Parties

Encyclopedia of Iraq · 10 items

Centre-left

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

social democracy, Third Way, Kurdish nationalism

Founded: 1975
Current leader: Kosrat Rasul Ali

Right

Kurdistan Democratic Party

conservatism, neoliberalism, populism

Founded: 1946
Current leader: Masoud Barzani

Islamic Dawa Party

Party of the incumbent head of government

Founded: 1958
Current leader: Nouri al-Maliki

Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan

socialism, social democracy, secularism

Founded: 1945

Right

Syrian Social Nationalist Party

fascism, antisemitism, secularism

Founded: 1932
Current leader: Assaad Hardan

Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan

Founded: 2000
Current leader: Abdulla Mohtadi

Badr Organization

Founded: 1982

Right

Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq

Shia Islam

Founded: 1982
Current leader: Ammar al-Hakim

Iraqi Turkmen Front

Iraqi Turkmen

Founded: 1995
Current leader: Hasan Turan

Left

Iraqi Communist Party

communism, secularism, anti-imperialism

Founded: 1934

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