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.
The electoral system of Iraq favours larger parties and coalitions, but makes it difficult for a single party to dominate with a majority.
Parliamentary alliances and parties
| Party | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Party حزب تقدم Ḥizb Taqadum | Mohamed Al-Halbousi | Big tent | Nonsectarianism Reformism | 39 / 329 | |
| State of Law Coalition إئتلاف دولة القانون I'tilāf Dawlat al-Qānūn | Nouri al-Maliki | Syncretic | Populism Anti-secularism Statism | 38 / 329 | |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê | Masoud Barzani | Big tent | Kurdish nationalism Secularism | 31 / 329 | |
| Fatah Alliance ائتلاف الفتح Iʾtilāf al-Fatḥ | Hadi al-Amiri | Right-wing | Shia Islamism Pro-Iran Anti-secularism | 29 / 329 | |
| Kurdistani Coalition هاوپەیمانی كوردستانی Hevpeymanîya Kurdistanî | Abdul Rahman Mustafa | Big tent | Kurdish nationalism Self-determination | 17 / 329 | |
| Extension Movement ائتلاف حركة امتداد Harakat Emtidad | Alaa al-Rikabi | Centre | Liberalism Secularism Iraqi nationalism | 16 / 329 | |
| Azem Alliance ائتلاف عزم Iʾtilāf al-Azem | Khamis al-Khanjar | Centre | 14 / 329 | ||
| New Generation Movement جوڵانهوهی نهوهی نوێ Culanewey Newey Nwê | Shaswar Abdulwahid | Centre | Liberalism | 9 / 329 | |
| Babylon Movement حركة بابليون | Rayan al-Kildani | 4 / 329 | |||
| Victory Alliance ائتلاف النصر Iʾtilāf al-Naṣr | Haider al-Abadi | Centre | Nonsectarianism Realpolitik Islamic democracy | 0 / 329 | |
| Alliance Towards Reforms تحالف سائرون للإصلاح Tahaluf Saairun al-Islah | Hassan al-Aquli | Big tent | Iraqi nationalism Anti-corruption | 0 / 329 | |
| National Coalition ائتلاف الوطنية Al-Wataniya | Ayad Allawi | Centre | Secularism | 0 / 329 | |
| National Wisdom Movement تيار الحكمة الوطني Tayar al-Hikmah al-Watani | Ammar al-Hakim | Big tent | Islamism Nonsectarianism | 0 / 329 | |
| Uniters for Reform Coalition ائتلاف متحدون للاصلاح I'tilāf Muttaḥidūn lil-Iṣlāḥ | Osama al-Nujaifi | Regionalism Islamic democracy Populism | 0 / 329 | ||
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadrist Movement | Muqtada al-Sadr | Shia Islamism Religious Conservatism Iraqi nationalism Populism Anti-imperialism | |
| Iraqi Communist Party | Raid Fahmi | Communism 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ataa Movement | Falih Alfayyadh | Islamic Democracy | |
| Popular Movement in Iraq | Mohammed Taha al-Hamdoun | Sunni Arab Interests Iraqi nationalism Federalism | |
| Iraqi National Congress | Ahmed Chalabi | Centrism Nonsectarianism | |
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badr Organization | Hadi Al-Amiri | Shia Islamism | |
| Al-Sadiqoun Bloc | Adnan Fihan Moussa Cheri | Shia Political Thought Religious Sectarianism | |
| Islamic Virtue Party | Ammar Tu'ma Abd Abbas | Khomeinism Islamism Anti-Zionism | |
| National Reform Trend | Ibrahim al-Jaafari | Islamism | |
| Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq المجلس الأعلى الإسلامي العراقي al-Madschlis al-aʿlā l-islāmī l-ʿIrāqī | Humam Hamoudi | Decentralization Shia Islamism Sistanism | |
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Dawa Party حزب الدعوة الإسلامية Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya | Nouri al-Maliki | Islamic democracy | |
| Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation حزب الدعوة الاسلامية - تنظيم العراق Ḥizb al Daʿwa al-Islāmiyya – Tanzim al-Iraq | Hashim Al-Mosawy | Shia Islamism | |
| Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman | Abbas al-Bayati | Iraqi Turkmen Interests | |
| Party | Leader | Political position and Ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | Masoud Barzani | Kurdish nationalism Self-determination | |
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | Bafel Talabani | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy Secularism | |
| Kurdish Islamic Group | Ali Bapir | Salafism | |
| Kurdistan Islamic Union | Salaheddine Bahaaeddin | Islamic Democracy Kurdish nationalism | |
| Gorran Movement | Omar Said Ali | Secularism Kurdish nationalism Social liberalism Liberal Socialism Federalism Regionalism | |
| National Coalition | Aram Qadir | Kurdish nationalism Social Democracy | |
| Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq | Kawa Mahmud | Communism | |
| Kurdistan Islamic Movement | Ehsan Ali Abdul Aziz | Kurdish nationalism Islamism | |
| Kurdistan Toilers' Party | Balen Abdullah | Socialism Left-wing nationalism | |
| Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party | Mohammed Haji Mahmoud | Kurdish nationalism Social Democracy | |
| Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement (Tevgera Azadi) | Tara Husên Selam Ebdulla | Democratic confederalism | |
| Yazidi Democratic Party | Haydar Shesho | Yazidi Rights | |
| National Stance Movement | Ali Hama Saleh | Kurdish nationalism Anti-corruption | |
| People's Front | Lahur Talabani | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy | |
| Party | Leader | Political position and Ideologies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council | Shamsuddin Georgis Zaya | Assyrian nationalism Autonomism Regionalism determination | |
| Iraqi Turkmen Front | Arshad al-Salihi | Regionalism Turkmen Interests | |
| Civil Democratic Alliance | Ali Khathem Aziz | Secularism Nonsectarianism Anti-corruption Third way | |
| Assyrian Democratic Movement | Yonadam Kanna | Assyrian interests Federalism | |
| Sons of Mesopotamia | Galeta Shaba | Assyrian nationalism Self-determination Populism | |
| Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress | Amin Farhan Jejo | Yazidi Interests Regionalism | |
Parties active in the Kurdistan Region
Other parties
- Al Neshoor Party
- Alliance of Independent Democrats – led by Adnan Pachachi
- Assyria Liberation Party
- Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party
- Constitutional Monarchy Movement – led by Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein
- Democratic Monarchy Alliance
- Feyli Kurd’s National Movement – led by Judge Munir Haddad
- Green Party of Iraq
- The Upholders of the Message (Al-Risaliyun)
- Iraqi Democratic Union
- Rawafid El-Iraq led by Jalal B. Mejel AlGaood
- Ezidi Freedom and Democracy Party (PADE)
- Leftist Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
- Popular Unity Party
- Turkmen People's Party
- Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
Historical parties
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahdat an-Nidal | Wahdat an-Nidal وحدة النضال | - | - | Communism |
| Shursh | Şoreş | - | - | Communism |
| Rayat ash-Shaghilah | Rayat Ash-Shagillah راية الشغّيلة | - | Jamal al-Haidari | Communism |
| Organization of Iraqi Revolutionary Communists | Tanzim Al-shiyo'iyyin Al-Thawriyyin Al-'Araqiyyin تنظيم الشيوعيين الثوريين العراقيين | IRC | Tahsin Ali Ash-Shaikhli | Communism |
| Leninist Group in the Iraqi Communist Movement | Al-Fariq Al-Lenini Fi Al-Haraka Al-Shiyo'iya Al-'Araqia الفريق اللينيني في الحركة الشيوعية العراقية | - | Khalid Abdullah as-Salam Khalil al-Jazairi | Communism |
| League of Iraqi Communists | Al-Rabita Al-shiyo'iyyin Al-'Araqiyyin رابطة الشيوعيين العراقيين | - | Daud as-Sayegh | Communism |
| Iraqi Communist Vanguard Organisation | - | - | - | Communism |
| Iraqi Communist Party of Daud as-Sayegh | - | - | Daud as-Sayegh | Communism |
| Iraqi Communist Party (Central Command) | Widhat al-Qa'idah | - | Adil Abdul-Mahdi | Communism |
| Ila al-Amam (Iraq) | Ila al-Amam إلى الأمام | Thunun Ayub Yaqub Cohen | Communism | |
| Arab Unity Party | Hizb Al-Wahda Al-Arabiya حزب الوحدة العربية | AUP | Sobhi Abdul Hamid | Arab socialism |
| Arab Struggle Party | Hizb Al-Kifah Al-Arabi حزب الكفاح العربي | ASP | - | Nasserism |
| Arabic Toilers' Movement | Harakt Al-Kadeheen Al-Arab حركة الكادحين العرب | ATM | Unknown; several | Marxist-Leninist |
| Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc | Kutla al-Musalaha wa't-Tahrir | RLB | Misha'an al-Juburi | Secularism Arab nationalism Iraqi nationalism |
| Constitutional Union Party | حزب الاتحاد الدستوري | Nuri al-Said | Anti-communism Arab nationalism | |
| Party of National Brotherhood | حزب الاخاء الوطني | Naji Al-Suwaidi Yasin al-Hashimi Rashid Ali al-Gaylani | Pan-Arabism Arab nationalism | |
| Socialist Nation Party | حزب الامة الاشتراكي | Salih Jabr | Social democracy Arab nationalism | |
| Ahali group | الأهالي | Ja'far Abu al-Timman | Populism Iraqi nationalism | |
| Unified Popular Front | Al-Jabha Al-Sha'abiya Al-Mutahida الجبهة الشعبية المتحدة | UPF | - | - |
| Liberal Party | حزب الاحرار | Tawfiq al-Suwaidi | Classical liberalism Constitutional monarchism | |
| National Democratic Party | Hizb al Wataniyah al Dimuqratiyah الحزب الوطني الديمقراطي | NDP | Kamel al-Chaderji | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| United Popular Front | الجبهة الشعبية المتحدة | Taha al-Hashimi | Reformism Iraqi nationalism | |
| Iraqi Independence Party | حزب الاستقلال العراقي | Muhammad Mahdi Kubba | Iraqi nationalism | |
| National Union Front | جبهة الاتحاد الوطني | Iraqi nationalism | ||
| Iraqi Arab Socialist Union | الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي العراقي | Fuad al-Rikabi | Nasserism Pan-Arabism |
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | Hizb at-Tahrir حزب التحرير | HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Caliphalism |
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Iraq | Hizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki fi al-'Iraq حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق | - | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Saddamism |
| Al-Awda | Al-Awda العودة | - | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Ba'athism |
See also
- Politics of Iraq
- List of political parties by country
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