2014 Iraqi presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Iraq on 24 July 2014 to elect the President of Iraq for a four-year term via indirect suffrage by the Council of Representatives. [1] The result was a win for Fuad Masum, who received 211 votes.[2] The position is largely ceremonial, with Iraq being a parliamentary system.
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
102 candidates registered for the presidency. Major candidates include:
Due to muhasasa,[3] Kurdish members of the PUK were the forerunners for the presidency.
- Fuad Masum, former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region between 1992 until 1994 and member of constitution drafting committee.
- Barham Salih, former deputy prime minister of Iraq for two terms and former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region from 2009 until 2012
Other Candidates
- Hanan al-Fatlawi, Iraqi MP serving from 2004 and member of the Foreign Relations Parliamentary Committee.
- Faiq Al Sheikh Ali, member of the Judiciary Parliamentary Committee and Secretary-General of the People's Party for Reform.
- Hareth Shanshal, MP representing the Mandaean minority.