Al-Muwatin

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Citizen Alliance
ائتلاف المواطن
Al-Muwatin
LeaderAmmar al-Hakim
Founded2014
Dissolved2018
Preceded byIslamic Supreme Council of Iraq
Al-Mehraab Martyr List
Merged intoNational Wisdom Movement
Succeeded byNational Wisdom Movement
IdeologyShia Islamism
ReligionShia Islam
National affiliationNational Iraqi Alliance[1]
Seats in the Council of Representatives:
0 / 329
Seats in the Governorate Councils:
0 / 440
Governors:
0 / 18

Citizen Alliance (Arabic: Al-Muwatin, Arabic: ائتلاف المواطن) 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

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Al-Muwatin was a broad alliance of 23 various Iraqi, primarily Shia, political entities that formed a coalition for the 2014 Iraqi parliamentary election.[2] It was announced by its leader Ammar al-Hakim in March 2014.

Members of the coalition

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2014 parliamentary elections

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Al-Muwatin won 29 seats in the 2014 Iraqi Parliament as follows:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Iraq: Maliki accused of threatening Shi'a alliance break-up". Asharq Al-Awsat. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ "AlAkhbaar.org: 23 كياناً يشكلون ائتلاف "المواطن" للمشاركة في الانتخابات". Archived from the original on 2014-06-22. Retrieved 2014-06-10.