People's Union (Iraq)
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The People's Union was the main communist party list in the January 2005 Iraqi legislative election
. It is made up of the Iraqi Communist Party
and independent candidate Hikmat Dawud Hakim. Before the election, it attempted to form a wider coalition among secularist groups, but this effort failed. The list was led by Hamid Majid Mousa
, who served on the Governing Council and as minister of culture on the interim government. The party, while small, ran one of the more organized campaigns in the election, and its list of 257 candidates was the longest of any party. In the January elections, the People's Union received just under 70,000 votes, or about 0.8% of ballots cast, earning them two seats in the transitional Iraqi National Assembly.
Prior to the December 2005 elections
, the list merged with several others to join the Iraqi National List
.
Iraqi legislative election, January 2005
Elections for the National Assembly of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005 in Iraq. The 275-member National Assembly was a parliament created under the Transitional Law during the Occupation of Iraq...
. It is made up of the Iraqi Communist Party
Iraqi Communist Party
Since its foundation in 1934, the Iraqi Communist Party has dominated the left in Iraqi politics. It played a fundamental role in shaping the political history of Iraq between its foundation and the 1970s. The Party was involved in many of the most important national uprisings and demonstrations...
and independent candidate Hikmat Dawud Hakim. Before the election, it attempted to form a wider coalition among secularist groups, but this effort failed. The list was led by Hamid Majid Mousa
Hamid Majid Mousa
Hamid Majid Mousa is the Secretary General of the Iraqi Communist Party. He was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq, and currently holds a seat on the National Assembly under Iyad Allawi's Iraqi National List. An economist and...
, who served on the Governing Council and as minister of culture on the interim government. The party, while small, ran one of the more organized campaigns in the election, and its list of 257 candidates was the longest of any party. In the January elections, the People's Union received just under 70,000 votes, or about 0.8% of ballots cast, earning them two seats in the transitional Iraqi National Assembly.
Prior to the December 2005 elections
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....
, the list merged with several others to join the Iraqi National List
Iraqi National List
The 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...
.