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The coup in 1968 led to the rise of the Ba ’ ath Party as it regained control.

The coup in 1968 led to the establishment of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council which became the ultimate decision-making body in Iraq during the Ba ’ ath ’ s rule from 1968 to 2003.

Accordingly “ under a provisional constitution adopted by the party in 1970, Iraq was confirmed as a republic, with legislative power theoretically vested in an elected legislature but also in the party-run RCC, without whose approval no law could be promulgated .” Furthermore, “ second to the council in political importance was the Regional Command of the Baath, the party executive, and third was the Council of Ministers .< ref >" Iraq.

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29 Nov. 2009 < http :// www. britannica. com / EBchecked / topic / 293631 / Iraq ></ ref >” The legislature also included the National Assembly and a 50-member Kurdish Legislative Council.