The Iraqis

The Iraqis

The Iraqis is an Iraqi political party led by Vice-President Ghazi al-Yawar. It was the largest Sunni party to participate in the January 2005 Iraqi election. During the election campaign, al-Yawar was President of Iraq, a then largely symbolic but still prominent position. The party consists of an alliance of Sunni tribal leaders, led by those of al-Yawar's Shammar tribe. Its eighty-candidate list contains several prominent Shi'ites. Due in large part to the low Sunni turnout, the party received only 150,000 votes in the election, placing them fourth in overall support, at 1.78% of votes cast, earning them five seats in the transitional National Assembly of Iraq.

Prior to the December 2005 elections The Iraqis agreed to merge their list with the Iraqi List of Iyad Allawi, forming the Iraqi National List.

External links

* [http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2218 The Ground Truth Project] -- A series of exclusive, in-depth interviews and other resources with Iraqis, aid workers, military personnel and others who have spent significant time on-the-ground in Iraq
* [http://www.epic-usa.org/ Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)] -- A Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization working through educational programs, research, and citizen action to promote a free and secure Iraq.
* [http://dev.epic-usa.org/files/EPIC/IRAQ_Government.pdf Bios of Iraq's Government Officials] (updated July 20, 2006) -- An EPIC Resource


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