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The Iraqis

The Iraqis is an Iraqi political party led by interim President Ghazi al-Yawar. It was the largest Sunni party to participate in the 2005 Iraqi election. The party consists of an alliance of Sunni tribal leaders, led by those of al-Yawar's Shammar tribe. Its eighty-candidate list contains several prominent Shi'ites. Due in large part to the low Sunni turnout, the party received only 150,000 votes in the election, placing them fourth in overall support, at 1.78% of votes cast, earning them five seats in the transitional National Assembly of Iraq.

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