How Iraqis view al-Zaidi’s government, 100 days in

  • Tue, October 6, 2026 • 10:00 am ET
  • Virtual

The Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative hosts pollster Munqith Dagher for a discussion of new nationwide polling on Iraqi public opinion during Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s first 100 days in office.

On Tuesday, October 6 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative hosted Munqith Dagher, chairman of the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies, for a virtual conversation presenting a new nationwide survey of the first one hundred days of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government.

The survey provides an early look at how Iraqis view the new government, the issues they see as most important, and how public expectations could shape the government’s priorities in the months ahead.

Featuring

Munqith Dagher
Chairman,
Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS)

Moderated by


Victoria Taylor
Director of the Iraq Initiative & Syria Project,
Atlantic Council

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