Iraq’s Provincial Elections and their National Implications
April 19, 2013![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/maliki-campaign.jpg?itok=0EvVdS4X)
On April 20th, Iraq will hold its third provincial elections since 2005. There are 447 open seats nationwide, and competition for them is fierce. Previous elections illustrate that winning provincial seats can reverberate on the national level.