The Isthar Patriotic List (Arabic: قائمة عشتار الوطنية) is an Assyrian political list that was formed to run in the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections.

The list's biggest party is the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council, a party founded in 2007 whose opponents claim is financially supported by the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Ishtar Patriotic List

In the January 2009 governorate council elections, the list included:

Ishtar Patriotic List

Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular Council (CSAPC) Bet Nahrain Democratic Party (BNDP) Chaldean National Congress (CNC) Patriotic Union of Beth Nahrain (PUBN) Al-Suryan Independent Gathering Movement (SIGM) Notables of Qaraqosh Chaldean Cultural Society

Ishtar Patriotic List

The list won the reserved Assyrian seats in both Baghdad and the Ninawa, electing Giwargis Esho Sada (BNDP) and Sa'ad Tanyos Jajji (SIGM) respectively.

The list was backed by Kurdistan Regional Government minister Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo.

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See also

Politics of Iraq

Assyrian politics in Iraq

Assyrian political parties

Electoral lists for Iraqi elections

Political party alliances in Iraq

Political parties in Kurdistan Region

Political parties of minorities in Iraq