2026-04-11 579d840d0173dcec62dc228ce00d12c336527d7c /feed/2026/04/11/the-council-of-representatives-elects-puk-candidate-nizar-amedi-as-president-of-iraq-in-a-runoff-vote The Council of Representatives elects PUK candidate Nizar Amedi as president of Iraq in a runoff vote. 1775921675 2026-04-11 7e1e68625a9fc0f96e6ace949ea5d86faf30cbce 17 2026 Iraqi presidential election 1 /wiki/2026%20iraqi%20presidential%20election Council of Representatives 2 /wiki/council%20of%20representatives%20(iraq) Kurdistan Islamic Union 116 /wiki/kurdistan%20islamic%20union Nizar Amidi 37 /wiki/nizar%20amidi PUK 14 /wiki/patriotic%20union%20of%20kurdistan president of Iraq 71 /wiki/president%20of%20iraq 2026 Iraqi presidential election Council of Representatives Kurdistan Islamic Union Nizar Amidi PUK president of Iraq 2026 Iraqi presidential election 2025-12-18 f03a2326edc6d54fc6efb92409ef7f7e8f5f690c 4 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2025/12/18/the-united-nations-general-assembly-elects-former-iraqi-president-barham-salih-as-the-next-high-commissioner-for-refugee The United Nations General Assembly elects former Iraqi president Barham Salih as the next High Commissioner for Refugees, succeeding Filippo Grandi, whose term ends December 31. 2025-11-11 a1c5a5a6d497f548061282de9a8b3990a9af91fd 19 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2025/11/11/iraqis-vote-to-elect-the-329-members-of-the-council-of-representatives-who-will-elect-the-country-s-president-and-appro Iraqis vote to elect the 329 members of the Council of Representatives, who will elect the country's president and approve the president's appointment of a prime minister. 2025-08-22 bb7e809710ed89d90e4307259a9a8e0baa945a85 18 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2025/08/22/at-least-five-people-are-killed-and-18-others-are-injured-during-clashes-in-sulaymaniyah-kurdistan-region-iraq-after At least five people are killed and 18 others are injured during clashes in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, after the arrest of the nephew of former president Jalal Talabani. 2021-05-23 4f7a3c605d4d4c7e544fc08a8415e1a4771c414a 22 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2021/05/23/iraqi-president-barham-salih-says-that-150-billion-in-oil-has-been-stolen-from-the-country-since-the-2003-invasion-due Iraqi President Barham Salih says that $150 billion in oil has been stolen from the country since the 2003 invasion due to corruption. 2019-05-7 ef1e20616da058bef3ec0d90984ed690f6b2973f 4 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2019/05/7/united-states-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-who-originally-expected-to-be-in-berlin-today-makes-an-emergency-trip-to United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who originally expected to be in Berlin today, makes an emergency trip to Iraq amid escalating tensions with Iran. Earlier this week, the U.S. deployed a bomber task force and the USS "Abraham Lincoln" Carrier Strike Group to the region. In today's meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and President Barham Salih, Pompeo reaffirmed the longstanding U.S. policy to ensure nobody interferes in their country. 2018-10-2 62910d6e51c10bdb392902cb1b78cd01a2dee886 9 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2018/10/2/the-council-of-representatives-of-iraq-elects-barham-salih-as-president-salih-then-appoints-adil-abdul-al-mahdi-as-prim The Council of Representatives of Iraq elects Barham Salih as president. Salih then appoints Adil Abdul al-Mahdi as prime minister. 2014-08-14 7e7ed6f8c96990f97fa99a3c2150c75fa46334bf 11 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2014/08/14/prime-minister-nouri-al-maliki-withdraws-both-his-candidacy-and-his-complaint-against-president-fuad-masum-for-allegedly Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki withdraws both his candidacy and his complaint against President Fuad Masum for allegedly violating the Iraqi constitution. 2014-07-24 bae23ea1a882ce0806f1c0e0d5ac731c937aa9ca 17 president of Iraq 1 /feed/2014/07/24/fuad-masum-is-elected-as-the-7th-president-of-iraq Fuad Masum is elected as the 7th President of Iraq. 2014-06-9 b22a4236940950552f48055d3182ace14660420a 3 PUK 1 /feed/2014/06/9/a-suicide-truck-bomber-detonates-his-vehicle-at-the-gate-of-a-patriotic-union-of-kurdistan-office-in-tuz-khormato-iraq A suicide truck bomber detonates his vehicle at the gate of a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan office in Tuz Khormato, Iraq, a second truck bomb detonated as people were gathering around the first one. Over 15 are killed and at least 110 injured. 2014-06-8 b5f2e23a1e4c79caf27c36b108792e4966a84eba 2 PUK 1 /feed/2014/06/8/at-least-13-people-are-killed-and-60-injured-as-a-result-of-a-double-bombing-at-the-offices-of-the-patriotic-union-of-ku At least 13 people are killed and 60 injured as a result of a double bombing at the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Jalula, Diyala region. /feed/2026/04/11/the-council-of-representatives-elects-puk-candidate-nizar-amidi-as-president-of-iraq-in-the-second-round-defeating-muth AA 11 263c5ebb3bae57d23d83588173e75ccc687d670c 4 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/nizar-amidi-elected-iraqs-president/3902198 2026 Kurdistan24 11 1038b12624e19218641db909010dfeff9766201a 4 https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/907256/puk-candidate-nizar-amedi-elected-president-of-iraq-in-parliamentary-vote 2026 The Council of Representatives elects PUK candidate Nizar Amidi as president of Iraq in the second round, defeating Muthana Amin of the Kurdistan Islamic Union in a 227–15 vote.