala First, and Thabton each claimed one seat.
In southern Dhi Qar, RDC, State of Law, and Sadiqoon won three seats each. ANSF and Badr secured two each, and the remaining six seats went to Sumerian Movement, Services Alliance, Abshir Ya Iraq, Ishraqat Kanoon, Supporting the State, and Hoquq.
In the north-central Salahaddin, Takaddum, Azm, RDC, and al-Jamahir al-Wataniya each won two seats. The remaining seats went to Unified Salahaddin Coalition, Our Partnership, Hassm, and Tawafuq, with one each.
Kurdistan Region
In the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil province, the KDP won nine seats, the PUK secured three, the National Stance Movement (Halwest) led by Kurdish opposition figure Ali Hama Saleh took two, and the New Generation Movement (NGM) led by jailed Kurdish opposition figure Shaswar Abdul Wahed won one general seat. The Christian quota seat was claimed by Kaldo Ramzi.
The Region’s eastern Sulaimani province saw the PUK lead with eight seats, followed by Halwest with three. The KDP and Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU), led by Salahaddin Bahaaddin, and the NGM each won two seats, while the Kurdistan Justice Group (Komal), led by Ali Bapir, secured the final seat.
In Duhok province, the KDP dominated with nine seats, and the KIU took two. The Christian minority quota seat went to Sami Oshana.
This is a developing story...
Updated at 10:14 pm.
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