Politics of Iraq
Republic of Iraq | |
|---|---|
| Polity type | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of Iraq |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Council of Representatives |
| Type | Bicameral (De jure) Unicameral (De facto) |
| Meeting place | Green Zone, Baghdad |
| Presiding officer | Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, Speaker of the Council of Representatives |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Federation Council |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Council of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, Speaker of the Council of Representatives |
| Appointer | Indirect election |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | President of Iraq |
| Currently | Abdul Latif Rashid |
| Appointer | Council of Representatives |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Prime Minister of Iraq |
| Currently | Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani |
| Appointer | President of Iraq |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Council of Ministers |
| Current cabinet | Al Sudani Government |
| Leader | Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Iraq |
| Ministries | 23 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Iraq |
| Chief judge | Faiq Zaidan |
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Member State of the Arab League |
| Constitution |
| Iraq portal |
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 largely ceremonial head of state, and legislative power is vested in the Council of Representatives.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Iraq an "authoritarian regime" in 2023. The Regimes of the World index rated Iraq 2024 an electoral autocracy.