[1]Alsumaria. “الشعب يفقد ثقته بمرشحي الانتخابات” [The Population Loses its Confidence in the Elections’ Candidates]. November 10, 2023. https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/alsumariaspecial/473252/الشعب-يفقد-ثقته-بمرشحي-الانتخابات.
[2] Al Jazeera. “Iraqi parliament passes controversial vote law amendments.” March 27, 2023. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/27/iraqi-parliament-passes-controversial-vote-law-amendments
[3] Ramadan, Tala. “Iraqi Government Sets Dec.18 as Date to Hold Provincial Elections.” Edited by Alex Richardson. Reuters, June 20, 2023. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraqi-government-sets-dec18-date-hold-provincial-elections-2023-06-20
[4] Ministry of Justice. "قانون رقم (4) لسنة 2023 – التعديل الثالث لقانون انتخابات مجلس النواب ومجالس المحافظات والاقضية
رقم (١٢) لسنة ٢018” [Law No. 4 of the Year 2023 – The Third Amendment of the Council of Representative and the Provincial and District Councils Elections Law No. 12 of the Year 2018]. Al-Waqai’a Al-Iraqia National Newspaper, May 8, 2023. https://www.moj.gov.iq/upload/pdf/4718.pdf
[5] Aygün, Feyzullah. “Implications of Iraq’s New Election Law.” Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, May 19, 2023. https://agsiw.org/implications-of-iraqs-new-election-law
[6] Independent Higher Election Committee. “Weekly Speech.” October 21, 2023. https://ihec.iq/27337/2023/10
[7] Independent Higher Election Committee. https://ihec.iq/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/numbers.pdf
[8] Rasul, Azhi. “Head of Iraq’s electoral commission resigns: statement.” Rudaw, April 19, 2023. https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/190420234
[9] Salim, Zaid. “العراق: تبديلات في مفوضية الانتخابات تفتح باب الصراع السياسي” [Iraq: Changes in the Elections Committee Open the Door for Political Conflict]. The New Arab, September 20, 2023. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/العراق-تبديلات-في-مفوضية-الانتخابات-تفتح-باب-الصراع-السياسي.
[10] Menmy, Dana. “Iraqi political parties call for postponing provincial elections as low voter turnouts overshadow political scene.” The New Arab, August 24, 2023. https://www.newarab.com/news/political-parties-urge-delay-iraqs-provincial-elections
[11] Comments to the author, Baghdad, October 2023
[12] Alaca, Mehmet. “Iraqi provincial polls put multi-ethnic Kirkuk in spotlight.” Amwaj, September 8, 2023. https://amwaj.media/article/iraqi-provincial-polls-put-multi-ethnic-kirkuk-in-spotlight
[13] Ali, Mohammed. “العراق: ارتفاع عدد المرشحين المستبعدين من الانتخابات المحلية إلى 255” [Iraq: The Number of Excluded Candidates from Local Elections Grows to 255]. The New Arab, October 16, 2023. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/العراق-ارتفاع-عدد-المستبعدين-من-الانتخابات-المحلية-إلى-255-مرشحاً
[14] Al-Bassem, Mohammed. “الانتخابات المحلية في العراق: استياء شعبي يقلّل فرص المشاركة” [Local Elections in Iraq: Popular Discontent Undermines the Chances of Participation]. The New Arab, September 8, 2023. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/الانتخابات-المحلية-في-العراق-استياء-شعبي-يقلّل-فرص-المشاركة
[15] Al-Rikabi, Hashim and Ghazwan Al-Manhalawi. “استبيان آراء وتوجهات الشباب في العراق” [Poll on the Opinions and Orientations of the Youth in Iraq]. Platform Centre for Sustainable Development (2023). psdiraq.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/الاستبيان.pdf
[16] Al-Nawab, Adil. “العراق: ائتلاف علاوي وحركة "امتداد" يعلنان مقاطعة الانتخابات المحلية” [Iraq: Allawi’s Coalition and “Imtidad” Movement Announce Boycotting Local Elections]. The New Arab, August 21, 2023. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/العراق-ائتلاف-علاوي-وحركة-امتداد-يعلنان-مقاطعة-الانتخابات-المحلية.
[17] IHEC has not yet published a breakdown by province showing which parties and candidates are running in the elections
[18] Comments to the author from a senior party official in the CF, Baghdad, October 2023
[19] Comments to the author, Baghdad, March 2023
[20] Interview with the author, Baghdad, October 2023
[21] Al-Hassan, Tamim. “السوداني والصدر يقاطعان الانتخابات المحلية ويلتقيان في التشريعية” [Al-Sudani and Al-Sadir Boycott Local Elections and Meet in the Parliamentary]. Almada Paper, August 9, 2023. https://almadapaper.net/view.php?cat=296329.
[22] Jiyad, Sajad. “Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani Has Achieved a Fragile Stability. Real Change Remains Elusive.” The Century Foundation, October 26, 2023. https://tcf.org/content/commentary/iraqi-prime-minister-sudani-has-achieved-a-fragile-stability-real-change-remains-elusive.