"Our party, the oldest in Iraq, was established in 1934. It stands for the rights of working people; for the country's…"

"We had to get rid of occupation and regain and enhance our sovereignty. We have now ended up with a capitalist system…"

"Since 2003, we are fully dependent on oil. Agriculture, industry, manufacturing have all regressed, accounting for no…"

"We are in a country that's in deep crisis at this particular juncture; all indicators are bad, not only in terms of t…"

"We should give priority to legislation concerning social security."

"As far as the government is concerned, the first challenge is to form a government which is based not on an ethnic an…"

"We have a good image among the population - we should distinguish between voting and image, not everyone who apprecia…"

"We are saying we are for bilateral relations with all countries but based on respect of Iraq's sovereignty and non-in…"

"Our interest must not risk Iraq's interests. If we can build an Iraq on the basis of our own independence and soverei…"

"We are saying and insisting that all forces should belong to Iraq's interest first. And this should apply to all forc…"