Sadr expels over 30 National Shiite Movement members for promoting electoral candidates

“These are ignorant people exploited by the corrupt for their own purposes, then discarded like a bone,” Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said of members of his National Shiite Movement accused of engaging in electioneering for candidates in the country's upcoming November elections.

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Syria to include SDF-controlled provinces in parliamentary elections

The Syrian government had previously opted to postpone the electoral process in Raqqa and Hasakah provinces, citing a lack of state control in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled territory.

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Experts analyze IHEC exclusion of electoral candidates, offer four scenarios

Iraq’s electoral body has excluded 627 candidates from the November 2025 parliamentary elections, citing legal and administrative reasons. Critics, however, argue the move is being used as a political tool to weaken rivals, silence independents, and prevent protest movements from gaining ground.

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Syria postpones elections in minority strongholds, citing lack of state control

The electoral process in Suwayda, Hasakah, and Raqqa, the former two which fall under the administration of Kurdish-led Democratic Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria (DAANES) and the latter which contains a Druze majority, will be postponed.

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Iraqi Sunni leader wants Halbousi banned from elections

Muthanna al-Samarrai, head of the Sunni Azm Alliance, urged Iraq’s election commission to stop former Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi from running in the upcoming elections.

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Syrian elections set for September, Sharaa to appoint 70 of 210 MPs

The election of Syria's legislature will be held between September 15 and 20, according to a Syrian electoral official, with the number of Assembly seats increasing to 210, of which 70 will be assigned by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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Iraq’s Judicial Council: No Baath party members in 2025 elections

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said people connected to the former Baath Party will not be allowed to run in the 2025 parliamentary elections

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Sadr mulls supporting political blocs despite electoral boycott

The influential Shiite cleric said that commitments to fighting corruption, disarming militias, and rejecting foreign influence were conditions that must be met by any bloc seeking his endorsement in Iraq's parliamentary elections, with analysts telling The New Region that Sadr's musings suggest he is still closely following the political scene.

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Iraq’s armed factions face resistance in Sunni provinces ahead of elections

As Iraq prepares for parliamentary elections in November, concerns grow in Sunni areas over attempts by armed groups to gain power through pressure, alliances, and control. Analysts say these efforts may face pushback due to low popularity and rising awareness.

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