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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.
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies | |
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| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
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| Wahdat an-Nidal | Wahdat an-Nidal وحدة النضال | - | - | Communism |
| Unified Popular Front | Al-Jabha Al-Sha'abiya Al-Mutahida الجبهة الشعبية المتحدة | UPF | - | - |
| National Democratic Party | Hizb al Wataniyah al Dimuqratiyah الحزب الوطني الديمقراطي | NDP | Kamel al-Chaderji | Centre-left |
| 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 | Left-wing politics |
| 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 |
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | Hizb at-Tahrir حزب التحرير | HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Islamism |
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Iraq | Hizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki fi al-'Iraq حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق | - | Raghad Hussein | Left-wing to right-wing |
| Al-Awda | Al-Awda العودة | - | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Ba'athism |
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