Middle East This Week: October 15, 2024

October 15, 2024

A weekly review of news and analysis of elections in the greater Middle East and North Africa, usually posted on Tuesdays and occasionally updated throughout the week.


The Erbil Citadel in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. Photo credit:
Wikimedia/Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Middle East Elections

Iraq, Kurdistan Regional Parliamentary Elections: October 20, 2024

Kurdistan24 (October 15, 2024): Campaign period concludes as Kurdistan Region prepares for historic vote

Renwar Najm, Fikra Forum (October 14, 2024): Breaking Point? How the Barzani Family Power Struggle Could Unfold After Kurdistan’s Election

Diyar Kurda, Rudaw (October 9, 2024): US will monitor Kurdistan election

Qatar Referendum On Ending Elections: Forthcoming

Reuters (October 15, 2024): Qatar to hold referendum on measure to abandon legislative elections, Emir says

Past Middle East Elections

Tunisia Presidential Election: October 6, 2024

Basma El Atti, The New Arab (October 15, 2024): The slow death of Tunisia’s revolution for democracy

Serag El Hegazi, The Conversation (October 11, 2024): Tunisia’s young democracy flounders as its president wins a second term

Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Annie Risemberg, AP (October 7, 2024): Tunisia’s President Saied is poised to win a second term after cracking down on the opposition

Elections On Deck

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