2023 Iraqi governorate elections

{{Short description|4th Iraqi governorate elections}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Expand Arabic|topic=gov|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2023 Iraqi governorate elections

| country = Iraq

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour =

| previous_election = 2013 Iraqi governorate elections

| previous_year = 2013

| next_election = 2025 Iraqi governorate elections

| next_year = 2025

| seats_for_election = 447 seats comprising 15 of the 18 governorates of Iraq

| election_date = 18 December 2023

| image1 = File:Nouri al-Maliki with Bush, June 2006, cropped.jpg

| colour1 = FF0000

| leader1 = {{nowrap|Nouri al-Maliki}}

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| party1 = State of Law Coalition

| last_election1 = 102

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| image2 = File:Ammar al-Hakim.jpg

| colour2 = 009933

| leader2 = {{nowrap|Ammar al-Hakim}}

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| party2 = Muwatin coalition

| last_election2 = 65

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| image3 = File:Moqtada_al-Sader_in_tehran_2019_(3x4_cropped).jpg

| colour3 = 000000

| leader3 = {{nowrap|Muqtada al-Sadr}}

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| party3 = Sadrist Movement

| last_election3 = 60

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| map_image = File:2023 Iraqi Governorate elections results.svg

| map_caption = Winning coalitions/parties by Governorate.

{{legend|#2d5016ff|We Build Alliance}}

{{legend|#f6851d|Progress Party}}

{{legend|#ff0000|State of Law Coalition}}

{{legend|#00a550|Patriotic Union of Kurdistan}}

{{legend|#ffdb00|Nineveh for its People}}

{{legend|#c8ffa5|Patriotic Masses Party}}

{{legend|#d4aa00ff|Tasmim Alliance}}

{{legend|#b3b3b3|Local list}}

{{legend|#808080|Elections not held}}

}}

{{Politics of Iraq}}

Governorate or provincial elections were scheduled to be held in Iraq on 20 April 2020, to replace the provincial councils in the governorates of Iraq that were elected in the 2013 Iraqi governorate elections and, in Kurdistan Region, in the 2014 elections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/80728bf3-eb95-4e76-a30f-345cf9a48d3c|title=Iraq's electoral commission postpones local elections until April 2020|last=Kurdistan24|website=Kurdistan24|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22}} The elections were delayed indefinitely in November 2019, amidst demonstrations demanding the end of the existing political system.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrttv.com/EN/News.aspx?id=16646&MapID=2|title=Iraqi Provincial Council Elections Delayed Indefinitely|website=NRT|date=12 November 2019}}

In the summer of 2020, after protests around the country specifically demanded the dissolution of provincial administrations,{{cite web|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/06/iraq-governors-provincial-councils-protests.html|title=Iraqi protesters set sights on local governors|work=Al-Monitor|date=24 June 2020|accessdate=14 September 2020}} the ruling parties decided to postpone any decision on when to hold new provincial elections until after the early parliamentary election planned for October 2021.{{cite web|url=https://aliraqnews.com/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1/|title=Al-Fateh Alliance: The return of the provincial councils, which is popularly rejected is left to the Constitutional Amendments Committee|work=Al Iraq News|date=11 August 2020|accessdate=14 September 2020}} {{in lang|ar}}

In March 2023, Iraq's parliament passed a resolution setting the provincial elections on 18 December 2023.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-06-20 |title=السلطات العراقية تحدد 18 ديسمبر المقبل موعدا لإجراء انتخابات مجالس المحافظات |url=https://www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7/20230620-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-18-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=فرانس 24 / France 24 |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last=فاخر |first=عادل |title=قوى تتشكل وأخرى تتفكك.. كيف بدت تحالفات القوى السياسية في العراق قبل الانتخابات؟ |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/politics/2023/7/9/%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/200620231|title= Iraq to hold provincial council elections on December 18 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.rudaw.net}} Campaigning started on 1 November.{{Cite web |last=Taib Menmy |first=Dana |date=2023-11-02 |title=Campaigning for Iraq's provincial elections kicks off amid instability as Israel's war on Gaza continues |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/iraq-starts-campaigning-provincial-elections |website=www.newarab.com}}