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National Democratic Party

Founded in the 1940s, this party announced its resumption of political activities in Iraq in February 2004. The party had ceased its political activity on 8 February 1963, the date that Abd al-Karim Qassim's government was overthrown in a Ba'athist coup. The party is led by Hudayb al-Hajj Mahmud and calls for "a federal, multiparty, unified, and democratic system" in Iraq, according to a statement it posted in "Al-Mada" in February. Nasir Kamil al-Chadirchi is also listed as a leader. His father, Kamil al- Chadirchi, led the original Democratic National Party. The party publishes the newspaper "Al-Ahali."