List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, (), commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was a

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Islamist,

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i political coalition formed for the

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by the

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. It was the largest party in the

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and won the most seats and votes in the Iraqi elections of 2006. The list won control of 8 out of Iraq's 18 governorates, including 6 of the country's 9 Shi'a governorates. The

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, Adel Abd al-Mahdi, and many Ministerial positions in the

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were from this party. The party chairman,

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, was the leader of Iraq's ruling

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. The name is a reference to

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Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim (Shahid al-Mehraab), the founder of the

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(ISCI), who led the party until his assassination in the 2003

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. During the 2009 elections, Muhammad Baqir al-Hakim's brother Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim led the Supreme Council.

Alliance

The list included the following parties: *

(ISCI) - led by

* Badr Organisation - led by Hadi al-Amiri *

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- led by

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* Sayyid al-Shuhada Movement - led by Daghir al-Musawi * The Independent Society for the Sake of Iraq - *Several independent candidates, mainly from Shi'a parties

Performance

Lists belonging to the Supreme Council dominated the Iraqi governorate elections in 2005, however during the 2009 governorate elections the ''al-Mehraab Martyr List'', performed below what they had expected, winning only 6.6% of vote and 52 out of 440 seats. They did however still manage to come a distant second after

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References

{{Reflist Defunct political party alliances in Iraq