2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis Date 5 November 2021 – present (8 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location Iraq Caused by Inability to form a coalition government or elect a president following the 2021 parliamentary election Attempted assassination of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Status Ongoing Lead figures Nouri al-Maliki Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Muqtada al-Sadr