The National White Bloc (Arabic: الكتلة الوطنیة البیضاء), formerly known as the Iraqi National Movement Party or the White Iraqiya, is an Iraqi political party.
National White Bloc الكتلة الوطنیة البیضاء | |
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| Leader | Jamal Abed Almahdi Ali Albattikh[1] |
| Secretary-General | Jamal al-Bateikh[2] |
| Spokesperson | Aliya Nassif[3] |
| Parliamentary Head | Qutaibah Al Jabouri |
| Founded | March 8, 2011 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Split from | Iraqi National Movement |
| Ideology | Catch-all |
| Seats in the Council of Representatives: | 0 / 328 [1]
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History
editThe White Bloc emerged from the political infighting of the Iraqi National Movement, with the group's 8 MPs leaving in early March 2011 in order to set up the White Bloc.[4] The major disagreement between the White Bloc and the Iraqi National Movement were over the perceived growing sectarian nature of the Iraqi National Movement and also over disagreements with Ayad Allawi's leadership.[5]
National Affiliation
editThe White Bloc was in talks to unite with other parties that have splintered from the Iraqi National Movement in order to try and found a new list known as the National Resolution Trend.[6]
For the 2013 governorate elections the White Bloc ran as part of the State of Law Coalition.[7][8]
Name
editAt its second 2nd Constitutional Conference the party voted to change its name from the White Iraqiya Bloc to the White Bloc.[3]
Members
editQutaibah al-Jabouri
Jamal al-Bateikh
Aliya Nassif
Kadhim al-Shummari
Aziz al-Mayyahi
Ahmed al-Oraibi
References
edit- ^ a b "White Bloc | ابرز اخبار انتخابات مجالس المحافظات 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ Hussein, Ahmed (August 28, 2012). "White bloc calls to host NASM next Summit in Baghdad". IraqiNews.com. Iraqi News. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ^ a b White Iraqiya Bloc changes its name into “The White Bloc” - Iraqi News.com
- ^ "Eight MPs withdraw from Iraqiya, form new party". Al Sumaria. March 8, 2011.
- ^ "MPs defect from Ayad Allawi's Iraqiya List". Al Sumaria. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "New political trend to be formed, says MP". IraqiNews.com. August 11, 2012.
- ^ As the Deadline for Forming Coalitions Expires, Maliki Creates Monster Sectarian Alliance for Iraq’s Local Elections in April 2013 - Gulf Analysis
- ^ "Unknown" (PDF).[permanent dead link]