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The United Iraqi Alliance (Arabic: الائتلاف العراقي الموحد; transliterated: al-I'tilāf al-`Irāqī al-Muwaḥḥad) is the electoral coalition that achieved the most votes in the December 15, 2005, National Assembly election in Iraq. The member groups of the coalition are listed below.

The alliance formed in the lead up to the January 2005 elections from mainly Shi'ite groups most importantly the Islamic Al-Da'wa Party and Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Other important members included the secular Iraqi National Congress led by Ahmed Chalabi, which has since left the coalition, and nuclear physicist Hussain Shahristani. It also included supporters of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who preferred not to back his National Independent Cadres and Elites party, and a number of independent Sunni representatives. The coalition was widely believed to have been supported by senior Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the most widely respected religious figure in Iraq, and although the Ayatollah has offered no official endorsement, many in Iraq understand the UIA to be "al-Sistani's list."

January 2005 elections

Of over 8.46 million votes cast, the UIA received the preponderance at 4.08 million (48.1%), which gave the bloc 140 seats on Iraq's 275-seat National Assembly. Of the 140 seats the UIA garnered, 42 went to women. In total, 86 women held seats in the new Iraqi parliament, which is the highest number in all of the Arab world.

Many members of the Alliance lived in exile in Iran, including Ibrahim al-Jaafari who leads the Islamic Al-Da'wa Party and has emerged as the front-runner to become Iraq's Prime Minister. In 1980 thousands of Al-Da'wa Party supporters were imprisoned or executed after advocating replacing Saddam Hussein's secular Ba'ath Party government with an Islamic government. The Iranian leadership, which had successfully ousted Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, was supportive of their efforts and allowed members of Al-Da'wa to seek exile in Iran. The strong ties the UIA has to Iran, a member of President of the United States George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil", is troubling to some; however, President Bush has expressed hope and offered the candidates and the Iraqi people a congratulatory message.

In early March 2005, the Iraqi Turkmen Front agreed to join the UIA's caucus in the National Assembly according to Zaman Online. In return, Sistani reportedly pledged support for the recognition of Iraqi Turkmens as a national minority.

Prior to the December elections the Iraqi National Congress left, and more of Moqtada al-Sadr's joined. Al-Sistani also stated that he would not support any party in this election.

Parties on the list (22)

Candidates on the United Iraqi Alliance List (228)

December 2005 elections

Prior to the December 2005 elections the Alliance lost some members, most prominently the Iraqi National Congress. According to uncertified results released January 20, 2006, the Alliance will have 128 seats in the new parliament.

Parties on the list

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