The Unity Alliance of Iraq (Arabic: ائتلاف وحدة العراق I’itilaf Wehdat al-Iraq) commonly known as Iraq's Unity, Iraqi Unity or Wassat was an Iraqi political coalition formed to contest the 2010 Iraqi parliamentary election. The coalition was formed by Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the head of the Awakening movement, a Sunni tribal militia which was successful in significantly reducing the insurgency in al-Anbar Governorate and was then reformed into a political party, the Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance, which won the most seats in the 2009 Al Anbar governorate election.Anti-Qaeda sheikhs vie for west Iraq in poll, International Herald Tribune, 23 January 2009final election results , Niqash, 25 February 2009 The Awakening Alliance joined forces with Iraq's Shi'a interior minister Jawad al-Bolani and his secular Iraqi Constitutional Party and Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarrai, chief of Sunni Endowment Office. The list is led by Jawad al-Bolani.
2010 elections During the 2010 elections the Iraq Unity List consisted of the following parties:
Iraqi Constitution Party – led by Jawad al-Bolani Iraq Awakening and Independents National Alliance – led by Abu Risha Charter Gathering – led by al-Samarrai Republican Gathering – led by Saad al-Janabi Independent candidates, including former minister of defence Saadoun al-Dulaimi and Anbar tribal leader Abu Azzam al-Tamimi.
Results GovernoratePercentageSeats WonTotal SeatsAnbar 14Babil 16Baghdad 68Basra 24Dhi Qar 18Diyala 13Karbala 10Kirkuk 12Maysan 10Muthanna 7 Najaf 12Ninawa 31Qādisiyyah 11Salah ad-Din 12Wasit 11Compensatory seats 7Minorities 8Total: 325
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