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Iraq's political deadlock: three scenarios

Iraq's new parliament has failed to form a government and the political scene is stuck in a difficult deadlock, indicating that the crisis is likely to continue for a long time.

Ali Mamouri
Ali Mamouri
Apr 13, 2022
Iraqi members of the Sadrist bloc (of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr) gather inside the Iraqi parliament in the capital, Baghdad.
Iraqi members of the Sadrist bloc (of Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr) gather inside the Iraqi parliament in the capital, Baghdad, ahead of the country's presidential election, on March 26, 2022. Iraq's parliament today postponed once again a session to elect the country's new president over a lack of quorum. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

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