At stake in this Referendum:

• This referendum asks voters to approve the draft constitution of Iraq.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Jalal TALABANI
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ibrahim al-JAFARI
• Assembly: Iraq has a unicameral Transitional National Assembly (Mejlis Watani) with 275 seats.

Main provisions in the Referendum:

• This referendum asks voters to approve the draft constitution of Iraq.

Electoral Requirements

• In order for the referendum to pass, the constitution had to be approved by a majority of the voters and had not be rejected by two-thirds of the voters in three or more of Iraq's eighteen governorates.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 27,017,712 (2005)
• Registered Voters: 14,662,639 (January 2005)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 13,357,780 (2005)

·         Is Iraq a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Iraq ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (13 August 1986)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 87 (following the 2005 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 121 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Iraq a signatory to CRPD: No

·         Has Iraq ratified CRPD: Yes, accession (20 March 2013)

·         Population with a disability: 4,052,656 (est.)