Abdul El-Sayed defies $60 Million campaign against him, wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary

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  By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj | Kurdish Policy Analysis Despite massive spending by outside groups and high-profile endorsements for his opponent, Abdul El-Sayed secured a decisive Democratic Senate primary victory and now heads into a closely watched November showdown. Abdul El-Sayed has scored one of the most closely watched political upsets of the 2026 election cycle, defeating Representative Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary despite facing more than $60 million in outside spending , much of it from pro-Israel political groups. The victory marks a significant breakthrough for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and sets up a high-stakes general election contest against Republican Mike Rogers in November. El-Sayed's campaign prevailed even after Stevens received late endorsements from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and influential national Democrats, including Representative James Clyburn . Those endorsements failed to reverse momentum behind El-S...
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“Iraq’s Constitution Is Being Ignored" — Top Judge Warns "the State Is Breaking Down”

    Chief Justice Fayeq Zeidan says Iraq’s biggest crisis isn’t political division — it’s the systematic failure to enforce its own constitution. 


By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj

SULAIMANI, KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ-- Fayeq Zeidan: the Chief of Justice System of Iraq warns that failure to enforce the constitution is driving political paralysis, weakening the state, and deepening the country’s ongoing governance crisis. The non-implementation of the constitution has become a big problem in Iraq, he said.

The head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council says the failure to implement the constitution is one of the biggest problems facing the formation of a modern state in Iraq. Fayeq Zeidan warns that this problem has weakened the dignity of the state and repeated political crises.

On Friday, April 10, 2026, Fayeq Zeidan, President of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, in a speech on the Facebook page of the Supreme Judicial Council entitled (the problem of non-implementation of constitutional texts) highlighted the obstacles facing the Iraqi political system.

“The problem is not the absence of a constitution, but the weakness of commitment to its implementation,” Zedan said. He notes that the 2005 Iraqi constitution laid the foundations for a democratic system, "but in practice there is a clear gap between the texts and their implementation.

According to the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Iraq has gone through a complicated period since 2003 when its new system has been influenced by several factors, including "political divisions and conflicts of interest," which have led to the disruption of some constitutional articles.

Judges’ powers are limited

In another part of his article, Fayeq Zedan talks about the weakness of the judges' powers when "violation of the constitution" and says that when the parliament (legislature) acts against the constitution, due to the lack of a clear text to punish this violation.

Fayeq Zedan argued that the judge cannot ignore the violation, while lacking the constitutional backing to enforce the decisions, which makes the constitution from a coercive instrument to "just a theoretical document. To address this, he calls for strict laws and measures.

Iraq's political vacuum

Zeidan's warning comes as Iraq has been in deep political stalemate since the November 2025 elections. Despite months, a new president and government have not yet been elected.

The crisis has been deepened by political conflict.

The current situation reflects Fayeq Zedan's words, especially about ignoring the deadlines set in the constitution. This stalemate has not only disrupted the political process, but also affected the lives of citizens, due to the lack of a fully authoritative government.

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