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People's
Union 275 candidates, including secular Iraqis who
fear clerical rule, leftists and many women. One of
the few groups whose candidates do not have close
ethnic or religious ties and may appeal to Iraqi
expatriates living in secular countries. Following
are major parties and political alliances competing
in Iraq's election, listed by number of candidates.
Iraqi List 233 candidates, led by Prime Minister
Ayad Allawi. Includes a mix of Shiites and Sunnis,
but Shiites account for the majority of top names.
Considered more secular than the United Iraqi
Alliance.
United Iraqi Alliance 228 candidates, drawn largely
from the Shiite political establishment and tacitly
endorsed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Includes
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the cleric who heads Iraq's
largest political group, the Shiite Supreme Council
for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
Kurdish Alliance List 165 candidates, most notably
Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Democratic
Party, and Jalal Talabani, leader of the Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan. Expected to get the bulk of the
Kurdish vote in northern Iraq.
Iraqis Party 80 candidates, led by President Ghazi
al-Yawer. Mixes Sunnis and Shiites, and is favored
by many Sunnis who agreed with Yawer's opposition to
U.S. attacks aimed at wiping out insurgents in
Falluja and Mosul.
Assembly of Independent Democrats 78 candidates,
most notably Adnan Pachachi, the Sunni elder
statesman. Expected to fare well among intellectuals
and the urban middle class.
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National Democratic Party 48 candidates, including
Naseer Kamel al-Chaderchi, a former Iraqi Governing
Council member and son of a prominent Iraqi
monarchist. Has some support among the educated
Sunni middle class.
National Rafidain List 28 candidates, led by
Younadam Kana, a former Iraqi Governing Council
member. An Assyrian Christian group, it will pick up
some support from Iraq's tiny Christian community.
.People's Union 275 candidates, including secular
Iraqis who fear clerical rule, leftists and many
women. One of the few groups whose candidates do not
have close ethnic or religious ties and may appeal
to Iraqi expatriates living in secular countries.
Following are major parties and political alliances
competing in Iraq's election, listed by number of
candidates.
Iraqi List 233 candidates, led by Prime Minister
Ayad Allawi. Includes a mix of Shiites and Sunnis,
but Shiites account for the majority of top names.
Considered more secular than the United Iraqi
Alliance.
.
United Iraqi Alliance 228 candidates, drawn largely
from the Shiite political establishment and tacitly
endorsed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Includes
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the cleric who heads Iraq's
largest political group, the Shiite Supreme Council
for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
Kurdish Alliance List 165 candidates, most notably
Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Democratic
Party, and Jalal Talabani, leader of the Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan. Expected to get the bulk of the
Kurdish vote in northern Iraq.
Iraqis Party 80 candidates, led by President Ghazi
al-Yawer. Mixes Sunnis and Shiites, and is favored
by many Sunnis who agreed with Yawer's opposition to
U.S. attacks aimed at wiping out insurgents in
Falluja and Mosul.
Assembly of Independent Democrats 78 candidates,
most notably Adnan Pachachi, the Sunni elder
statesman. Expected to fare well among intellectuals
and the urban middle class.
National Democratic Party 48 candidates, including
Naseer Kamel al-Chaderchi, a former Iraqi Governing
Council member and son of a prominent Iraqi
monarchist. Has some support among the educated
Sunni middle class.
National Rafidain List 28 candidates, led by
Younadam Kana, a former Iraqi Governing Council
member. An Assyrian Christian group, it will pick up
some support from Iraq's tiny Christian community.
.People's Union 275 candidates, including secular
Iraqis who fear clerical rule, leftists and many
women. One of the few groups whose candidates do not
have close ethnic or religious ties and may appeal
to Iraqi expatriates living in secular countries.
Following are major parties and political alliances
competing in Iraq's election, listed by number of
candidates.
Iraqi List 233 candidates, led by Prime Minister
Ayad Allawi. Includes a mix of Shiites and Sunnis,
but Shiites account for the majority of top names.
Considered more secular than the United Iraqi
Alliance.
United Iraqi Alliance 228 candidates, drawn largely
from the Shiite political establishment and tacitly
endorsed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Includes
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the cleric who heads Iraq's
largest political group, the Shiite Supreme Council
for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
Kurdish Alliance List 165 candidates, most notably
Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Democratic
Party, and Jalal Talabani, leader of the Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan. Expected to get the bulk of the
Kurdish vote in northern Iraq.
Iraqis Party 80 candidates, led by President Ghazi
al-Yawer. Mixes Sunnis and Shiites, and is favored
by many Sunnis who agreed with Yawer's opposition to
U.S. attacks aimed at wiping out insurgents in
Falluja and Mosul.
Assembly of Independent Democrats 78 candidates,
most notably Adnan Pachachi, the Sunni elder
statesman. Expected to fare well among intellectuals
and the urban middle class.
National Democratic Party 48 candidates, including
Naseer Kamel al-Chaderchi, a former Iraqi Governing
Council member and son of a prominent Iraqi
monarchist. Has some support among the educated
Sunni middle class.
National Rafidain List 28 candidates, led by
Younadam Kana, a former Iraqi Governing Council
member. An Assyrian Christian group, it will pick up
some support from Iraq's tiny Christian community.
AP
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