People's Union (Iraq)
People's Union إتحاد الشعب | |
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The People's Union (
Arabic: إتحاد الشعب, Ittihad Al Shaab) was an electoral coalition in Iraq, led by the Iraqi Communist Party
.
2005 elections
The People's Union was the main
.Prior to the
December 2005 elections, the list merged with several others to join the Iraqi National List
.
2010 election
The People's Union was reformed on 14 November 2009 to contest the 2010 election.[2] The People's Union participated but failed to gain any seats due to new election laws requiring parties to reach a certain threshold in an province before receiving seats.
During the 2010 elections the People's Union consisted of the following parties:[3][4]
- Iraqi Communist Party
- National Democratic Party
- Democratic Chaldean Assyrian List
- Arab Revolutionary Labour Party
- Fraternity and Peace Party
- Independent candidates
References
- ^ BBC News (2005-01-31). "Iraq election: Who ran?". Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ^ "إعلان تشكيل قائمة "اتحاد الشعب" بزعامة الحزب الشيوعي". إذاعة العراق الحر. 14 November 2009.
- ^ "People's Union list for parliamentary polls announced. - Free Online Library".
- ^ http://www.alwaqt.com/art.php?aid=187035[permanent dead link]
| National Iraqi Alliance (189) |
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| Others (158) |
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| Single seat groups (10) |
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| Reserved Christian seats (5) |
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| Reserved minority seats (3) |
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| Banned |
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