List of political parties in Iraq
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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.[1]
Parliamentary alliances and parties
[edit]| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadrist Movement | Muqtada al-Sadr | Shia Islamism Religious Conservatism Iraqi nationalism Populism Anti-imperialism | |
| 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 | |
| Al-Sadiqoun Bloc | Adnan Fihan Moussa Cheri | Shia Political Thought Religious Sectarianism | |
| Islamic Virtue Party | Ammar Tu'ma Abd Abbas | Khomeinism Islamism Anti-Zionism | |
| National Reform Trend | Ibrahim al-Jaafari | Islamism | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council | Shamsuddin Georgis Zaya | Assyrian nationalism Autonomism Regionalism determination | |
| Iraqi Turkmen Front | Arshad al-Salihi | Regionalism Turkmen Interests | |
| Civil Democratic Alliance | Ali Khathem Aziz | Secularism Nonsectarianism Anti-corruption Third way | |
| Assyrian Democratic Movement | Yonadam Kanna | Assyrian interests Federalism | |
| Sons of Mesopotamia | Galeta Shaba | Assyrian nationalism Self-determination Populism | |
| Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress | Amin Farhan Jejo | Yazidi Interests Regionalism | |
Parties active in the Kurdistan Region
[edit]Other parties
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- 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
- 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
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahdat an-Nidal | Wahdat an-Nidal
وحدة النضال |
- | - | Communism |
| Unified Popular Front | Al-Jabha Al-Sha'abiya Al-Mutahida
الجبهة الشعبية المتحدة |
UPF | - | - |
| National Democratic Party | Hizb al Wataniyah al Dimuqratiyah
الحزب الوطني الديمقراطي |
NDP | Kamel al-Chaderji | Centre-left |
| Shursh | Şoreş | - | - | Communism |
| Rayat ash-Shaghilah | Rayat Ash-Shagillah
راية الشغّيلة |
- | Jamal al-Haidari | Communism |
| Organization of Iraqi Revolutionary Communists | Tanzim Al-shiyo'iyyin Al-Thawriyyin Al-'Araqiyyin
تنظيم الشيوعيين الثوريين العراقيين |
IRC | Tahsin Ali Ash-Shaikhli | Communism |
| Leninist Group in the Iraqi Communist Movement | Al-Fariq Al-Lenini Fi Al-Haraka Al-Shiyo'iya Al-'Araqia
الفريق اللينيني في الحركة الشيوعية العراقية |
- | Khalid Abdullah as-Salam
Khalil al-Jazairi |
Communism |
| League of Iraqi Communists | Al-Rabita Al-shiyo'iyyin Al-'Araqiyyin
رابطة الشيوعيين العراقيين |
- | Daud as-Sayegh | Communism |
| Iraqi Communist Vanguard Organisation | - | - | - | Communism |
| Iraqi Communist Party of Daud as-Sayegh | - | - | Daud as-Sayegh | Communism |
| Iraqi Communist Party (Central Command) | Widhat al-Qa'idah | - | Adil Abdul-Mahdi | Communism |
| Ila al-Amam (Iraq) | Ila al-Amam
إلى الأمام |
Thunun Ayub
Yaqub Cohen |
Communism | |
| Arab Unity Party | Hizb Al-Wahda Al-Arabiya
حزب الوحدة العربية |
AUP | Sobhi Abdul Hamid | Left-wing politics |
| Arab Struggle Party | Hizb Al-Kifah Al-Arabi
حزب الكفاح العربي |
ASP | - | Nasserism |
| Arabic Toilers' Movement | Harakt Al-Kadeheen Al-Arab
حركة الكادحين العرب |
ATM | Unknown; several | Marxist-Leninist |
| Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc | Kutla al-Musalaha wa't-Tahrir | RLB | Misha'an al-Juburi | Secularism |
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | Hizb at-Tahrir
حزب التحرير |
HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Islamism |
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Iraq | Hizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki fi al-'Iraq
حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق |
- | Raghad Hussein | Left-wing to right-wing |
| Al-Awda | Al-Awda
العودة |
- | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Ba'athism |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dodge, Toby (18 September 2018). "Iraq: A Year of Living Dangerously". Survival. 60 (5). doi:10.1080/00396338.2018.1518368.
External links
[edit]- 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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| Minor political parties |
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| Reserved Christian seats (5) |
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| Reserved minority seats (3) |
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| Unrepresented in parliament | |
| Banned |
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| Sovereign states |
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| States with limited recognition | |
| Dependencies and other territories | |