Iraq’s Shiite political forces have signed an agreement to form the largest parliamentary bloc after the Reconstruction and Development Coalition led by Mohammed Shia’ al Sudani joined the Coordination Framework.

El-Sisi’s interventions exposed election rigging and judicial complicity while attempting to portray his parliament and rule as legitimate.

In an unprecedented turn since the post-2003 era that followed the U.S. invasion, Iraq’s civil movement has been reduced to a single seat in parliament after its electoral lists suffered a major setback in the November 11, 2025, vote.

With Iraq’s parliamentary elections concluded, the winning alliances and parties have begun initial consultations to form the largest coalition that will select a candidate to lead the new government, amid deep divisions within the Coordination Framework.

Egypt’s tightly controlled 2025 parliamentary elections were engineered to produce a loyal, opposition-free legislature that can secure constitutional amendments enabling head of the regime Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to extend his rule beyond 2030.