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| State of Law Coalition إئتلاف دولة القانون | |
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| Leader | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Founded | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
| Ideology | Populism Anti-secularism Statism Big tent |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | National Iraqi Alliance |
| International affiliation | Axis of Resistance |
| Colours | Red |
| Council of Representatives | 38 / 329 |
| Seats in the Governorate Councils | 126 / 440 |
| Governors | 5 / 18 |
The State of Law Coalition (Arabic: إئتلاف دولة القانون I'tilāf Dawlat al-Qānūn), also known as Rule of Law Coalition, is an Iraqi political coalition formed for the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections by the Prime Minister of Iraq at the time, Nouri al-Maliki, of the Islamic Dawa Party.
The name was an emphasis on the improved security situation which Maliki's government had achieved through the Battle of Basra and other operations of the Iraqi Security Forces.
Due to disagreements with the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq and the Sadrists, the Dawa Party decided not to join the Iraqi National Alliance for the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election, but run in their own coalition: the State of Law Coalition.
2009 governorate elections
In the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections, the State of Law Coalition was composed of several political blocs:
- Islamic Dawa Party – led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
- Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation – led by Hashim Al-Mosawy
- Independent Bloc – led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
- Solidarity Bloc – led by former minister of state and Iraqi MP Qassim Daoud
- Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman – led by Iraqi MP Abbas al-Bayati
- Kurdish Feyli Fraternity Movement
- Shaabani Uprising Bloc 1991
- Independents, there were also numerous independent candidates in the list.
Results
The State of Law Coalition came out as the largest list receiving 19.1% of the vote and 126 out of 440 seats.
| Governorate | Percentage | Seats Won | Total Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| al-Anbar | - | 0 | 29 |
| Babil | 12.5% | 8 | 30 |
| Baghdad | 38% | 28 | 57 |
| Basra | 37% | 20 | 35 |
| Dhi Qar | 23.1% | 13 | 31 |
| Diyala | 6% | 2 | 29 |
| Karbala | 8.5% | 9 | 27 |
| Maysan | 17.7% | 8 | 27 |
| al-Muthanna | 10.9% | 5 | 26 |
| Najaf | 16.2% | 7 | 28 |
| Ninawa | - | 0 | 37 |
| al-Qadisiyyah | 23.1% | 11 | 28 |
| Salah ad-Din | 3.5% | 2 | 28 |
| Wasit | 15.3% | 13 | 28 |
| Total: | 28.8% | 126 | 440 |
2010 parliamentary election
In the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election, the following parties were part of the State of Law Coalition:
- Islamic Dawa Party – led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
- Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation – led by Hashim Al-Mosawy
- Anbar Salvation National Front – led by Sheikh Ali Hatem al-Suleiman
- Independent Arab Movement – led by former Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri
- United Independent Iraqi Bloc – led by Thaer al-Feyli
- Independent Iraqi Kafaat Gathering – led by government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh
- The Gathering—Al-Tajamo – led by former Iraqi National List members Mahdi al-Hafez and Safiyah Suheil
- Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman – led by Abbas al-Bayati
- "The Independents" led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
- Independents, there were again numerous independent candidates in the list initially including defence minister Qadir al-Obeidi but he was banned from joining due to Ba'ath party links.
Results
| Governorate | Votes | Seats Won | Total Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anbar | 6,156 | 0 | 14 |
| Babil | 231,939 | 8 | 16 |
| Baghdad | 903,360 | 26 | 68 |
| Basra | 431,217 | 14 | 24 |
| Dhi Qar | 235,446 | 8 | 18 |
| Diyala | 63,969 | 1 | 13 |
| Karbala | 179,517 | 6 | 10 |
| Kirkuk | 11,862 | 0 | 12 |
| Maysan | 102,566 | 4 | 10 |
| Muthanna | 98,998 | 4 | 7 |
| Najaf | 197,377 | 7 | 12 |
| Ninawa | 15,755 | 0 | 31 |
| Qadisiyyah | 133,067 | 4 | 11 |
| Salah ad-Din | 31,026 | 0 | 12 |
| Wasit | 149,828 | 5 | 11 |
| Compensatory seats | - | 2 | 7 |
| Total: | 2,792,083 | 89 | 325 |
2013 governorate elections
In the 2013 Iraqi governorate elections, the State of Law Coalition was composed of several political blocs:
- Islamic Dawa Party – led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
- Islamic Dawa Party – Iraq Organisation
- Independent Bloc – led by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani
- Badr Organization – led by Hadi Al-Amiri
- National Reform Trend – led by former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari
- Islamic Virtue Party – led by Abd al-Rahim al-Hasini
- Solidarity Bloc – led by former minister of state and Iraqi MP Qassim Daoud
- Islamic Union of Iraqi Turkoman – led by Iraqi MP Abbas al-Bayati
- White Iraqiya Bloc – led by Hassan Alawi
- Kurdish Feyli Fraternity Movement
- Shaabani Uprising Bloc 1991
- Independents, there were also numerous independent candidates in the list.
Electoral history
| Election year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nouri al-Maliki | 2,792,083 (#2) | 24.22 | 89 / 325 | New |
| 2014 | 3,141,835 (#1) | 24.14 | 92 / 328 |  3
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| 2018 | 725,108 (#5) | 6.98 | 25 / 329 |  67
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| 2021 | 502,188 (#4) | 5.67 | 33 / 329 | 8
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See also
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