List of political parties in Iraq
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Template:Short description Template:Multiple issues Template:Use dmy dates Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists The following is a list of political parties in Iraq.
Iraq is a multi-party state. Political parties are commonly grouped by ideology/ethnic affiliation and by the group with which they were listed on the ballot of the 2005 Iraqi National Assembly election.
The electoral system of Iraq favours larger parties and coalitions, but makes it difficult for a single party to dominate with a majority.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Parliamentary alliances and parties
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Sadrist Movement | Muqtada al-Sadr | Shia Islamism Religious Conservatism Iraqi nationalism Populism Anti-imperialism |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Iraqi Communist Party | Raid Fahmi | Communism Classical Marxism Reformism Secularism Nonsectarianism |
| Youth Movement for Change Party | |||
| Party of Progress and Reform | |||
| Iraqi Republican Group | |||
| State of Justice Party | |||
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ataa Movement | Falih Alfayyadh | Islamic Democracy | |
| Popular Movement in Iraq | Mohammed Taha al-Hamdoun | Sunni Arab Interests Iraqi nationalism Federalism | |
| Iraqi National Congress | Ahmed Chalabi | Centrism Nonsectarianism | |
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badr Organization | Hadi Al-Amiri | Shia Islamism | |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Al-Sadiqoun Bloc | Adnan Fihan Moussa Cheri | Shia Political Thought Religious Sectarianism |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Islamic Virtue Party | Ammar Tu'ma Abd Abbas | Khomeinism Islamism Anti-Zionism |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | National Reform Trend | Ibrahim al-Jaafari | Islamism |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي al-Madschlis al-aʿlā l-islāmī l-ʿIrāqī |
Humam Hamoudi | Decentralization Shia Islamism Sistanism |
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Islamic Dawa Party حزب الدعوة الإسلامية Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya |
Nouri al-Maliki | Islamic democracy |
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation حزب الدعوة الاسلامية - تنظيم العراق Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya – Tanzim al-Iraq |
Hashim Al-Mosawy | Shia Islamism | |
| Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman | Abbas al-Bayati | Iraqi Turkmen Interests | |
| Party | Leader | Political position and Ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council | Shamsuddin Georgis Zaya | Assyrian nationalism Autonomism Regionalism determination |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Iraqi Turkmen Front | Arshad al-Salihi | Regionalism Turkmen Interests |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Civil Democratic Alliance | Ali Khathem Aziz | Secularism Nonsectarianism Anti-corruption Third way |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Assyrian Democratic Movement | Yonadam Kanna | Assyrian interests Federalism |
| Sons of Mesopotamia | Galeta Shaba | Assyrian nationalism Self-determination Populism | |
| bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress | Amin Farhan Jejo | Yazidi Interests Regionalism |
Parties active in the Kurdistan Region
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Other parties
- Al Neshoor Party
- Alliance of Independent Democrats – led by Adnan Pachachi
- Assyria Liberation Party
- Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party
- Constitutional Monarchy Movement – led by Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein
- Democratic Monarchy Alliance
- Feyli Kurd’s National Movement – led by Judge Munir Haddad
- Green Party of Iraq
- The Upholders of the Message (Al-Risaliyun)
- Iraqi Democratic Union
- Rawafid El-Iraq led by Jalal B. Mejel AlGaood
- Ezidi Freedom and Democracy Party (PADE)
- Leftist Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
- Popular Unity Party
- Turkmen People's Party
- Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
Historical parties
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | Hizb at-Tahrir
حزب التحرير |
HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Caliphalism |
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Iraq | Hizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki fi al-'Iraq
حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق |
- | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Saddamism |
| Al-Awda | Al-Awda
العودة |
- | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Ba'athism |
See also
References
External links
- List of political parties participating in December 2005 election
- Report on Iraq's New Political Map by the United States Institute of Peace
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