Progress Party (Iraq)

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Progress Party
حزب تقدم
AbbreviationTAK (unofficial)
LeaderMohamed Al-Halbousi
FounderMohamed Al-Halbousi, Ali Farhan, Yahia Al Mohammadi
SpokespersonYahia Al Mohammadi
Founded1 June 2019; 2 years ago (2019-06-01)
HeadquartersBaghdad
IdeologyIraqi nationalism
Reformism
Secularism
Liberalism
Multiculturalism
Nonsectarianism
Political positionBig tent
Colours  Orange
Council of Representatives
37 / 329
Website
takadum.org

The Progress Party[1] (Arabic: حزب تقدم, romanizedḤizb Taqadum), also known as the Al-Takadum Movement or by its Arabic short form Takadum, is an Iraqi political party formed to gain political control in the 2021 general election.[2] The party seeks to establish a civil and modern state through a cultural societal change whose components are: a conscious citizen, a modern educational system, an effective society, according to an Iraqi vision framed by the constitution and supported by the youthful that believes in change and renewal.[3]

History[]

The party was founded in 2019 by Mohamed Al Halbousi, the incumbent Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, Ali Farhan,the governor of Anbar, and the politician Yahia Al Mohamadi.[4]

Electoral results[]

In the 2021 Iraqi parliamentary election, the party made huge success, winning a total of 37 seats.[5]

Election year # of
overall votes
% of
overall vote
# of
overall seats won
+/– Government
2021 637,198 (#2)
37 / 329
Steady

References[]

  1. ^ "Bylaws, Article 20". Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ كنان, غنوة (2021-10-09). "انتخابات العراق.. آمال شبابية وسط تحدي "وعود المرشحين"". صحيفة الرؤية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "البرنامج السياسي – حزب حركة تقدم" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ "من يتنافس في انتخابات العراق؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  5. ^ "المفوضية العليا المستقلة للانتخابات - IHEC Website المفوضية العليا المستقلة للانتخابات". IHEC Website. Retrieved 2022-01-09.


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