The Upholders of the Message
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The Upholders of the Message, (Risalyun) is an Iraqi political list that ran in the December 2005 elections
. This list won 1.2 % of the popular vote, thus receiving two seats. The members are supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr
and they were allowed to join the United Iraqi Alliance
primary election for the Iraqi Prime Minister.
Iraqi legislative election, December 2005
Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on 15 October 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect a permanent 275-member Iraqi Council of Representatives....
. This list won 1.2 % of the popular vote, thus receiving two seats. The members are supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr
Muqtada al-Sadr
Sayyid Muqtadā al-Ṣadr is an Iraqi Islamic political leader.Along with Ali al-Sistani and Ammar al-Hakim of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Sadr is one of the most influential religious and political figures in the country not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.-Titles:He is...
and they were allowed to join the United Iraqi Alliance
United Iraqi Alliance
The National Iraqi Alliance , also known as the Watani List, is an Iraqi electoral coalition that contested the Iraqi legislative election, 2010. The Alliance is mainly composed of Shi'a Islamist parties...
primary election for the Iraqi Prime Minister.