December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
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The December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election was a nationwide vote that established Iraq’s first full-term government under its new post-Saddam constitution, shaping the country’s early democratic political order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| ballotType | closed-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Constitution of Iraq approved in the October 2005 constitutional referendum ⓘ |
| conflictContext | occurred during the Iraq War ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | 15 December 2005 ⓘ |
| electedBody | Council of Representatives of Iraq ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
party-list system
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proportional representation ⓘ |
| follows |
Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005
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surface form:
January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
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| includedComponent | separate seats for minority and smaller parties ⓘ |
| internationalContext | held under significant U.S. and coalition presence in Iraq ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Adnan al-Dulaimi
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Iyad Allawi ⓘ
surface form:
Ayad Allawi
Ibrahim al-Jaafari ⓘ Jalal Talabani ⓘ Nouri al-Maliki ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots |
Arabic
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Kurdish ⓘ |
| ledTo | formation of a coalition government including Shia, Kurdish, and Sunni parties ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Iraqi election law under the 2005 constitution ⓘ |
| mainAlliance |
Iraqi Accord Front
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Iraqi National List ⓘ Kurdistani Alliance ⓘ Sadrist Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Sadrist Movement-affiliated lists
United Iraqi Alliance ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | international observers ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf | Iraqi transition process after the 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| precedes | 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election ⓘ |
| purpose | to elect the first full-term parliament under the new Iraqi constitution ⓘ |
| regionCoverage | all 18 governorates of Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Iraqi parliamentary election, January 2005
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surface form:
January 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
October 2005 Iraqi constitutional referendum ⓘ |
| relatedTo | democratization of Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| resultedIn | formation of Iraq’s first full-term post-Saddam government ⓘ |
| seatsContested | 275 ⓘ |
| securityContext | took place amid ongoing insurgency and sectarian violence ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Iraq’s post-Saddam political order
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established the first full-term government under Iraq’s new constitution ⓘ marked increased participation by Sunni Arab parties compared to January 2005 elections ⓘ |
| termLengthElected | four-year parliamentary term ⓘ |
| turnoutApproximate | around 70% ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernmentFormed | parliamentary coalition government ⓘ |
| voterEligibility |
Iraqi citizens of voting age inside Iraq
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Iraqi expatriates registered abroad ⓘ |
| wonMostSeats | United Iraqi Alliance ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Council of Representatives of Iraq
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firstElectionAfterConstitution
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December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election
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