The Upholders of the Message

The Upholders of the Message, (Risalyun) is an Iraqi political list that ran in the December 2005 elections. This list won 1.2% of the popular vote, thus receiving two seats. The members are supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr and they were allowed to join the United Iraqi Alliance primary election for the Iraqi Prime Minister.

Political parties in Iraq

National Iraqi Alliance (155)

State of Law Coalition (92)	Islamic Dawa Party

Sadrists (34)	Al-Ahrar Bloc (28) Elite Movement (3) National Partnership Gathering (3)

Al-Muwatin (29)	Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (29) Al-Mehraab Martyr List Iraqi National Congress Tayyar Bada'ni

Others

Kurdistan Democratic Party (25)
Muttahidoon (23)
Al-Wataniya (21)
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (21)
Al-Arabiya Coalition (10)
Movement for Change (9)
Islamic Virtue Party (6)
National Reform Trend (6)
Diyala is Our Identity (5)
Iraq Alliance (5)
Kurdistan Islamic Union (4)
Iraqi Turkmen Front (3)
Kurdistan Islamic Group (3)
Nineveh National Alliance (3)
Civil Democratic Alliance (3)
Loyalty to Al-Anbar (3)
Iraqi Loyalty Alliance (2)
Competences and People Gathering (2)
Unity of the Iraqis (2)

Single seat groups

National Alliance of Saladin
National Coalition in Saladin
Independent Civil Alternative Coalition
Dignity Alliance
Al-Sadiqoun Bloc
The Equitable State Movement
Ad Dawa Iraq Organization
Solidarity in Iraq Alliance
Salvation Alliance
Arab Kirkuk Alliance

Reserved Christian seats

National Rafidain List (Assyrian Democratic Movement) (2)
Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (2)
Democratic Uruk List (Iraqi Communist Party) (1)

Reserved minority seats

Hareth Shanshal Sunaid (1) [Mandaean seat]
Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress (1) [Yazidi seat]
Council of Free Shabaks (1) [Shabak seat]

Banned

Hizb ut-Tahrir
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party

Unrepresented

Badr Organization

Politics of Iraq

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