List of political parties in Iraq explained

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.

Parliamentary alliances and parties

Party!Leader!Political
position!Ideology!MPs
Progress Party
حزب تقدم
Ḥizb Taqadum
Mohamed Al-HalbousiBig tentNonsectarianism
Reformism
State of Law Coalition
إئتلاف دولة القانون
I'tilāf Dawlat al-Qānūn
Nouri al-MalikiSyncreticPopulism
Anti-secularism
Statism
Kurdistan Democratic Party
پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان
Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê
Masoud BarzaniBig tentKurdish nationalism
Secularism
Fatah Alliance
ائتلاف الفتح
Iʾtilāf al-Fatḥ
Hadi al-AmiriRight-wingShia Islamism
Pro-Iran
Anti-secularism
Kurdistani Coalition
هاوپەیمانی كوردستانی
Hevpeymanîya Kurdistanî
Abdul Rahman MustafaBig tentKurdish nationalism
Self-determination
Extension Movement
ائتلاف حركة امتداد
Harakat Emtidad
Alaa al-RikabiCentreLiberalism
Secularism
Iraqi nationalism
Azem Alliance
ائتلاف عزم
Iʾtilāf al-Azem
Khamis al-Khanjar
New Generation Movement
جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ
Culanewey Newey Nwê
Shaswar AbdulwahidCentreLiberalism
Babylon Movement
حركة بابليون
Rayan al-Kildani
Victory Alliance
ائتلاف النصر
Iʾtilāf al-Naṣr
Haider al-AbadiCentreNonsectarianism
Realpolitik
Islamic democracy
Alliance Towards Reforms
تحالف سائرون للإصلاح
Tahaluf Saairun al-Islah
Hassan al-AquliBig tentIraqi nationalism
Anti-corruption
National Coalition
ائتلاف الوطنية
Al-Wataniya
Ayad AllawiCentreSecularism
National Wisdom Movement
تيار الحكمة الوطني
Tayar al-Hikmah al-Watani
Ammar al-HakimBig tentIslamism
Nonsectarianism
Uniters for Reform Coalition
ائتلاف متحدون للاصلاح
I'tilāf Muttaḥidūn lil-Iṣlāḥ
Osama al-NujaifiRegionalism
Islamic democracy
Populism
Party!Leader!Political position & ideologies
bgcolor=Sadrist MovementMuqtada al-SadrShia Islamism
Religious Conservatism
Iraqi nationalism
Populism
Anti-imperialism
bgcolor=Iraqi Communist PartyRaid FahmiCommunism
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
bgcolor=redAtaa MovementFalih AlfayyadhIslamic Democracy
bgcolor=bluePopular Movement in IraqMohammed Taha al-HamdounSunni Arab Interests
Iraqi nationalism
Federalism
Iraqi National CongressAhmed ChalabiCentrism
Nonsectarianism
Party!Leader!Political position & ideologies
bgcolor=blackBadr OrganizationHadi Al-AmiriShia Islamism
bgcolor=Al-Sadiqoun BlocAdnan Fihan Moussa CheriShia Political Thought
Religious Sectarianism
bgcolor=Islamic Virtue PartyAmmar Tu'ma Abd AbbasKhomeinism
Islamism
Anti-Zionism
bgcolor=National Reform TrendIbrahim al-JaafariIslamism
bgcolor=Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي
al-Madschlis al-aʿlā l-islāmī l-ʿIrāqī
Humam HamoudiDecentralization
Shia Islamism
Sistanism
Party!Leader!Political position & ideologies
bgcolor=Islamic Dawa Party
حزب الدعوة الإسلامية
Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya
Nouri al-MalikiIslamic democracy
Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation
حزب الدعوة الاسلامية - تنظيم العراق
Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya – Tanzim al-Iraq
Hashim Al-MosawyShia Islamism
Islamic Union of Iraqi TurkomanAbbas al-BayatiIraqi Turkmen Interests
Party!Leader!Political position and Ideologies
bgcolor=Kurdistan Democratic PartyMasoud BarzaniKurdish nationalism
Self-determination
bgcolor=Patriotic Union of KurdistanBafel TalabaniKurdish nationalism
Social democracy
Secularism
bgcolor=Kurdish Islamic GroupAli BapirSalafism
bgcolor=Kurdistan Islamic UnionSalaheddine BahaaeddinIslamic Democracy
Kurdish nationalism
bgcolor=Gorran MovementOmar Said AliSecularism
Kurdish nationalism
Social liberalism
Liberal Socialism
Federalism
Regionalism
Coalition for Democracy and JusticeKurdish nationalism
Social Democracy
bgcolor=Communist Party of Kurdistan – IraqKawa MahmudCommunism
bgcolor=Kurdistan Islamic MovementEhsan Ali Abdul AzizKurdish nationalism
Islamism
bgcolor=Kurdistan Toilers' PartyBalen AbdullahSocialism
Left-wing nationalism
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic PartyMohammed Haji MahmoudKurdish nationalism
Social Democracy
Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement (Tevgera Azadi)Tara Husên
Selam Ebdulla
Democratic confederalism
Yazidi Democratic PartyHaydar SheshoYazidi Rights
Party!Leader!Political position and Ideologies
bgcolor=Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular CouncilShamsuddin Georgis ZayaAssyrian nationalism
Autonomism
Regionalism
determination
bgcolor=Iraqi Turkmen FrontArshad al-SalihiRegionalism
Turkmen Interests
bgcolor=Civil Democratic AllianceAli Khathem AzizSecularism
Nonsectarianism
Anti-corruption
Third way
bgcolor=Assyrian Democratic MovementYonadam KannaAssyrian interests
Federalism
Sons of MesopotamiaGaleta ShabaAssyrian nationalism
Self-determination
Populism
bgcolor=Yazidi Movement for Reform and ProgressAmin Farhan JejoYazidi Interests
Regionalism

Parties active in the Kurdistan Region

See main article: List of political parties in the Kurdistan Region.

Other parties

Defunct parties and alliances!Name(English)!Name(Arabic)!Acronym!Leader!Political position & ideologies
Wahdat an-NidalWahdat an-Nidalوحدة النضال--Communism
Unified Popular FrontAl-Jabha Al-Sha'abiya Al-Mutahidaالجبهة الشعبية المتحدةUPF--
National Democratic PartyHizb al Wataniyah al Dimuqratiyahالحزب الوطني الديمقراطيNDPKamel al-ChaderjiCentre-leftSocial democracy

Democratic socialism

ShurshŞoreş--Communism
Rayat ash-ShaghilahRayat Ash-Shagillahراية الشغّيلة-Jamal al-HaidariCommunism
Organization of Iraqi Revolutionary CommunistsTanzim Al-shiyo'iyyin Al-Thawriyyin Al-'Araqiyyinتنظيم الشيوعيين الثوريين العراقيينIRCTahsin Ali Ash-ShaikhliCommunism
Leninist Group in the Iraqi Communist MovementAl-Fariq Al-Lenini Fi Al-Haraka Al-Shiyo'iya Al-'Araqiaالفريق اللينيني في الحركة الشيوعية العراقية-Khalid Abdullah as-SalamKhalil al-JazairiCommunism
League of Iraqi CommunistsAl-Rabita Al-shiyo'iyyin Al-'Araqiyyinرابطة الشيوعيين العراقيين-Daud as-SayeghCommunism
Iraqi Communist Vanguard Organisation---Communism
Iraqi Communist Party of Daud as-Sayegh--Daud as-SayeghCommunism
Iraqi Communist Party (Central Command)Widhat al-Qa'idah-Adil Abdul-MahdiCommunism
Ila al-Amam (Iraq)Ila al-Amamإلى الأمامThunun AyubYaqub CohenCommunism
Arab Unity PartyHizb Al-Wahda Al-Arabiyaحزب الوحدة العربيةAUPSobhi Abdul HamidLeft-wing politics
Arab Struggle PartyHizb Al-Kifah Al-Arabiحزب الكفاح العربيASP-Nasserism
Arabic Toilers' MovementHarakt Al-Kadeheen Al-Arabحركة الكادحين العربATMUnknown; severalMarxist-Leninist
Reconciliation and Liberation BlocKutla al-Musalaha wa't-TahrirRLBMisha'an al-JuburiSecularismArab nationalism

Iraqi nationalism

Outlawed parties!Name(English)!Name(Arabic)!Acronym!Leader!Political position & ideologies
Hizb ut-TahrirHizb at-Tahrirحزب التحريرHTAta Abu RashtaIslamismCaliphalism
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in IraqHizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki fi al-'Iraqحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق-Raghad HusseinLeft-wing to right-wingSaddamism
Al-AwdaAl-Awdaالعودة-Mohammed Younis al-AhmedBa'athism

See also

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