Ishraqat Kanoon is an Islamic political party in Iraq. [1] The party contested in 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election for the first time and won 6 seats. [2] The party is associated with the Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala [1] 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]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 100,374 | 1.13% | 6 / 329 | New | 14th |
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