Evolved from tyranny, Iraq currently operates under a government framework resembling a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic. Iraq first declared independence from the League of Nations on October 3, 1932. Since then, various steps have been taken to further its government. This includes the transfer of power to the Iraqi Interim Government in 2004 and the establishment of its first constitution in 2005. Now, the Iraqi government is a multi-party system that consists of three branches: the judicial, executive, and legislative branches. Judicial duties are performed by the Supreme Court and other federal courts, executive duties are performed by the citizen-elected prime minister and president, and legislative duties are performed by the Council of Representatives and the Federal Council. Since 2014, the current prime minister is Haider al-Abadi, and the current president is Fuad Masum. …show more content…
General Saddam Hussein’s seizing of power in 1979 resulted in a dictatorship and deep unbalance of power within the nation. In effect, the nation was entirely in his hands, and through many failed invasions, such as the 1980 invasion of Iran’s oil fields, and ignorance towards other countries, which resulted in a trade embargo against Iraq during its 1990 occupation in Kuwait, he left it isolated and internally conflicted. Iraq has shown signs of corruption in other places as well. From 2004 to 2014, more than 4,000 cases of legal corruption amounting to $330 billion in missing funds were uncovered and filed for legal action. While the ministry of defense has taken action in eliminating this corruption, more time and effort will be