Ishraqat Kanoon Explained

Ishraqat Kanoon (Arabic: إشراقة كانون) is an Islamic political party in Iraq. The party contested in 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election for the first time and won 6 seats.[1] The party is associated with the Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala[2] and is believed to be associated with the Najaf clergy.[3] The party attempts to merge secular civil and Islamic values.[4] It got 100,374 votes or 1.13 % of the total votes in the 2021 election.[5]

It won 2 seats each from Babil and Karbala governorate, 1 seat from both the Baghdad and Al Qadisiyyah governorates.[5]

In the Council of Representatives of Iraq, the party formed a bloc of ten MPs, including 4 Independents to form the Ishraqa Bloc.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alinejad . A. Conversation with Masih . Electoral Law: Signaling a Short-Lived Run for Iraq’s Independent MPs? . 2023-08-28 . The Washington Institute . en.
  2. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Iraqi Elections 2021: Independents and New Political Parties . 2022-04-25 . Foundation Office Syria and Iraq . en . 2022-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114091355/https://www.kas.de/en/web/syrien-irak/single-title/-/content/iraqi-elections-2021-independents-and-new-political-parties . live .
  3. Web site: EPIC . 2021-10-14 . ISHM: OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 14, 2021 . 2023-08-29 . EPIC - Enabling Peace in Iraq Center . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Shia Clerics in Iraq Haven’t Lost Their Authority . 2023-08-28 . The Century Foundation . en.
  5. https://ihec.iq/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%86.pdf
  6. Web site: العراق.. 10 نواب مستقلين يشكلون تكتلا سياسيا جديدا . 2023-08-28 . www.aa.com.tr.

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