Which Sunni groups were involved in choosing the new constitutional delegates?
Leadership within the Sunni Arab community is fractured, in part because Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party, which drew its core strength from Sunnis, is banned. In 2004, the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) was the largest Sunni Arab party to participate in government. Although they urged their followers to boycott the January 30 elections to protest the U.S. presence, IIP leaders now say they regret their decision and want to join the political process. Other Sunni Arab organizations involved in choosing the Sunni constitutional delegates, according to experts, were the Sunni Endowment, the National Dialogue Council, and the Iraqi National Front. Which rules will govern the committee’s functioning? The panel’s decisions will be made by consensus between the 55-member committee and the group of largely Sunni Arab delegates. There will also be non-voting advisory groups assisting the panel. Hummam Hammoudi, a SCIRI representative, chairs the constitutional committee. The two deputy chiefs are Sunni
