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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.
2026-04-11

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.
2025-11-11

Iraqi President Barham Salih says that $150 billion in oil has been stolen from the country since the 2003 invasion due to corruption.
2021-05-23

Iraqi President Barham Salih rejects the nomination of Basra governor Asaad Al Eidani for Prime Minister of Iraq, stating that protesters will also oppose him due to his connections with Iranian-backed parties. As the constitution doesn't give him the power to officially veto candidates, Salih threatens to resign instead.
2019-12-26

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.
2019-05-7

The Council of Representatives of Iraq elects Barham Salih as president. Salih then appoints Adil Abdul al-Mahdi as prime minister.
2018-10-2

Former President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, dies at the age of 83. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq.
2017-10-3

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki withdraws both his candidacy and his complaint against President Fuad Masum for allegedly violating the Iraqi constitution.
2014-08-14

Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says that he will file a legal complaint against President Fuad Masum for opposing Maliki's reappointment.
2014-08-11