Who Will Emerge As Iraq’s New Leader As Iran’s Regional Position Shifts?

In the furore of the U.S./Israel- Iran conflict, the key question of who will finally be chosen as Iraq’s new prime minister remains unanswered. In the immediate aftermath of the country’s 11 November parliamentary elections, the broadly pro-West sitting Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al?Sudani looked the more likely of the candidates to emerge the victor. His Reconstruction and Development Coalition was the largest faction in the vote, winning 1.3 million votes out of nearly 11 million cast, beating the pro-Iran State of Law Alliance by 370,000. However, Sudani’s personal faction still only received 15% of the seats in parliament, totalling…