Al-Muwatin
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Citizen Alliance
| native_name = ائتلاف المواطن
Al-Muwatin
| logo = Official_logo_of_Al-Muwatin_Alliance,_july_2014.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| colorcode = {{party color|Al-Muwatin}}
| leader = Ammar al-Hakim
| founded = 2014
| dissolved = 2018
| predecessor = Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq
Al-Mehraab Martyr List
| successor = National Wisdom Movement
| ideology = Shia Islamism
| merged = National Wisdom Movement
| position =
| religion = Shia Islam
| national = National Iraqi Alliance{{Cite news|url=http://www.aawsat.net/2014/08/article55335016|title=Iraq: Maliki accused of threatening Shi'a alliance break-up|work=Asharq Al-Awsat|date=3 August 2014|accessdate=20 October 2014|archive-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109190551/http://www.aawsat.net/2014/08/article55335016|url-status=dead}}
| colors =
| seats1_title = Seats in the Council of Representatives:
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|329|hex=#B5CA7F}}
| seats2_title = Seats in the Governorate Councils:
|seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|440|hex=#B5CA7F}}
|seats3_title = Governors:
|seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|18|hex=#B5CA7F}}
| state = Iraq
}}
Citizen Alliance ({{langx|ar|ائتلاف المواطن|Al-Muwatin}}) was a political coalition in Iraq led by Ammar al-Hakim, President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, from 2014 to 2017. Most of its MPs joined the National Wisdom Movement when this new party was launched in 2017 by Ammar al-Hakim.
History
Al-Muwatin was a broad alliance of 23 various Iraqi, primarily Shia, political entities that formed a coalition for the 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election.{{Cite web |url=http://alakhbaar.org/home/2013/3/143119.html |title=AlAkhbaar.org: 23 كياناً يشكلون ائتلاف "المواطن" للمشاركة في الانتخابات |access-date=2014-06-10 |archive-date=2014-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622152803/http://alakhbaar.org/home/2013/3/143119.html |url-status=dead }} It was announced by its leader Ammar al-Hakim in March 2014.
Members of the coalition
- Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq – led by Ammar al-Hakim
- Al-Mehraab Martyr List
- Iraqi National Congress – led by Ahmed Chalabi
- Tayyar Bada'na – led by Jawad al Boulani
2014 parliamentary elections
Al-Muwatin won 29 seats in the 2014 Iraqi Parliament as follows:
- Babil Governorate – 3 seats
- Baghdad Governorate – 5 seats
- Basra Governorate – 6 seats
- Dhi Qar Governorate – 4 seats
- Diyala Governorate – 1 seat
- Karbala Governorate – 1 seat
- Maysan Governorate – 2 seats
- Muthanna Governorate – 2 seats
- Najaf Governorate – 2 seats
- Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate – 1 seat
- Wasit Governorate – 2 seats
- Total – 29 seats out of 328 seats
See also
References
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{{Iraqi political parties}}
Category:Defunct political party alliances in Iraq
Category:Shia Islamic political parties