Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks

Katzman, Kenneth

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Foreign policy;    Foreign relations - U.S. - Iraq;    Foreign relations - Iraq - U.S.;    Democracy;    Politics and government;   

RP-ID  :  RS21968
RP-ID  :  RS21968_2008Jun24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Iraq's current government, the result of a U.S.-supported election process designed to produce democracy, continues to be riven by sectarianism and factional infighting. However, the Administration says that the passage of some key laws in 2008 represents major progress on national reconciliation and that planned provincial elections will help heal remaining communal rifts.