2014 Iraqi presidential election

2014 Iraqi presidential election

24 July 2014

Candidate Fuad Masum Barham Salih Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Indirect vote 211 17 Percentage 92.54% 7.46%

Results by seat   Fuad Masoud: 211 seats   Barham Salih: 17 seats

President before election Jalal Talabani Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Elected president Fuad Masum Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Presidential elections were held in Iraq on 24 July 2014 to elect the President of Iraq for a four-year term via indirect suffrage by the Council of Representatives.^[1] The result was a win for Fuad Masum, who received 211 votes.^[2] The position is largely ceremonial, with Iraq being a parliamentary system.