[1][2] Violent clashes in Baghdad following the election and the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi began the crisis.

[9] Sunni lawmaker and current parliament speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi was re-elected for a second term,[10] with deputies Shakhawan Abdulla from the Kurdistan Democratic Party and Hakim al-Zamili from the Sadrist Movement.

[11] These nominations were not recognized as legitimate by the Shiite Pro-Iran factions in parliament, known as the Coordination Framework bloc, who claimed the session could not continue without the presence of the ill al-Mashahadani.

Later that day, his supporters stormed the presidential palace and armed clashes inside the Green Zone ensued, resulting in the deaths of at least 15 protesters.

[27] After more talks between the political parties, on 13 October, the Iraqi Parliament gathered once again and elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's new president.

This election marked the beginning of the end of the deadlock as Rashid then tasked Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani with forming the government to become prime minister.

[1][2] In his acceptance speech ahead of the final vote, Al Sudani stated that "corruption" had caused "many economic problems, (…) increasing poverty, unemployment, and poor public services".