In a few days, Iraq will probably break a record. But it’s not necessarily something for the country to be proud of. Iraq has now been without an official government for just over 200 days.
Although the Middle Eastern nation isn’t close to breaking the world record for the longest period without an elected government — that’s held by Belgium, with well over 500 days — the last time this happened in Baghdad was in 2010, and the record for Iraq back then was 208 days.