Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission has disqualified hundreds of candidates just two months before the vote, a move that has unsettled political blocs across sectarian and partisan lines after each saw members struck from the race.

Iraq’s election lists are witnessing fierce battles as intense as the fight for parliamentary seats, with early contests erupting within political alliances over the coveted top spot on candidate lists.

The sudden mass resignation of nine judges from Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has sparked a new crisis, casting uncertainty over the political situation, especially ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 11, 2025.