Iraq is a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic. It is a multi-party system whereby the executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers as the head of government, the President of Iraq as the head of state, and legislative power is vested in the Council of Representatives.
Council of Representatives of Iraq
Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting.
Iraqis in the predominantly Sunni city of Husaybah, wait in lines to vote during the national election.
Council of Representatives of Iraq
The Council of Representatives, usually referred to simply as the Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Iraq. According to the Constitution of Iraq, it is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the country. As of 2020, it comprises 329 seats and meets in Baghdad inside the Green Zone.
Council of Representatives of Iraq
Iraqi parliament members in 1928.