Iraq’s 2025 Election: A Recalibration of Power, Not a Rupture of the Status Quo

The air in Iraq is thick these days with political anticipation. On Nov. 11, 2025, Iraqis will head to the polls — for the seventh time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 — to elect a new 329-seat parliament from among a crowded field of 37 alliances, 38 parties, and nearly 80 candidates running as independents. With more than 21 million registered voters, the contest looms large, stirring talks in coffeehouses, WhatsApp groups, marketplaces, and living rooms across the country.Atmospherics suggest the opportunity for change, if not a radical one. Voter energy appears renewed, and expectations of higher turnout are

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