Introduction

October 15, 1954, Mr. Mantel, in the diplomatic correspondence between
France and Iraq, praises the "climate of freedom 1." Four months earlier,
Iraq had also been a qualified suffrage free 2. A relatively
Concomitantly, the polls open stand in Syria and Iraq. these two
countries are yet little known for this type of events. well
otherwise, Iraq, since the seizure of power by the Ba'th and Syria, since
the mid-1960s, are imbued with an authoritative picture. in
June 1954 in Iraq, in September 1954 in Syria, the conduct of elections
direct suffrage by one or two rounds, with participation competitive
political forces, is a political and historical fact relatively
one that should attract our attention.