List of political parties in Iraq

Iraq

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Iraq

Constitution

Constitution

Government

Legislature

Council of Representatives
- Speaker
  - Usama al-Nujayfi

Judiciary

Supreme court

Divisions

Elections

Foreign policy

Other countries · Atlas
Politics portal

This article lists 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.

1 Parliamentary alliances and parties
2 Other parties
3 Illegal parties
4 External links
5 See also

Parliamentary alliances and parties

National Iraqi Alliance
- Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (al-Majlis al-alalith-thaura l-islamiyya fil-Iraq) - led by Ammar al-Hakim
- Sadrist Movement - led by Muqtada al-Sadr
- Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation (Hizb al-Da'wa al-Islami Tendeem al-Iraq) - led by Kasim Muhammad Taqi al-Sahlani
- Islamic Dawa Party (Hizb al-Da'wa al-Islamiyya) - led by Nouri al-Maliki
- Tribes of Iraq Coalition - led by Hamid al-Hais
- Islamic Fayli Grouping in Iraq - led by Muqdad Al-Baghdadi
Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan
- Kurdistan Democratic Party (Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê) - led by Massoud Barzani
- Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (Yaketi Nishtimani Kurdistan) - led by Jalal Talabani
- Kurdistan Islamic Union (Yekîtiya Islamiya Kurdistan)
- Movement for Change (Bizutnaway Gorran) - led by Nawshirwan Mustafa
- Kurdistan Toilers’ Party (Parti Zahmatkeshan Kurdistan)
- Kurdistan Communist Party (Partiya Komunîst Kurdistan)
- Assyrian Patriotic Party
Iraqi List (al-Qayimaal Iraqia)
- Iraqi National Accord - led by Iyad Allawi
The Iraqis - led by Ghazi al-Yawer
Iraqi Turkmen Front (Irak Türkmen Cephesi)) (same as Alliance of the Turkomen Front of Iraq?)
National Independent Cadres and Elites
People's Union (Ittihad Al Shaab)
- Iraqi Communist Party - led by Hamid Majid Mousa
Islamic Kurdish Society - led by Ali Abd-al Aziz
Islamic Labour Movement in Iraq
National Democratic Party (Hizb al Dimuqratiyah al Wataniyah) - led by Samir al-Sumaidai
National Rafidain List
- Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa Dimuqrataya Aturaya)- led by Yonadam Kanna
Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc
The Upholders of the Message (Al-Risaliyun)
Mithal al-Alusi List
Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress

Other parties

Illegal parties

External links

Iraq topics

Society	Iraqi people • Iraqi diaspora • Demographics • Minorities (Kurds · Chaldeans · Madan · Turks see Iraqi Turkmen · Assyrians · Mandaeans) • Languages (Iraqi Arabic · Kurdish · Neo-Aramaic · Turkish (Turkoman dialect) • Religion (Islam · Christianity · Mandaeism) • Culture • Cuisine • Music • Education • Health • Sports

History	Ancient Iraq (Sumer · Akkadian Empire · Babylonia · Assyria · Neo-Assyrian Empire · Neo-Babylonian Empire · Achaemenid Assyria · Seleucid Babylonia · Parthian Babylonia · Sassanid Asuristan) • Islamic conquest of Iraq • Abbasid Caliphate • Ottoman Iraq • British Mandate of Mesopotamia • Kingdom of Iraq • Arab Federation • Republic of Iraq (1958–1968 • 1968–2003 • 2003–present) • Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party • Saddam Hussein • Iran–Iraq War • Invasion of Kuwait • Gulf War • Sanctions • U.S. invasion of Iraq • Occupation of Iraq • Iraqi insurgency • Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq

Economy	Iraqi Dinar • Stock Exchange • Central Bank • Oil reserves • Media

Infrastructure	Communications • Transportation • Schools • Hospitals • Roads • Reconstruction

Government	Constitution • Legislative branch • Executive branch (President · Cabinet · Prime Minister) • Judiciary • Law • Police • Iraqi Armed Forces (Army · Air Force · Navy)

Politics	Political parties • Elections • Minority politics • Foreign relations • Human rights • Foreign aid • War conflicts

Geography	Tigris • Euphrates • Fertile Crescent • Mesopotamia • Governorates • Districts • Notable Places • Syrian Desert • Zagros Mountains • Hamrin Mountains • Umm Qasr • Al-Faw Peninsula • Shatt al-Arab • Al-Jazira • Mesopotamian Marshes • Lake Habbaniyah • Lake Tharthar • Lake Hammar • Lake Milh • Islands

Political parties in Iraq

Iraqi National Movement (91)	Iraqi National Accord (28) Iraqi National Dialogue Front (16) National Movement for Development and Reform (13) al-Hadba (9) National Future Gathering (8) Renewal List (7) The Iraqis (6) Iraqi Turkmen Front (3) Iraqi Arab Gathering (1) Assembly of Independent Democrats

State of Law Coalition (89)	Islamic Dawa Party Iraq Organisation Anbar Salvation National Front Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman

National Iraqi Alliance (70)	Sadrist Movement (39) Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (12) Badr Organization (8) Islamic Virtue Party (6) National Reform Trend (2) Hezbollah Movement in Iraq (1) Gathering of Justice and Unity (1) Iraqi National Congress (1) Tribes of Iraq Coalition Constitutional Monarchy Movement

Kurdistan List (43)	Kurdistan Democratic Party (26) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (17) Kurdistan Toilers' Party Kurdistan Communist Party – Iraq Islamic Movement of Kurdistan Turkmen Brotherhood Movement Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party

Others	Movement for Change (8) Unity Alliance of Iraq (4) Iraqi Accord Front (6) Kurdistan Islamic Union (4) Assyrian Democratic Movement (3) Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (2) Islamic Group of Kurdistan (2) National Front for the Salvation of Iraq

Banned	Hizb ut-Tahrir Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region (Baghdad-based Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party)

Politics of Iraq

List of political parties in Asia

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia People's Republic of China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine Republic of China (Taiwan) South Ossetia

Dependencies and other territories	Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

List of political parties in Iraq

Contents

Parliamentary alliances and parties

Other parties

Illegal parties

External links

See also