Council of Representatives of Iraq

Council of Representatives

مجلس النواب (Arabic)
ئه‌نجومه‌نی نوێنه‌ران (Kurdish)
Council of Representatives ; مجلس النواب (Arabic); ئه‌نجومه‌نی نوێنه‌ران (Kurdish)
	Seal of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
Type
Type	Bicameral (de jure)
History
Founded	28 December 2005
Preceded by	Senate of Iraq; Chamber of Deputies of Iraq; National Assembly of Ba'athist Iraq
Leadership
Speaker	Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (non-partisan) ; since 31 October 2024
First Deputy Speaker	Muhsin Al-Mandalawi, non-partisan
Second Deputy Speaker	Shakhawan Abdulla, KDP
Structure
Seats	329
Political groups	Government (186) Takadum (39); State of Law (38); KDP (31); Fatah (29); Kurdistan Alliance (17); Azem Alliance (14); Victory Alliance (11); Babylon Movement (4); Furatayn Movement (3); Opposition (143) For the People (28) Emtidad (16); NGM (9); Independents (3); ; National Contract (8); Tasmim Alliance (8); Ishraqat Kanoon (7); Rights Movement (6); National Approach (4); Our People are Our Identity (3); Decisive Reform (3); Others (24); Independents (52);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Single non-transferable vote (after 2019)
Last election	10 October 2021
Next election	11 November 2025
Redistricting	Independent High Electoral Commission
Meeting place
	Baghdad Convention Center; Green Zone; Baghdad; Iraq
Website
	iq.parliament.iq
Constitution
	Constitution of Iraq (2005), Section II, Chapter I

The Council of Representatives is the de facto unicameral legislature of Iraq. According to the Constitution of Iraq, it is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the country. As of 2020, it comprises 329 seats and meets in Baghdad inside the Green Zone.