# List of political parties in Iraq

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.
The electoral system of Iraq favours larger parties and coalitions, but makes it difficult for a single party to dominate with a majority.

## Parliamentary alliances and parties

| Party | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs |
| Progress Party حزب تقدم Ḥizb Taqadum | Mohamed Al-Halbousi | Big tent | Nonsectarianism Reformism | 39 / 329 |
| State of Law Coalition إئتلاف دولة القانون I'tilāf Dawlat al-Qānūn | Nouri al-Maliki | Syncretic | Populism Anti-secularism Statism | 38 / 329 |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê | Masoud Barzani | Big tent | Kurdish nationalism Secularism | 31 / 329 |
| Fatah Alliance ائتلاف الفتح Iʾtilāf al-Fatḥ | Hadi al-Amiri | Right-wing | Shia Islamism Pro-Iran Anti-secularism | 29 / 329 |
| Kurdistani Coalition هاوپەیمانی كوردستانی Hevpeymanîya Kurdistanî | Abdul Rahman Mustafa | Big tent | Kurdish nationalism Self-determination | 17 / 329 |
| Extension Movement ائتلاف حركة امتداد Harakat Emtidad | Alaa al-Rikabi | Centre | Liberalism Secularism Iraqi nationalism | 16 / 329 |
| Azem Alliance ائتلاف عزم Iʾtilāf al-Azem | Khamis al-Khanjar | Centre | | 14 / 329 |
| New Generation Movement جوڵانه‌وه‌ی نه‌وه‌ی نوێ Culanewey Newey Nwê | Shaswar Abdulwahid | Centre | Liberalism | 9 / 329 |
| Babylon Movement حركة بابليون | Rayan al-Kildani | | | 4 / 329 |
| Victory Alliance ائتلاف النصر Iʾtilāf al-Naṣr | Haider al-Abadi | Centre | Nonsectarianism Realpolitik Islamic democracy | 0 / 329 |
| Alliance Towards Reforms تحالف سائرون للإصلاح Tahaluf Saairun al-Islah | Hassan al-Aquli | Big tent | Iraqi nationalism Anti-corruption | 0 / 329 |
| National Coalition ائتلاف الوطنية Al-Wataniya | Ayad Allawi | Centre | Secularism | 0 / 329 |
| National Wisdom Movement تيار الحكمة الوطني Tayar al-Hikmah al-Watani | Ammar al-Hakim | Big tent | Islamism Nonsectarianism | 0 / 329 |
| Uniters for Reform Coalition ائتلاف متحدون للاصلاح I'tilāf Muttaḥidūn lil-Iṣlāḥ | Osama al-Nujaifi | | Regionalism Islamic democracy Populism | 0 / 329 |
Alliance Towards Reforms "Saairun" :
| Party | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
| 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 | | |
Victory Alliance :
| 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 |
Fatah Alliance :
| 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 |
State of Law Coalition :
| 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 |
Kurdistani Coalition :
| Party | Leader | Political position and Ideologies |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party | Masoud Barzani | Kurdish nationalism Self-determination |
| Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | Bafel Talabani | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy Secularism |
| Kurdish Islamic Group | Ali Bapir | Salafism |
| Kurdistan Islamic Union | Salaheddine Bahaaeddin | Islamic Democracy Kurdish nationalism |
| Gorran Movement | Omar Said Ali | Secularism Kurdish nationalism Social liberalism Liberal Socialism Federalism Regionalism |
| National Coalition | Aram Qadir | Kurdish nationalism Social Democracy |
| Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq | Kawa Mahmud | Communism |
| Kurdistan Islamic Movement | Ehsan Ali Abdul Aziz | Kurdish nationalism Islamism |
| Kurdistan Toilers' Party | Balen Abdullah | Socialism Left-wing nationalism |
| Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party | Mohammed Haji Mahmoud | Kurdish nationalism Social Democracy |
| Kurdistan Society's Freedom Movement (Tevgera Azadi) | Tara Husên Selam Ebdulla | Democratic confederalism |
| Yazidi Democratic Party | Haydar Shesho | Yazidi Rights |
| National Stance Movement | Ali Hama Saleh | Kurdish nationalism Anti-corruption |
| People's Front | Lahur Talabani | Kurdish nationalism Social democracy |
Other Parties :
| 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 |

## Other parties

* Al Neshoor Party
* Alliance of Independent Democrats – led by Adnan Pachachi
* Assyria Liberation Party
* Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party
* Constitutional Monarchy Movement – led by Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein
* Democratic Monarchy Alliance
* Green Party of Iraq
* The Upholders of the Message (Al-Risaliyun)
* Iraqi Democratic Union
* Rawafid El-Iraq led by Jalal B. Mejel AlGaood
* Ezidi Freedom and Democracy Party (PADE)
* Leftist Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
* Popular Unity Party
* Turkmen People's Party
* Worker-Communist Party of Iraq
Defunct parties and alliances :
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
| 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 Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| 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 Arab nationalism Iraqi nationalism |
Outlawed parties :
| Name(English) | Name(Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political position & ideologies |
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | Hizb at-Tahrir حزب التحرير | HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Islamism Caliphalism |
| 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 Saddamism |
| Al-Awda | Al-Awda العودة | - | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed | Ba'athism |