2014 Iraqi presidential election

2014 Iraqi presidential election

24 July 2014
 
Candidate Fuad Masum Barham Salih
Party PUK PUK
Indirect vote 211 17
Percentage 92.54% 7.46%

President before election

Jalal Talabani
PUK

Elected President

Fuad Masum
PUK

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.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Fuad MasumPUK21192.54
Barham SalihPUK177.46
Total228100.00
Source: InterAksyon

References

  1. ^ "Iraq selects senior Kurdish politician Fuad Masum president". World Bulletin. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Iraq parliament elects Fuad Masum president: speaker". InterAksyon. Agence France-Presse. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.