The Iraqi National Assembly is the unicameral parliament of Iraq which meets in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The current assembly is an elected body of 275 seats. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. ...

History

The Assembly first formed following the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Iraq in 1953. Elections were held based on universal manhood suffrage on January 17, 1953. Following controversy over the implementation of the so-called Baghdad Pact Prime Minister Nuri Pasha as-Said called elections the following year, in early 1954. As-Said dissolved the assembly shortly thereafter and began to rule by decree, but opposition forced him to hold a third election within three years. The second 1954 election was very corrupt, with as-Said's political enemies banned from running, and widespread voter coercion. The assembly was suspended yet again, and in 1958 a military coup deposed as-Said and the monarchy, and abolished the Assembly. A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchical government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Universal manhood suffrage is a form of voting rights in which all adult males within a nation are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, or any other qualification. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Central Treaty Organization (also referred to as CENTO, the successor to the Middle East Treaty Organization or METO, also known as the Baghdad Pact) was adopted in 1955 by Iraq, Turkey, Iran, as well as United States chose not to initially participate as to avoid alienating Arab states with... Nuri al-Said (1888 – July 14, 1958) (نوري السعيد) was a prominent Iraqi politician, who served in various key cabinet positions, including fourteen times as prime minister: March 23, 1930 – October 19, 1932 October 20, 1930 – October 27, 1932 December 25, 1938 – April 6, 1939 April 7, 1939 – February 21... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rule by decree is a style of governance allowing quick, unchallenged creation of law by a single person or group, and is used primarily by dictators and absolute monarchs. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ...

In 1980, Iraq's new military president, Saddam Hussein, brought back the National Assembly. There were no elections, however, with all members being appointed from the ranks of Hussein's own Ba'ath Party. The new Assembly was largely a figurehead that would occasionally rubber stamp the president's decrees. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Saddam Hussein Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrīti, sometimes spelled Hussayn or Hussain; (Arabic صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي; born April... Bath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... A figurehead is a person, usually in a political role, who may hold an important title or office yet executes little actual power. ... Rubber stamp, is a political metaphor referring to an institution that has little power and rarely disagrees with more powerful organs. ...

In 2003, Saddam was deposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and their allies in the 2003 Iraq War. In March 2004 a governing council set up by the Coalition Provisional Authority signed an interim constitution which called for the election of a transitional National Assembly no later than the end of January 2005. This Assembly would draft a permanent constitution which would then be submitted to approval by the Iraqi people in a general referendum. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Iraqi Governing Council. ... The Seal of the CPA in Iraq The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and the other members of the multinational coalition which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003. ... 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. ... January, from the Très riches heures du duc de Berry January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...

Elections for this transitional National Assembly took place on January 30, 2005. The United Iraqi Alliance Party won the plurality of seats with 48% of the popular vote resulting in 140 seats. Eighty-five members of the assembly are women. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Iraqi Alliance is the electoral coalition that achieved the most votes (48. ... A plurality (or relative majority) is the largest share of something, which may or may not be a majority. ...

Talks between the UIA and other parties to form a coalition government began soon after the election. The assembly had its first meeting on March 16, 2005. After weeks of negotiations between the dominant political parties, on April 4, 2005, Sunni Arab Hajim al-Hassani was chosen as speaker; Shiite Hussain Shahristani and Kurd Aref Taifour were elected as his top deputies. The Assembly elected Jalal Talabani to head the Presidency Council on April 6, and approved the selection of Ibrahim al-Jaafari and his cabinet on April 28. A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Hajim al-Hassani (born 1954, Kirkuk) is the speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Government. ... The word speaker has a number of uses: In politics the Speaker is the presiding officer in many legislative bodies. ... Shi‘as (the adjective in Arabic is شيعى shi‘i; English has traditionally used Shiite) which mean follower in Arabic make up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%-35% of all Muslim. ... Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani is an Iraqi Shiite nuclear scientist. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... Jalal Talabani (in Arabic: jalâl at-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. ... Ibrahim al-Jaafari Dr Ibrahim al-َAshaiqir al-Jaafari (إبراهيم الأشيقر الجعفري) (born 1947) is the new Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government following the elections of January 2005. ...

Possible legislature under the new constitution

The Permanent Constitution may include a bicameral legislative body. The entire body would be known as the Parliament of Iraq. In this case the legislature could consist of the following:

House of Deputies: This would consist of 275 members known as 'Members of Parliament' elected nation wide in the existing National Assembly constituencies. The Speaker will be elected by the House.

Senate: This would give equal representation to the ethnicities in Iraq. The members would be known as 'senators'. The Senate shall have an equal number of senators from Sunni Senatorial Districts, Kurdish Senatorial Districts and Shia Senatorial Districts. There shall be 50 senators from each division, thus a total of 150 senators. The President of the Senate will be a Vice President in the Presidency Council chosen by the President.

The Senate will produce three sets of nominations for the Presidency Council and the House of Deputies shall vote on which nomination to elect. The House will have supremacy in financial matters in which the Senate cannot defeat a bill passed by the House and may only delay and propose amendments for 30 days. In other matters the Senate has delaying power of 2 years. The Senate alone can confirm treaties and appointments to federal agencies and departments, high ranking military positions and Justices of the Supreme Court.