Iraq Iraqi Constitution of 2005
دستور العراق 2005
Summary
Permanent constitution adopted by Iraqi referendum on 2005-10-15. Established a federal parliamentary republic with a power-sharing system: Prime Minister Shia, President Kurd (largely ceremonial), Speaker Sunni. Recognized Kurdish autonomy via the Kurdistan Region.
Impact
Created the consociational framework that has produced both relative Sunni-Shia-Kurd coexistence and the deep dysfunction of Iraqi government formation (months of negotiation after every election). The Sadrist withdrawal of 2022 and the Coordination-Framework government dynamics flow from this constitutional shape.
Sources
- introduced_date en.wikipedia.org 2026-06-06
https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/iq-2005-constitution How to cite
This is a citation for the legislation itself — credited to Council of Representatives of Iraq and dated to its 2005 introduction. Tayyar is the retrieval surface, not the author. A separate "Retrieved via" line records that you accessed it through this dataset.
In-text: (Council of Representatives of Iraq, 2005) (Council of Representatives of Iraq, 2005)
APA 7Institutional author
Council of Representatives of Iraq. (2005). Iraqi Constitution of 2005 [Legislation]. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/iq-2005-constitution. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/iq-2005-constitution.
Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals
Council of Representatives of Iraq. 2005. “Iraqi Constitution of 2005.” Legislation. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/iq-2005-constitution. Accessed June 21, 2026.
BibTeXLaTeX / Zotero / reference managers
@misc{tayyar-bill-iq-2005-constitution,
title = {{Iraqi Constitution of 2005}},
author = {{Council of Representatives of Iraq}},
year = {2005},
date = {2005-10-15},
type = {Legislation},
url = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/bills/iq-2005-constitution},
urldate = {2026-06-21},
note = {Retrieved via Tayyar on June 21, 2026}
}