Ishraqat Kanoon
Ishraqat Kanoon إشراقة كانون | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Jaafar Aziz |
| Ideology | Islamic democracyModeration |
| Political position | Centre |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Colours | Cyan |
| Council of Representatives | 10 / 329 |
| Website | |
| eshraqa | |
Ishraqat Kanoon (Arabic: إشراقة كانون, romanized: Ishrāqat Kānūn) is an Islamic political party that first contested the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election, winning six seats.[1] In 2022, it gained an additional seat.[2] The party is associated with the Al-Abbas Shrine in Karbala and is widely believed to have links to elements of the Najaf clergy.[3] Ideologically, Ishraqat Kanoon seeks to combine Islamic principles with civil and reform-oriented values, and it has been described as attempting to bridge secular civic approaches with religious identity.[4]
The party received 100,374 votes, 1.13% of the national total, in the 2021 election.[5] It won two seats each in the Babylon and Karbala governorates, and one seat each in Baghdad and Al-Qadisiyyah.[5] Ishraqat Kanoon emerged partly from networks associated with the Tishreen protest movement, although analysts note that its ability to reshape Iraq’s political balance has been constrained by state repression, fragmentation within protest-origin groups, and co-optation by established parties.[6]
In the Council of Representatives, the party formed the Ishraqa Bloc in 2022, a parliamentary group comprising ten members, including four independents aligned with its positions.[7]
Election results
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jaafar Aziz | 100,374 | 1.13% | 6 / 329 | New |  14th | Opposition |
| 2025 | 199,335 | 1.78% | 8 / 329 | 2 |  15th | TBA |
References
- ^Alinejad, Masih. "Electoral Law: Signaling a Short-Lived Run for Iraq's Independent MPs?". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^Freedom in the World 2023: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (May 20, 2024). p. 561.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^"ISHM: OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 14, 2021". EPIC. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^"Shia Clerics in Iraq Haven't Lost Their Authority". The Century Foundation. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ ab"Untitled list in Arabic"(PDF). ihec.iq. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 February 2022.
- ^van Veen, Erwin. Armed Organizations and Political Elites in Civil Wars: Pathways to Power in Syria and Iraq (Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict). Routledge; 1st edition (June 3, 2024). p. 138.
- ^"العراق.. 10 نواب مستقلين يشكلون تكتلا سياسيا جديدا". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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