Iraqi Transitional Government
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Iraq
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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 hope 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.
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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.
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
Legislative
- President of National Assembly Hajim al-Hassani
- Deputy President Hussain Shahristani
- Deputy President Aref Taifour
Judicial
- Higher Juridical Council
- Federal Supreme Court
- Court of Cassation
- Courts of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Federal Supreme 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.
** The President and both deputies shall be elected by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority.