Al-Muwatin Explained

Citizen Alliance
Native Name:ائتلاف المواطن
Al-Muwatin
Leader:Ammar al-Hakim
Founded:2014
Dissolved:2018
Predecessor:Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
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Successor:National Wisdom Movement
Ideology:Shia Islamism
Merged:National Wisdom Movement
Religion:Shia Islam
National:National Iraqi Alliance[1]
Seats1 Title:Seats in the Council of Representatives:
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Governorate Councils:
Seats3 Title:Governors
State:Iraq

Citizen Alliance (Arabic: Al-Muwatin, Arabic: ائتلاف المواطن) was a political coalition in Iraq led by Ammar al-Hakim, President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, from 2014 to 2017. Most of its MPs joined the National Wisdom Movement when this new party was launched in 2017 by Ammar al-Hakim.

History

Al-Muwatin was a broad alliance of 23 various Iraqi, primarily Shia, political entities that formed a coalition for the 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election.[2] It was announced by its leader Ammar al-Hakim in March 2014.

Members of the coalition

2014 parliamentary elections

Al-Muwatin won 29 seats in the 2014 Iraqi Parliament as follows:

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Iraq: Maliki accused of threatening Shi'a alliance break-up. Asharq Al-Awsat. 3 August 2014. 20 October 2014. 9 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109190551/http://www.aawsat.net/2014/08/article55335016. dead.
  2. Web site: AlAkhbaar.org: 23 كياناً يشكلون ائتلاف "المواطن" للمشاركة في الانتخابات . 2014-06-10 . 2014-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140622152803/http://alakhbaar.org/home/2013/3/143119.html . dead .