The Progress Party ( ar, حزب تقدم, translit=Ḥizb Taqadum), also known as the Al-Takadum Movement or by its Arabic short form Takadum (''Progress''), is an
Iraqi political party formed to gain political control in the
2021 general election. 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.
History
The party was founded in 2019 by
Mohamed Al Halbousi, the incumbent
Speaker of the
Council of Representatives
The Council of Representatives (''Majlis an-nuwab''), sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies", is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the national legislative body of Bahrain.
The council was created ...
of
Iraq, Ali Farhan,the governor of
Anbar, and the politician Yahia Al Mohamadi.
Electoral results
In the
2021 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 10 October 2021. The elections decide the 329 members of the Council of Representatives who will in turn elect the Iraqi president and confirm the prime minister. 25 million voters are eligible to take ...
, the party made huge success, winning a total of 37 seats.
References
2019 establishments in Iraq
Liberal parties in Iraq
Nationalist parties in Iraq
Political parties established in 2019
Political parties in Iraq
Secularism in Iraq
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