elections

Banners with candidates hang over a street during the general election campaign in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 31, 2026.
Middle East Forum Observer
Bangladeshis Hand Islamists a Setback
Yet Bangladesh Remains a Country with Islam as Its Official Religion, and Islamists Are the Most Organized Political Entity
February 15, 2026
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Richard L. Benkin
An Iraqi polling station with ballot box election concept. Iraq is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025.
Middle East Forum Observer
The Healthy Uncertainty of Iraqi Elections
If Incumbency Is Synonymous with Life Tenure in Most Arab States, It Is Not in Iraq, Where Iraqis Punish a Person Deemed Ineffective and Corrupt
November 11, 2025
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Michael Rubin