Author(s): Ahmed Sahib Abdul Jawad

Abstract: The acceptance of the variety of faiths, ideas, and priorities within society by people and organizations is known as political pluralism. It guarantees stability, harmony, and the maintenance of national successes. Since every human community is unique in terms of beliefs, attitudes, ideas, connections, interests, and priorities that members of society must recognize and handle, pluralism is a basic quality of all human societies. According to the idea of the peaceful transition of power, no political party should stay in control forever. Rather, it should be followed by another political movement preserving the current political structure. The present Iraqi constitution assures people's right to join political parties and groups as well as to support political parties and associations. It also guarantees men's and women's political rights, including their ability to vote and run for office, therefore ensuring their participation in public affairs. Though the preamble and language of the present Iraqi constitution include the idea of peaceful transition of power, a pragmatic study shows that these clauses have not produced the expected results. They have neglected to guarantee social development, economic growth, and political stability. This failing may mostly be ascribed to the lack of appreciation for parliamentary opposition and its beneficial influence on politics and monitoring. Apart from that, the constitution does not clearly forbid sectarianism in all its manifestations and does not specify rules controlling party participation in parliament, thereby firmly defining the concept of citizenship. One distinguishing quality of human civilizations across is pluralism. It shapes many cultures' intellectual, religious, commercial, and agricultural elements and has great impact overall. Variations in interests, connections, and other elements help to explain the presence of several human groupings, hence fostering the development of multiparty systems. Aiming to guarantee the coexistence of many groups within a single state to promote social security and stability, all constitutions globally acknowledge and value pluralism. Considered as a basic need and a necessary process for a peaceful transition of power is pluralism. It helps political parties’ function within the framework of legal and constitutional rules to move their power smoothly. Together with the peaceful rotation of power, which forms the basis of contemporary democratic institutions, this study intends to investigate the ideas of political and partisan plurality. The research looks at the fundamental ideas and doable actions required to properly apply these ideas. Dr. Al-Bayati also looks at how the present Iraqi constitution handles political and party plurality as well as the peaceful power turnover. Examining and assessing the words and passages of the Iraqi constitution in the preamble as well as the body in terms of their fit and appropriateness helps one to understand them.

DOI: 10.22271/2790-0673.2025.v5.i2a.217

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