Iraq is a federal parliamentary constitutional republic in Western Asia, its capital Baghdad. The President serves as head of state while the Prime Minister heads the government; the Council of Representatives is the country's elected legislature. The current constitution was adopted in 2005, after the fall of the Ba'athist government in 2003.
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Source Ba'ath Party (Wikipedia)
Governed By
Source Ali al-Zaidi (Wikipedia)
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1. Freedom House: Iraq (Freedom in the World 2025)
Freedom HouseOverview, Global Freedom Score 31/100 (not free)Quote, Overview, Global Freedom Score 31/100 (not free)
Iraq holds regular, competitive elections, and the country's various partisan, religious, and ethnic groups generally enjoy representation in the political system.
2. Politics of Iraq (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Polity type field
Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
Overview section
adopted in 2005
View the Source Ali al-Zaidi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGoverned By: Ali al-Zaidi Government, Lead sectionQuote, Governed By: Ali al-Zaidi Government, Lead section
has served as Prime Minister of Iraq since 14 May 2026
Ba'ath Party (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Ba'ath Party, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Ba'ath Party, Lead section
would only hold power in Iraq and Syria
Iraq (Wikipedia)
Practices: Federal System, Infobox: government_type
Federal parliamentary republic
Practices: Parliamentary Democracy, Infobox: government_type
Federal parliamentary republic
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