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On April 28 it was approved by the transitional Iraqi National Assembly , which had been Elected In January 2005 . It operated under the Law Of Administration For The State Of Iraq For The Transitional Period , and its main functions were to draft a permanent Constitution Of Iraq and to form a transitional government.


THE ELECTION


Elections for Iraq's National Assembly occurred on January 30 . The main coalitions that won seats in these elections were the Shi'ite -led Islamist United Iraqi Alliance and the Kurd ish-led Secular Democratic Patriotic Alliance Of Kurdistan . Most Sunni Arab Iraqis boycotted this election.

The UIA and DPAK formed a coalition government while the Shi'ite secular coalition of Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi went into opposition.


ORGANIZATION


Executive

Although the President is the chief of military and head of state, the Prime Minister is the head of government who exercises most executive powers. The President and both deputies (collective the '' Presidency Council Of Iraq '') are elected by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority. They then propose the Prime Minister from the largest party, who must also be approved with a two thirds majority; the Prime Minister then proposes the Council Of Ministers who must be approved with a two-thirds majority.

The current Council of Ministers was sworn in on 3 May but several key posts were left vacant. Six new ministers were approved to fill vacant positions on 8 May , one of whom rejected his position saying he had not been consulted.


Legislative



Judicial

  • Higher Judicial Council

  • ---Federal Supreme Court


  • --Court of Cassation


  • --Courts of Appeal


  • --Central Criminal Court



  Before Iraqi Interim Government
  Title Government of Iraq
  Years May 3 , 2005 - May 20 , 2006