Iraqi Council of Representatives

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Iraqi Council of Representatives (Arabic: مجلس النواب العراقي ) Under the permanent constitution approved on October 15, 2005, legislative authority is vested in two bodies, the Council of Representatives and the Council of Union.

The Council of Representatives consists of 275 members elected for four years, with two sessions in each annual term. The Council passes federal laws, oversees the executive, ratifies treaties, and approves nominations of specified officials. It elects the president of the republic, who selects a prime minister from the majority coalition in the Council. (During an initial period, a three-member Presidential Council elected by the Council of Representatives will carry out the duties of the president of the republic.)

Elections for the Council of Representatives were held on December 15, 2005. The Council first met on March 16, 2006, exactly one year after the first meeting of the transitional assembly.

The Council of Representatives of Iraq has the same name in Arabic (مجلس النواب, Majlis an-Nuwwab) as the lower legislative houses of Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan, and Yemen, and as the unicameral legislatures of Lebanon and Tunisia. However, a number of different English terms are used to refer to these bodies.

The Council of Union, or Federation Council (Majlis al-Ittihad), will consist of representatives from Iraq's regions. Its precise composition and responsibilities are not defined in the constitution and will be determined by the Council of Representatives.

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**Summary of the 15 December 2005 **Iraqi Council of Representatives** election results**
Alliances and parties	Votes	%	Seats	Gain/ loss
United Iraqi Alliance	5,021,137	41.2	128	-12
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan	2,642,172	21.7	53	-22
Iraqi Accord Front	1,840,216	15.1	44	+44
Iraqi National List	977,325	8.0	25	-15
Iraqi National Dialogue Front	499,963	4.1	11	+11
Kurdistan Islamic Union	157,688	1.3	5	+5
The Upholders of the Message (Al-Risaliyun)	145,028	1.2	2	+2
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc	129,847	1.1	3	+2
Turkmen Front	87,993	0.7	1	-2
Rafidain List	47,263	0.4	1	0
Mithal al-Alusi List	32,245	0.3	1	+1
Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress	21,908	0.2	1	+1
National Independent Cadres and Elites			0	-3
Islamic Action Organization In Iraq - Central Command			0	-2
National Democratic Alliance			0	-1
Total (turnout 79.6 %)	12,396,631		275