e ig nt y ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁Ira qi ▁inter im ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁I y ad ▁Al la wi ▁as ▁Ira q ' s ▁first ▁post - S add am ▁prime ▁minister ; ▁this ▁government ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁make ▁new ▁laws ▁without ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁C PA . ▁The ▁Ira qi ▁Inter im ▁Government ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁elections ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁A ▁period ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁by ▁the ▁elected ▁Ira qi ▁National ▁Assembly ▁followed , ▁which ▁cul min ated ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁the ▁selection ▁of , ▁among ▁others , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁I bra him ▁al - J a af ari ▁and ▁President ▁J al al ▁Tal ab ani . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁al - J a af ari ▁led ▁the ▁majority ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Ira qi ▁Alliance ▁( UI A ), ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁the ▁al - D awa ▁and ▁S CI RI ▁( S up reme ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Revolution ▁in ▁Ira q ) ▁parties . ▁Both ▁parties ▁are ▁back ed ▁by ▁Te h ran , ▁and ▁were ▁b anned ▁by ▁S add am ▁Hus sein . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁presence ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁US - domin ated ▁mult in ational ▁force ▁in ▁Ira q ▁exerc ised ▁considerable ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and , ▁with