US role in delaying Iraqi parliamentary elections

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Iraq on 10 October 2021. The elections decide the 328 members of the Council of Representatives who will, in turn, elect the Iraqi President and Prime Minister.

The elections were scheduled for June 2021 but were delayed as the Independent High Electoral Commission asked for more time to organize "free and fair elections", which the cabinet of Iraq approved on 19 January 2021.

In this regard, a meeting to discuss the recent developments in Iraq and the country's upcoming parliamentary elections was held on Monday morning at Mehr News Agency with the presence of domestic and foreign journalists.

Senior analyst of West Asia Mehdi Shakibaei and representative of one of the Iraqi Parliament's factions Ali al-Azirjavi addressed the meeting.