RS21968
Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government
February 27, 2007

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U.S. Department of State

Summary:

Elections in 2005 for a transition government (January 30, 2005), a permanent constitution (October 15), and a permanent (four year) government (December 15) have produced a Shiite-led government that has been unable to reduce Sunni resentment. President Bush's new Iraq initiative, announced January 10, 2007, requires progress on a series of steps intended to achieve national reconciliation, as well as Iraqi government action against Shiite elements participating in sectarian violence. (See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, by Kenneth Katzman.)