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The coalition list which won the 2005 elections is the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA). Comprising mainly religious Shi'a parties, it was formed with the blessing of Iraq's most influential Shi'a cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
INA, a mostly Shi'a coalition, includes [Ammar Hakim]'s Mamie Supreme Council of Iraq (formerly SCIRI), Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress, the Badr Organization, the Sadrists, breakaway Dawa party members led by former prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, the Islamic Virtue Party (Fadhilah)~ the Shi'a Turkmen Movement, and other parties.The list won 75 seats in the January 2005 elections, making it the second most powerful political bloc. It was allied to the United Iraqi Alliance in government until the Shi'a bloc split into two parties. Since tensions over federalism, oil revenue and disputed territories came to the fore, the KA's relationship with the Shi'a parties has been testy.See the full content of this document
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6,000 Candidates Running for 325 Seats
Six thousand candidates from 80 political entities are vying for seats in Iraq's parliament. For the first time, voters can vote for the specific candidate and their political movement of choice, as opposed to a system of proportional representation. Ahead of the March 7 vote that aims to rid Iraq of sectarian divisions,...
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