As for Iraq's government: I think this may be another mistake by the author. The government is the legitimate legal force for the nation (ratified by an impressive display of popular will).
As a lawyer you should know that that is not true .
The legal requirements for forming a government were not kept , the law states that failure to form a government within the time limit must result in new elections .
Since the time limit was exceded (by a long way) new elections were required to have a legitimate government .