February 25, 2025
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.
Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s northernmost city. Most residents have left. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Jotpe (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Upcoming Middle East Elections
Iran City and Village Council Elections: May 2025 (due)
Maryam Sinaiee notes: “The city and village council elections are the only elections in Iran that do not require candidate vetting by the ultra-hardliner Guardian Council, allowing for broader participation than in parliamentary and other elections.”
Maryam Sinaiee, Iran International (February 25, 2025): Will Iran’s ultra-hardliners make gains in upcoming local elections?
Iraq Parliamentary Elections: Expected in October or November 2025 (delays possible)
Kurdistan24 (February 23, 2025): Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s Next Elections: A Strategic Return or Tactical Absence?
Lebanon Parliamentary Elections: May 2026 (due)
Isaac Kayssi, Carnegie Endowment (February 20, 2025): Nawaf Salam’s Text Messages
Zeead Yaghi, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (February 19, 2025): Lebanon Finally Has a New Government, Now What?
Syria Elections: TBD (following collapse of Assad regime)
Reuters (February 23, 2025): Syria’s new president invited to emergency Arab League summit in Egypt
Past Middle East Elections
Israel Partial Local Elections (in municipalities whose elections were delayed due to war): February 18, 2025
Jerusalem Post (February 19, 2025): Seven municipalities in Israel’s North hold delayed municipal elections
Shalom Yerushalmi, Times of Israel (February 19, 2025): In Kiryat Shmona, a city with no residents holds elections with no voters
Tunisia Presidential Election: October 6, 2024
Larbi Chouikha, Arab Reform Initiative (February 21, 2025): 13 Years After the “Revolution”: Media and Tunisia’s 2024 Presidential Elections
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February 25, 2025
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.
Upcoming Middle East Elections
Iran City and Village Council Elections: May 2025 (due)
Maryam Sinaiee notes: “The city and village council elections are the only elections in Iran that do not require candidate vetting by the ultra-hardliner Guardian Council, allowing for broader participation than in parliamentary and other elections.”
Maryam Sinaiee, Iran International (February 25, 2025): Will Iran’s ultra-hardliners make gains in upcoming local elections?
Iraq Parliamentary Elections: Expected in October or November 2025 (delays possible)
Kurdistan24 (February 23, 2025): Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s Next Elections: A Strategic Return or Tactical Absence?
Lebanon Parliamentary Elections: May 2026 (due)
Isaac Kayssi, Carnegie Endowment (February 20, 2025): Nawaf Salam’s Text Messages
Zeead Yaghi, Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (February 19, 2025): Lebanon Finally Has a New Government, Now What?
Syria Elections: TBD (following collapse of Assad regime)
Reuters (February 23, 2025): Syria’s new president invited to emergency Arab League summit in Egypt
Past Middle East Elections
Israel Partial Local Elections (in municipalities whose elections were delayed due to war): February 18, 2025
Jerusalem Post (February 19, 2025): Seven municipalities in Israel’s North hold delayed municipal elections
Shalom Yerushalmi, Times of Israel (February 19, 2025): In Kiryat Shmona, a city with no residents holds elections with no voters
Tunisia Presidential Election: October 6, 2024
Larbi Chouikha, Arab Reform Initiative (February 21, 2025): 13 Years After the “Revolution”: Media and Tunisia’s 2024 Presidential Elections
Category: This Week Tags: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia