The Iraqi Transitional Government replaced the Iraqi Interim Government on May 3, 2005, after being approved (a partial composition, as some ministerial posts remained unfilled for some days) by the transitional National Assembly on April 28. The transition began with the election of the transitional National Assembly on January 30, 2005. Iraqi leaders hoped to establish a complete government, and to draft a national constitution by August 15, 2005. The Iraqi Transitional Government does not have a right to delay the next elections by more than six months. The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi Transitional Government was installed following the Iraqi National Assembly election conducted on January 30th, 2005. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Iraqi National Assembly is the unicameral parliament of Iraq which meets in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period is the current Iraqi constitution signed on March 8, 2004 by the Iraq Interim Governing Council. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The election

Main article: Iraqi legislative election, 2005

Elections for Iraq's National Assembly occurred on January 30, 2005, as required by the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period. This was the first of three potential elections that will be held in Iraq this year. Besides the National Assembly, the transitional government will also include the Presidency Council, the Council of Ministers, the Higher Juridical Council, and the Federal Supreme Court. Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. ... The Iraqi National Assembly is the unicameral parliament of Iraq which meets in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period is the current Iraqi constitution signed on March 8, 2004 by the Iraq Interim Governing Council. ... The Presidency Council of Iraq, under the Transitional Administrative Law, serves collectively as the head of state. ... The Council of Ministers of Iraq is the executive branch of the (now transitional) government of Iraq. ...

Organization

Executive

• President Jalal Talabani, head of the Presidency Council of Iraq
  • Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi
  • Vice President Ghazi al-Yawar
• Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari
  • Council of Ministers

The President of Iraq is Iraqs head of state and chief of government. ... Jalal Talabani (in Kurdish:ﻰﻧ ﺎﺑﻪﻟﺎﺗ ﻝﻻﻪﺟ /Celal Talebanî )(in Arabic: جلال طالباني: jalâl tâlabânî) (born 1933), Iraqi politician, was named President of Iraq on April 6, 2005 by the Iraqi National Assembly. ... The Presidency Council of Iraq, under the Transitional Administrative Law, serves collectively as the head of state. ... Ghazi al-Yawer Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (born 1958? in Mosul, Iraq) is the interim President of Iraq. ... The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraqs head of government. ... Ibrahim al-Jaafari Dr. Ibrahim al-Ashaiqir al-Jaafari (Arabic: ) (born 1947) is the Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government following the elections of January 2005. ... The Council of Ministers of Iraq is the executive branch of the (now transitional) government of Iraq. ...

Legislative

• President of National Assembly Hajim al-Hassani
  • Deputy President Hussain al-Shahristani
  • Deputy President Aref Taifour
    • National Assembly

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Judicial

• Higher Juridical Council
  • Federal Supreme Court
    • Court of Cassation
    • Courts of Appeal
    • Central Criminal Court

Notes

* Although the President is the symbolic chief of military and de jure head of state, the position of the President of Iraq is highly ceremonial with very limited powers. The Prime Minister of Iraq runs daily operations and exercises most of the executive powers as the head of government. Look up De jure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary De jure (in Classical Latin de iure) is an expression that means based on law, as contrasted with de facto, which means in fact. The terms de jure and de facto are used like in principle and in practice when one... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...

** The President and both deputies shall be elected by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority.

See also

• Council of Ministers of Iraq
• Iraqi legislative election, 2005
• Politics of Iraq
• Iraqi Interim Government
• Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period