The impact of political quotas on political decision-making mechanisms in Iraq. An analytical study of the development of decision-making mechanisms after the 2021 elections

Abdullah, Ali Sufyan

doi:10.37651/aujlps.2024.148432.1222

	The impact of political quotas on political decision-making mechanisms in Iraq. An analytical study of the development of decision-making mechanisms after the 2021 elections
Journal of Anbar University for Law and Political Sciences
Article 23, Volume 14, Issue: 1 part 2, June 2024, Pages 625-643 PDF (779.14 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37651/aujlps.2024.148432.1222
Author
Ali Sufyan Abdullah^*
Tikrit University /College of Law
Abstract
The current study sought to delve into the reality of deliberate political quotas in the administration of the Iraqi state and analyze the effects that resulted from it on the level of Iraqi political decision-making mechanisms, especially after the Iraqi parliamentary elections in 2021. The study concluded that the mechanisms for making political decisions in Iraq were greatly influenced by the political and social conditions that Iraq has experienced historically. However, in most stages of Iraq’s history, these mechanisms relied on the central method, as they were concentrated among people only, and were in the hands of the king or whoever appointed him. In the royal era, or in the hands of the prime minister in the Republican era, and in both stages the decision-making machine was linked to external interventions and dictates, whether from the British Mandate authorities, or the transitional military fields that Iraq witnessed as a result of the coups, while these mechanisms began to take on a participatory diplomatic framework after 2003. Despite this, it was greatly influenced by what resulted from the adopted political quota system.
Keywords
political quotas; decision-making mechanisms; Political decision; parliamentary elections 2021

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