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Low Turnout, But Glimmer of Hope in Iraq's Elections

AGSIW's Geneive Abdo spoke with Akeel Abbas, an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities, to discuss the results of Iraq's October 10 parliamentary elections.

Geneive Abdo and Akeel Abbas

On October 10, Iraqis headed to the polls for early parliamentary elections. Despite low voter turnout, the elections unexpectedly brought new faces tied to the protest movement to power and produced setbacks for some established elites. AGSIW’s Geneive Abdo spoke with Akeel Abbas, an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities, to discuss the elections’ results.

Geneive Abdo

is a former fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. She was most recently a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center.

Akeel Abbas

is an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities. He is a former professor at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani.

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