It was revealed by the last elections
The Iraqis want a strong independent state without external interactions
The October 10 vote also showed a clear interest on the part of the Iraqi people in reining in the militia's power.
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One of the vote counting centers in the capital, Baghdad.
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The results of the recent elections in Iraq showed that Iraqis want a government that can stand on its own without support from Iran, the United States, or even shadowy militias;
Some Shiites once viewed the Popular Mobilization Forces with admiration when, with Iranian support, they managed in 2017, with Iranian support, to defeat ISIS in large parts of the country. Preliminary results of Iraq's fifth parliamentary elections since 2003 revealed that Iranian-backed groups, which are poorly represented in the Fatah alliance, lost 28 of the 48 seats they previously held.
win the round
The performance of a political party backed by a designated terrorist organization in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq was also poor, as the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan continued to receive strong support from the Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party, which the United States, the European Union and Turkey designated as a terrorist group.
The PUK's rival, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, won the round of voting, winning 32 seats, double the PUK's 16 seats.
In the 2018 elections, the KDP won 25 seats, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan won 18 seats.
As expected, the losing parties in the elections claimed that they lost due to voter fraud.
A statement issued by the office of the leader of the Fatah Alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, said: "We do not accept these fabricated results at all costs," and "we will defend the votes of our candidates and voters with full force."
Sometimes such allegations are accompanied by threats of violence.
Iran groups setback
But although such corruption in elections is almost a given in Iraq, the setbacks for Iranian-backed groups were to be expected, and can be explained in part by the fact that the threat posed by the Islamic State has mostly been eliminated. .
Shiite radicals, once necessary to repel ISIS, are now widely seen as an impediment to peaceful progress.
Also causing these setbacks were widespread accusations against groups linked to the PMF for their involvement in the killing and kidnapping of political demonstrators and independent activists in recent years.
stay away from violence
It appears that a large number of voters now want to move away from the era of violence and dependence on outside powers such as Iran and the United States, and rally around the parties that are seen as having more loyalty to Iraq.
The October 10 vote also appears to have demonstrated a clear interest of the Iraqi people in reining in the power of militias from north to south that are not under state control, and in this sense this vote could represent an important shift in the political landscape in Iraq.
The short year and a half that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi spent in office saw determined attempts to increase investment in the country and calm regional tensions, including meetings between representatives of Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad.
However, there is a risk that those who see their influence waning may continue to resort to violence, including through front groups who participate in the political process, and who now have a greater interest in ensuring that they are not blamed for any civilian casualties caused by the attacks. .
Unlike previous elections, the outcry against the US occupation did not inspire or motivate voters much, because the occupation is largely over.
At the moment, it does not appear that there is a clear spokesperson for the international coalition against ISIS, who has left, and no replacement has been announced.
Worry
For Iraqis who view the limited US presence as a stabilizing factor, there is cause for concern. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan has exacerbated those fears.
In recent weeks, some Iraqis have said the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is proof that the United States, which still has about 2,500 troops in Iraq, cannot be trusted.
These Iraqis fear that uncertainty about the election results may lead to more violence by non-state armed groups.
Many blame not only ISIS, but also armed groups linked to Iran for the disappearance of thousands of men and boys during the war, and they do not trust Iran, which is using its influence in Iraq.
fear
Others fear that Iraq will become a battleground for the United States and Iran, as the population suffers the consequences, and Iranian agents often justify the assassination of their opponents as working as “spies” for the Americans or the Israelis. The prominent Iraqi security expert Hisham al-Hashemi was previously assassinated in July 2020 after being accused From groups and individuals linked to Iran that he worked for the benefit of American intelligence in the country.
Despite the fact that the elections were the safest since the US invasion in 2003, voter indifference permeated the entire electoral process, and most Iraqis did not vote, the overall turnout was well below 50%, however, space was created for new parties Relatively on the political scene, including a party called "Extension Movement", which is linked to large-scale government protests.
Those demonstrations - against corruption, unemployment and poor government services - provoked a backlash from government security forces and Iranian-backed militias, but the protests ultimately helped bring down the government.
coalition formation
Extada reportedly won nine seats in the elections and did particularly well in the Dhi Qar region, which saw some of the harshest violence against protesters between late 2019 and early 2020. The party hopes to form a coalition with other independents, including a group Kurdish called "The New Generation Movement", which won nine seats.
There will also be more women in the next Iraqi parliament, with 97 female deputies to be included in the next parliament, a number well above the 25% quota required by law.
The trend appears to be the desire to get rid of foreign interference of any kind in Iraqi politics.
As pressure mounts against foreign intervention, Iranian-backed militias and the PKK Kurds may now find they have a common cause.
Both Iran-backed groups and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) are believed to have been involved in attacks over the past year that killed Iraqi citizens and security forces, and they have grown closer in areas where they share goals, particularly in the Sinjar region, which includes Iraq's Yazidi minority. Which witnessed some of the worst acts of violence against them by ISIS.
• The prevailing trend is the desire to get rid of foreign interference of any kind in Iraqi politics.
• As expected, the losing parties in the elections claimed that they lost because of voter fraud. A statement issued by the office of the leader of the Fatah Alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, said, "We do not accept these fabricated results, whatever the cost." Sometimes such allegations are accompanied by threats of violence.
• The setbacks experienced by Iran-backed groups were to be expected, and can be explained in part by the fact that the threat posed by ISIS has mostly been eliminated.
• It seems that a large number of voters now want to move forward, away from the era of violence and dependence on outside powers, such as Iran and the United States, and rally around the parties that are seen as having more loyalty to Iraq.
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