State of Law Coalition
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The State of Law Coalition (I'tilāf Dawlat al-Qānūn) also known as Rule of Law Coalition is an Iraq
i political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq
, Nouri al-Maliki
and his Islamic Dawa Party
.
The name was an emphasis on the improved security situation which Maliki's government had achieved through the Battle of Basra
and other operations of the Iraqi Security Forces.
Due to disagreements with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and the Sadrists, the Dawa Party decided not to join the Iraqi National Alliance for the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010, but run in their own coalition: the State of Law Coalition.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i political coalition formed for the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 by Prime Minister of Iraq
Prime Minister of Iraq
The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's head of government. Prime Minister was originally an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, and the nominal leader of the Iraqi parliament. Under the newly adopted constitution the Prime Minister is to be the country's active executive authority...
, Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister...
and his Islamic Dawa Party
Islamic Dawa Party
The Islamic Dawa Party or Islamic Call Party is a political party in Iraq. Dawa and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council are two of the main parties in the religious-Shiite United Iraqi Alliance, which won a plurality of seats in both the provisional January 2005 Iraqi election and the longer-term...
.
The name was an emphasis on the improved security situation which Maliki's government had achieved through the Battle of Basra
Battle of Basra (2008)
The Battle of Basra began on March 25, 2008, when the Iraqi Army launched an operation to drive the Mahdi Army militia out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra...
and other operations of the Iraqi Security Forces.
Due to disagreements with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and the Sadrists, the Dawa Party decided not to join the Iraqi National Alliance for the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010, but run in their own coalition: the State of Law Coalition.
2009 Governorate Elections
In the Iraqi governorate elections, 2009 the State of Law Coalition was composed of several political blocs:- Islamic Da'awa Party - led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
- Islamic Da'awa Party - Iraq Organisation - led by Hashim Al-MosawyHashim Al-MosawyHashim Al-Mosawy is an Iraqi politician. He is the current leader and Secretary-General of the Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation, the fifth largest party within the ruling United Iraqi Alliance coalition.-References:...
- Independent Bloc - led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-ShahristaniHussain al-ShahristaniHussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani is the current Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy.Born in 1942 in Karbala, Iraq, Shahristani received a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1965, and an MSc from the University of Toronto in 1967, from where he also received a PhD in...
- Solidarity Bloc - led by former minister of state and Iraqi MP Qassim DaoudQassim DaoudQassim Abbas Daoud is an Iraqi scientist and politician. Born in Al Hillah, he graduated from Baghdad University in 1971. He then studied in Britain, earning a doctorate in microbiology and environment in 1982 from the University of Wales...
- Islamic Union of Iraqi TurkomanIslamic Union of Iraqi TurkomanThe Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman is a political party in Iraq led by Abbas al-Bayati. It was formed in 1991 and participated in discussions with other exile groups before the invasion of Iraq...
- led by Iraqi MP Abbas al-BayatiAbbas al-BayatiNatik Abbas Hasan al-Bayati is an Iraqi Shiite Turkmen politician and a member of the Iraqi National Assembly. He is a member of the United Iraqi Alliance.... - Kurdish Feli Fraternity Movement
- Shaabani Uprising Bloc 1991
- IndependentsIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
, there were also numerous independent candidates in the list.
Results
The State of Law Coalition came out as the largest list receiving 28.8% of the vote and 126 out of 440 seats.| Governorate | Percentage | Seats Won | Total Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| al-Anbar | - | 0 | 29 |
| Babil | 12.5% | 8 | 30 |
| Baghdad | 38% | 28 | 57 |
| Basra | 37% | 20 | 35 |
| Dhi Qar | 23.1% | 13 | 31 |
| Diyala | 6% | 2 | 29 |
| Karbala | 8.5% | 9 | 27 |
| Maysan | 17.7% | 8 | 27 |
| al-Muthanna | 10.9% | 5 | 26 |
| Najaf | 16.2% | 7 | 28 |
| Ninawa Ninawa Governorate Ninawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient... |
- | 0 | 37 |
| al-Qadisiyyah | 23.1% | 11 | 28 |
| Salah ad-Din | 3.5% | 2 | 28 |
| Wassit | 15.3% | 13 | 28 |
| Total: | 28.8% | 126 | 440 |
2010 Parliamentary Election
In the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010 the following parties were part of the State of Law Coalition:- Islamic Da'awa Party - led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-MalikiNouri al-MalikiNouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister...
- Islamic Da'awa Party – Iraq Organisation - led by Hashim Al-MosawyHashim Al-MosawyHashim Al-Mosawy is an Iraqi politician. He is the current leader and Secretary-General of the Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation, the fifth largest party within the ruling United Iraqi Alliance coalition.-References:...
- Anbar Salvation National Front - led by SheikhSheikhNot to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Ali Hatem al-Suleiman - Independent Arab Movement - led by former Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlak al-JubouriAbid Mutlak al-JubouriAbid Mutlag al-Jubouri was an Iraqi politician and was a Deputy Prime Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government. A Sunni Arab former major general in Saddam Hussain's army, he rose to prominence during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.-References:...
- United Independent Iraqi Bloc - led by Thaer al-Feyli
- Independent Iraqi Kafaat Gathering - led by government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh
- The Gathering—Al-Tajamo - led by former Iraqi National ListIraqi National ListThe Iraqi National List is a coalition of Iraqi political parties who ran in the December 2005 Iraqi elections and got 8.0% of the vote and 25 out of 275 seats...
members Mahdi al-HafezMahdi al-HafezMahdi Ahmed al-Hafez was Minister of Planning in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003 and in the Iraqi Interim Government. A Shia Muslim, al-Hafez was the Iraqi representative to the United Nations from 1978 to 1980; afterwards, he headed the Arab Economic...
and Safiyah Suheil - Islamic Union of Iraqi TurkomanIslamic Union of Iraqi TurkomanThe Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman is a political party in Iraq led by Abbas al-Bayati. It was formed in 1991 and participated in discussions with other exile groups before the invasion of Iraq...
- led by Abbas al-BayatiAbbas al-BayatiNatik Abbas Hasan al-Bayati is an Iraqi Shiite Turkmen politician and a member of the Iraqi National Assembly. He is a member of the United Iraqi Alliance.... - "The Independents" led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-ShahristaniHussain al-ShahristaniHussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani is the current Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy.Born in 1942 in Karbala, Iraq, Shahristani received a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1965, and an MSc from the University of Toronto in 1967, from where he also received a PhD in...
- IndependentsIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
, there were again numerous independent candidates in the list initially including defence minister Qadir al-Obeidi but he was banned from joining due to Ba'ath party links.
Results
| Governorate | Votes | Seats Won | Total Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anbar | 6,156 | 0 | 14 |
| Babil | 231,939 | 8 | 16 |
| Baghdad | 903,360 | 26 | 68 |
| Basra | 431,217 | 14 | 24 |
| Dhi Qar | 235,446 | 8 | 18 |
| Diyala | 63,969 | 1 | 13 |
| Karbala | 179,517 | 6 | 10 |
| Kirkuk | 11,862 | 0 | 12 |
| Maysan | 102,566 | 4 | 10 |
| Muthanna | 98,998 | 4 | 7 |
| Najaf | 197,377 | 7 | 12 |
| Ninawa Ninawa Governorate Ninawa is a governorate in northern Iraq, and the Arabic name for the biblical city of Nineveh in Assyria. It has an area of and an estimated population of 2,453,000 people in 2003. Its chief city and provincial capital is Mosul, which lies across the Tigris river from the ruins of ancient... |
15,755 | 0 | 31 |
| Qadisiyyah | 133,067 | 4 | 11 |
| Salah ad-Din | 31,026 | 0 | 12 |
| Wassit | 149,828 | 5 | 11 |
| Compensatory seats | - | 2 | 7 |
| Total: | 2,792,083 | 89 | 325 |