The Furatayn Movement () is an Iraqi

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founded by

Muhammad Shayya al-Sudani Muhammad Shayya al-Sudani (born 4 March 1970) is an Iraqi politician who has been the Prime Minister of Iraq since 27 October 2022. Prior to his premiership, he held a number of ministerial positions; namely, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs ...

. The party secretary is Bashar al-Saedi.

History

On December 13, 2018,

announced his resignation from the Dawa Party and the

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. On January 19, 2019, he announced the formation of a new political party. Al Sudani's official statement read: "Furatayn Movement is a genuine Iraqi political movement born to correct the trajectory of the State's work and stand against corruption and corruptors," he added "young people represent the backbone of the Furatayn Movement and are the spearhead of the coming reform." He also emphasized the intent for the party to be diverse and include all components of Iraqi society. In the 2021 parliamentary elections, Al Sudani successfully won a seat in the

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, and in October 2022 after a period of deadlock, he was sworn in as the

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. In 2023, Furatayn announced that it will not participate in the 2023 Iraqi governorate elections. In 2024, ahead of the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary election, there were reports of a potential alliance between Furatayn and

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. On 20 May 2025,

announced the formation of a new political alliance named Construction and Development Alliance (), that will participate in the upcoming 2025 parliamentary elections. It is composed of Furatayn Movement, National Contract Coalition headed by Falih Al-Fayyadh, Wataniya Coalition headed by Ayad Allawi, Ibdaa Karbala Coalition headed by Nassif Jassim, current governor of Karbala Governorate, Bilad Sumer group headed by Ahmed Al Asadi, current Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Ajyal group headed by Mohammed al-Sahyoud, the

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of the Al Sudani tribe in Iraq and Huloul Coalition headed by Mohammed Sahib al-Daraji.

Electoral results

The party contested in the

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and initially won 1 out of 329 seats. However, 73 seats in parliament became vacant due to the resignation of

, allowing Furatayn to gain an additional 2 seats.

References

{{Iraqi political parties Iraqi nationalism Nationalist parties in Iraq Political parties established in 2019