Al-Arabiya Coalition

The Al-Arabiya Coalition (Arabic: إئتلاف العربية‎I'tilāf alarabiya) also known as Arabic Coalition is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election by then-Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Saleh al-Mutlaq and others parties and independent politicians.

al-Arabiya Coalition

Arabic Coalition
إئتلاف العربية
LeaderSaleh al-Mutlaq
Founded2014
Split fromIraqi National Movement
Political positionCentre-right to Right-wing
Seats in the Council of Representatives:
10 / 328
Seats in the Governorate Councils:
18 / 440
Website
alarabiyacoalition.com

History

For the 2013 governorate elections the coalition, then running under the name of Arab Iraqiyya, competed by itself in Anbar, Baghdad and Salah ad-Din. In the other governorates the coalition joined up with other parties, running as part of the Loyalty to Ninewa Bloc in Ninewa, as part of Iraqiyat Diyala in Diyala, and as part of Iraqiyat Babil in Babil.

Members

The following parties make up the coalition:

  • Iraqi National Dialogue Front – led by Saleh al-Mutlaq
  • Nishor (Resurrection) Iraqi Party – led by Imad Jabir Ibrahim Mohammad al-Rawi
  • Stability Bloc – led by Jasim Mohammad Hasan Atiyah
  • National Masses Alliance – led by Ahmed Abdullah al-Jabouri
  • Nahrain (Two Rivers) National Movement – led by Mishan Mahdi Jabar Nusaif
  • Gathering of the National Promise in Saladin – led by Khalid Abdullah Hussein Mohammad al-Jahara
  • Supreme Masses Bloc – led by Adnan Thiab Ghanim Michthab
  • Iraq of Civilization (The Light) – led by Talal Hussein Muhssin Ali
  • Muqtaderun Gathering for Peace and Building – led by Badr Mahmoud Fahal Khalil

Other politicians aligned with the coalition include Jamal Al-Karboli from al-Hal.

Electoral results

Iraqi Parliament
Council of Representatives
Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
2014 315,858 (#8) 2.43
10 / 328
–
 Saleh al-Mutlaq

Governorate Councils
Governorate Councils
Election year # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Leader
2013
18 / 601
–
 Saleh al-Mutlaq

References
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