Progress Party (Iraq)
The Progress Party[1] (Arabic: حزب تقدم, romanized: Ḥizb Taqadum), also known as the Al-Takadum Movement or by its Arabic short form Takadum (Progress), is an Iraqi Sunni political party formed to gain political control in the 2021 general election.[2] The party seeks to establish a civil and modern state through a cultural societal change whose components are: a conscious citizen, a modern educational system, an effective society, according to an Iraqi vision framed by the constitution and supported by the youthful that believes in change and renewal.[3]
Progress Party حزب تقدم | |
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| Abbreviation | TAK (unofficial) |
| Leader | Mohamed Al-Halbousi |
| Founder | Mohamed Al-Halbousi, Ali Farhan, Yahia Al Mohammadi |
| Spokesperson | Yahia Al Mohammadi |
| Founded | 1 June 2019 |
| Headquarters | Baghdad |
| Ideology | Liberalism Liberal democracy Nonsectarianism Secularism Reformism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colours | Orange |
| Council of Representatives | 39 / 329 |
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| takadum | |
History
The party was founded in 2019 by Mohamed Al Halbousi, the incumbent Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, Ali Farhan,the governor of Anbar, and the politician Yahia Al Mohamadi.[4]
Electoral results
In the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election, the party made huge success, winning a total of 37 seats.[5]
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 637,198 | (#2) | 37 / 329 |
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References
- "Bylaws, Article 20". Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- كنان, غنوة (2021-10-09). "انتخابات العراق.. آمال شبابية وسط تحدي "وعود المرشحين"". صحيفة الرؤية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- "البرنامج السياسي – حزب حركة تقدم" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- "من يتنافس في انتخابات العراق؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- "المفوضية العليا المستقلة للانتخابات - IHEC Website المفوضية العليا المستقلة للانتخابات". IHEC Website. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
