A new statement from Al-Sadr regarding the dissolution of Parliament: It has become a popular demand..Our revolution continues

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Dissolution of Parliament and early elections .. There is no solution before the election and assignment

2022.08.04 - 16:01

Jamal Al Asadi

  

Elections are peaceful fighting in societies and they are the alternative to managing societies even if opinions and proposals differ. Therefore, holding any elections is the safe and guarantor way for societies that want peace and safety.  

  

  

  

Parliamentary systems in general are systems that build the foundations of the state slowly, but at the same time build them on solid foundations because the differences, differences and political struggles are reorganizing themselves.  

  

Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr proposed a solution to the political impasse in the country with the idea of dissolving parliament and holding early elections after Mr. al-Sadr ordered about two months ago the representatives of the Sadrist bloc to resign, even though they were the first to win the elections and it was a bold and difficult decision.  

  

If we reconsider a few months, it will become clear to us how the House of Representatives has traditionally defined the method of dissolving the House of Representatives, which is to dissolve itself early, and then determine the validity of this solution one day before the elections scheduled for 10/10/2021.  

  

The legislative trend in this decision was one that is in agreement with the constitution, given that what is stipulated in the second clause of Article 64 that (the President of the Republic, upon dissolving the House of Representatives, calls for general elections in the country within a maximum period of 60 days from the date of the dissolution, and the Council of Ministers prepares In this case he resigns, and continues to conduct daily affairs).  

  

This makes the 60-day period referred to in the second part of the above clause for the period in which the date is set, which must be obligatory not to exceed 60 days, and there is no constitutional impediment to holding the elections one day after the effective dissolution of the House of Representatives for itself.  

  

Article (64/first) of the constitution stipulates that (the House of Representatives shall be dissolved by an absolute majority of its members, at the request of one-third of its members, or a request from the Prime Minister and with the approval of the President of the Republic, and the House may not be dissolved during the period of questioning the Prime Minister).  

  

The same article also stipulates in its second paragraph that (the President of the Republic, upon dissolving the House of Representatives, shall call for general elections in the country within a maximum period of sixty days from the date of the dissolution, and the Council of Ministers in this case is considered resigned and continues to conduct daily affairs).  

  

It is noted for this constitutional article that in its first paragraph it is possible for Parliament to dissolve itself after a third of the members of the House of Representatives submit 110 deputies a request to dissolve the House of Representatives, provided that this request is approved by an absolute majority of the number of its members, which is (165) deputies.  

  

As for the second part of the same clause, it requires the dissolution of Parliament after a request is submitted by the Prime Minister and approved by the President of the Republic. Also, this request is accompanied by an absolute majority of the number of its members, which is (165) deputies.  

  

The second paragraph of Article 7 of the Iraqi Parliament Elections Law in force also stipulates that (the date of the elections shall be determined by a decision of the Council of Ministers and in coordination with the High Elections Commission).  

  

Therefore, dissolving Parliament requires that the political forces go before it to elect the President of the Republic and assign a Prime Minister to form a government that may be considered in advance as a transitional government whose duty is to hold early elections and amend the election law in accordance with the decision of the Federal Court, and after that, the House of Representatives sets a specific date for dissolving itself to hold early elections because the text Constitutional and legal talks about a President of the Republic and a Prime Minister with full powers in order to hold parliamentary elections.  

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After the end of the deadline for the Minister of Al-Sadr.. the protesters were removed from Parliament and the sit-in in front of the building

 

 2022-08-05 14:01

 

Shafaq News/ A source in the Coordinating Committee of the sit-in carried out by supporters of the Sadrist movement reported on Friday that the protesters had been expelled from the Iraqi parliament building and closed.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "This evening, the committee expelled the protesters, closed the parliament building and cleaned it after the deadline (72) set by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr."

The source confirmed; That "the sit-in is open and continuing in the outer courtyard outside the parliament building, and there is no withdrawal of the protesters."

A close associate of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, nicknamed "the Leader's Minister", said on Tuesday (August 2nd), "After the parliament was liberated and turned into a parliament for the people, thanks to God Almighty and the efforts of the heroic revolutionaries, it was decided to vacate the parliament building and turn the sit-in in and around parliament and its approaches within a maximum period of 72 hours from the date of this publication.

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A new statement from Al-Sadr regarding the dissolution of Parliament: It has become a popular demand..Our revolution continues

2022.08.06 - 21:02

 

Baghdad - people   

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said today, Saturday, that the dissolution of Parliament has become a popular demand, noting that "there are positive reactions" regarding its dissolution.   

  

  

Al-Sadr called in a tweet on "Twitter" followed by "Nass" (August 6, 2022), "for a serious pause to save Iraq from the tusks of corruption and dependency, and for us to correct the course of the Silesian process that harmed the people and the country."  

  

And he continued, "And let everyone know that the revolutionaries will continue their revolution until the demands are achieved, and they will not give up at all, as it is their only and last chance.  

  

Al-Sadr stressed, "Yes, (dissolving Parliament) has become a popular, political and elitist demand that has no alternative, and all the corrupt mouths should be silenced wherever they are...".  

  

[yota691]

Political acceptance of the re-election.. Will it take place in the Al-Kazemi government or without?

 

 

312 Policy 2022/08/07 16:11 Baghdad today -

Baghdad Iraq is witnessing a state of tension over the issue of early elections, as the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, continues to use the street card to pressure political partners, led by his opponents, the forces of the Shiite coordination framework, while tens of thousands of his supporters performed a united Friday prayer in light of the temperature high, it is no longer on the horizon that he will withdraw other numbers of Almoravids in front of Parliament as part of his calculations.

 

A report by Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper, which was followed by (Baghdad Al-Youm), stated that the Shiite coordination framework knows that the balance of confrontation between it and Al-Sadr, by employing the street card, will be in favor of Al-Sadr, and to defuse the crisis so that it does not turn into a Shiite-Shiite clash, the framework is working hard to communicate with the chest;

 

Whether through an international line represented by Jeanine Plasschaert, representative of the UN mission in Iraq, or through those who are now calling him the Sheikh of the Frame, the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri .

 

Al-Amiri had received Plasschaert before she went to Al-Hanana to meet Al-Sadr, in order to discuss with him the political crisis in the country, which has been going on for nine months.

 

He continued, "However, according to the leaked news from Plasschaert's meeting with al-Sadr in Najaf, the meeting did not achieve what the UN official had hoped to achieve, given al-Sadr's firm position toward his opponents within the torn Shiite house first, and his position on the political process, which is seen as an obstacle, without achieving his ambitions. with repair. Second, his unwillingness to withdraw his supporters who had gathered inside Parliament and in front of its gates .

 

For his part, the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, who represents the Sunni Sovereignty Alliance, decided to be in harmony with al-Sadr's vision regarding dissolving parliament and calling for early elections.

 

The report indicated that although al-Halbousi's joining al-Sadr provides good support for the latter, but at a time when it seemed that the Alliance to Save a Homeland (which brings together al-Sadr with al-Halbousi and Massoud Barzani) still exists, the Kurdistan Democratic Party's reluctance to support al-Sadr's steps made the position of this continuing The alliance is blurry .

 

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which is an ally of the coordinating framework forces, has not yet expressed a position on the Sadr project, according to the report, which stated that while the position of the two Kurdish parties meets here at a common point, which is not to risk the Kurdish rights they obtained through the early elections, their position regarding their candidates for the presidency The republic remains unchanged.

 

While al-Sadr wants his fans to remain on the street, inside parliament, and in front of the gates of the Green Zone, the support he received from the Sunni Sovereignty Alliance to dissolve parliament and hold early elections put other political parties on different positions regarding al-Sadr's call .

 

The report indicates that the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which the coordination framework had previously accused of tearing up the Shiite house, by joining the alliance with al-Sadr to form a government of the national majority, its current position seemed more consistent with the position of the coordination framework, even the position of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, despite being an ally of the framework Originally, the coordination has deep differences with its Kurdish partner, the Kurdistan Democratic Party. It has begun to approach the democratic position and the framework; Each of the two Kurdish parties is now looking for consensus as a precondition for dissolving the parliament. But even in the context of these positions, while the coordination framework has announced that it has no objection to holding early elections, it differs on the mechanism of dissolving parliament .

 

He continued, that the coordination framework had registered for more than two and a half months its objection to the election results; It is, from his point of view, a forgery, and therefore its return could make him reap more votes than he got, although the alternative representatives who rose in the place of the resigned Sadrist MPs became part of the coordination framework's share.

 

And the report indicated that in terms of holding the elections, Al-Sadr does not object to them taking place under the government of Mustafa Al-Kazemi, which is what the frameworks, some of whom have a quarrel with Al-Kazemi, object to, not to mention that they claim that his government is a government that handles daily matters, which makes it lacking in powers to hold elections. early. And since there is no negative position on the part of the Sunnis or the Kurds regarding Al-Kazemi’s stay to administer the elections, the conflict is in the future unless the mediation efforts succeed; Whether it is internal or external, between the Sadrist framework and the coordination framework, it will rage between the two Shiite parties, and may herald an armed confrontation.

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Iraq: Sadrists vow to continue parliament protests 'under Sadr's order'

Demonstrators refuse to leave parliament as sit-in calling for removal of political brass enters its second week

Sadrists hold up a photo of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr during protest outside Iraq's parliament in Baghdad (MEE/Azhar al-Rubaie)

By 

Azhar Al-Rubaie

 in 

Baghdad

Published date: 5 August 2022 17:47 UTC | Last update: 1 day 2 hours ago

 

Ali Salih travelled to Baghdad from Iraq's south-east to take part in the week-long sit-in outside parliament on Friday, joining others in support of influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's demand for early elections.

Salih, an unemployed university graduate, said he is protesting for better living conditions.

"I graduated last year, but I'm still searching for a suitable job in the private sector since getting a job in the public sector is like an American dream," the 23-year-old from Maysan told Middle East Eye.

'Our demand is simple, a government without ties to Iran, that's all'

- Hamed Abdul-Razzaq, protester

"We live in scorching weather and still successive governments have all failed to provide electricity, clean water, health services and infrastructure."

Protesters have occupied the parliament since 30 July, following the nomination by the Coordination Framework bloc, Sadr's rival, of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as its candidate for prime minister.

Denouncing Sudani, a former minister under Sadr's longtime foe, ex-prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, as "corrupt," hundreds of Sadrist demonstrators first stormed the parliament on 27 July in a bid to disrupt the government formation process.

"I came to the parliament by bus, to the area where citizens are not allowed to enter. But today, its door is open for all Iraqis," Salih said, while taking a selfie capturing the parliament building in the background.

Sadr has also called for early elections, a scenario the rival bloc says it is conditionally open to despite the previous national polls taking place only about 10 months ago. 

Mohammed al-Halbousi, speaker of parliament, also welcomed Sadr's call for an early election, saying that national elections should be held within an agreed period of time.

The house of the people

With temperatures at nearly 50 C, thousands of Sadrists and non-Sadrists alike performed Friday prayers together inside Baghdad's Green Zone, which is home to Iraq's parliament, government buildings and foreign embassies. 

People gathered in groups near Tahrir Square to walk to the Green Zone and enter the parliament by crossing the Jamhuriya Bridge. Many also went by buses or tuktuks, especially those who had travelled from southern provinces. From the beginning of the Jamhuriya Bridge, drivers transported protesters to the closest point near parliament.

One driver, who was charging only 250 dinars ($0.17) a ride to attract customers, was offering free rides to those who had no cash to pay with.

"The parties that are loyal to foreign actors are responsible for leading the country into corruption and poverty," Sayed Mohanad al-Mousawi, the imam of Friday's prayers, told MEE.

On his way to the parliament, which Iraqis refer to as the "house of the people," 56-year-old Abu Hussein spoke to MEE while sitting in the front seat of a bus.

"This is the first time in my life when I can go to the parliament and cross the forbidden area of the Green Zone by bus," he said.

"We all have answered the call of our leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, to come and protest against the corruptors, to kick out the current government and replace it with a government that works for the interests of Iraqis and not for external agendas, including Iran.

"That's exactly what the Coordination Framework bloc wants to do. That is why we are here, to curb any step by them to ruin the country."

The Coordination Framework bloc includes lawmakers from the Maliki's party and represents the pro-Iran former paramilitary group, al-Hashd al-Shaabi, now integrated into the regular forces.

'We gave our word to Sadr'

Inside the Green Zone, tens of cars are loaded with dry food, vegetables and air conditioning units to provide some reprieve to those protesting and sleeping outside the parliament's outer hall.

There were also chefs preparing food from morning until midnight, while cold drinks and watermelon were available around the parliament area to beat the hot weather.

"We gave our word to Sadr that we are ready to sacrifice... to save the country from them. We also demand they be held accountable for their crimes against Iraqis, of whom thousands were killed during the Tishreen protest movement," said Hamed Abdul-Razzaq, a 53-year-old from Baghdad's Sadr district.

"Our demand is simple, a government without ties to Iran, that's all."

Majed Hameed, a 47-year-old protester, said he came all the way from the southern city of Basra to join the protest and demand the rights that Iraqis have been deprived of for decades.

"I live in Basra, the city that produces millions of oil barrels per day and provides about 90 percent of the country's annual budget. Meanwhile, Basrawis only receive diseases and cancer from the oil flares," Hameed said.

"All the current government decision-makers have bank accounts in western countries. It is actually our money that gets transferred outside, leaving the country in ruins.

"Bad health services, poor educational system, corruption anywhere you go inside state intuitions - what else do they want to do against us?"

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Mr. Al-Sadr: To silence the mouths of the corrupt, wherever they are.. Iraq needs actions, not words

 

August 6, 2022

 
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Today, Saturday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, reiterated his adherence to the demand for the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament and to hold early legislative elections in the country, stressing the continuation of the movement's supporters in continuing the protests until the demands he calls for are achieved.

Al-Sadr said in a tweet to him today, which was followed by “Khabar Press” (brother), “There were positive responses regarding (dissolving Parliament) and a popular and clan response, from academics, civil society institutions, preachers of the Husseini pulpit, and even from some scholars of the honorable seminary and some Kurdish and Sunni political leaders And even Shiites.”

Al-Sadr thanked those who supported the idea of dissolving parliament, saying, "I call on them to take a serious stand to save Iraq from the tusks of corruption and dependency and to correct the course of the political process that harmed the people and the country."

He added, "So come to a common word and to serious and real actions, and let's move away from meager dialogues. Iraq needs actions, not words."

Al-Sadr also pointed out that “the people yearn for real reform that will save them from the suffering they are in, for which patience is no longer commendable.”

He said, "Let everyone know that the revolutionaries will continue their revolution until the demands are fulfilled, and they will not give up at all. It is their only and last chance. So, dear ones, continue until the demands are fulfilled, and I am with you, the proud people of oppression, like Imam Hussein."

The leader of the Sadrist movement continued by saying, "(Dissolving Parliament) has become a popular, political and elitist demand that has no alternative. And let all the mouths of the corrupt be silenced wherever they are.”

[southbeach]

This is going in the right direction.  Come RV for the Iraqis and the world.

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[T B]

as the world turns, come on children , play fair , lord!

[Laid Back]

“Let everyone know that the revolutionaries will continue their revolution until the demands are fulfilled, and they will not give up at all. It is their only and last chance.”

 

Let Al-Sadr Revolution continue.

 

Go Al Sadr

Go revolutionaries 

Go positive changes 

Go Democracy 

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4 hours ago, yota691 said:

"So come to a common word and to serious and real actions, and let's move away from meager dialogues. Iraq needs actions, not words."

 

Well said, Mr Sadr.
 

All they have had are words since October’s elections last year (and endless words before that). I hope Sadr and the people are successful and this movement pushes them toward action!!!

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Sadar and his followers will stay as long as it takes. Good for them. 

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Al-Sadr Committee publishes 4 instructions to commemorate Ashura

2022.08.07 - 18:17

 

Baghdad - people  

The Central Committee formed by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to supervise the organization of the sit-in in the Green Zone, determined the locations and rituals for the tenth of Muharram.  

  

  

The committee stated in a statement, of which “Nass” received a copy, (August 7, 2022), that “the processions of Tatbir will be in Tahrir Square exclusively and in the early morning hours, and the killing of Imam Hussein will be held at the gate of legislation, and it is forbidden to authorize – by personal action – on satellite channels. ."."  

  

  

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Shrouds and religious slogans

Al-Sadr's convoy heads towards Al-Khadra in preparation for the commemoration of the ceremonies of the ninth of Muharram (photos + video)

2022.08.08 - 08:51

 

Baghdad - people  

The mourning procession of the "Al-Sadr family" left today, Monday, from Tahrir Square towards the Green Zone, in preparation for the commemoration of the ceremonies of the ninth of Muharram.  

  

  

Pictures and a video clip monitored by "People" (August 8, 2022), showed part of the procession's preparations to commemorate the ceremonies of the ninth of Muharram, and its march, which started from Tahrir Square towards the Green Zone.  

  

  

  

  

  

Earlier, the Central Committee formed by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to supervise the organization of the sit-in in the Green Zone, identified places and rituals on the tenth of Muharram.  

  

The committee stated in a statement, of which “Nass” received a copy, (August 7, 2022), that “the processions of Tabir will be in Tahrir Square exclusively and in the early morning hours, and the killing of Imam Hussein will take place at the gate of legislation, and it is forbidden to authorize – by personal action – on satellite channels.” .".    

  

  

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Al-Sadr: Reform will triumph over corruption

2022.08.08 - 10:04

 

Baghdad - people  

Today, Monday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, offered condolences on the occasion of Muharram and the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein.   

  

 

Al-Sadr said in a post followed by "Nass" (August 8, 2022): "Oh God, accept our current vigil in the Green Zone with you, for it is with you, not with your corrupt and subservient enemy."  

  

He added, "Reform will triumph over corruption just as blood has triumphed over the sword."  

  

  

  

On Monday morning, the mourning procession of the "Al-Sadr family" departed from Tahrir Square towards the Green Zone, in preparation for the commemoration of the ceremonies of the ninth of Muharram.  

  

Pictures and a video clip monitored by "People" (August 8, 2022), showed part of the procession's preparations to commemorate the ceremonies of the ninth of Muharram, and its march, which started from Tahrir Square towards the Green Zone.    

  

  

  

  

  

Earlier, the Central Committee formed by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to supervise the organization of the sit-in in the Green Zone, identified places and rituals on the tenth of Muharram.  

  

The committee stated in a statement, of which “Nass” received a copy, (August 7, 2022), that “the processions of Tabir will be in Tahrir Square exclusively and in the early morning hours, and the killing of Imam Hussein will take place at the gate of legislation, and it is forbidden to authorize – by personal action – on satellite channels.” .".      

  

  

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Al-Sadr calls activists from the "Tishreen Movement" to join his sit-in

 

 2022-08-07 12:10

 

 

Shafaq News/ A source from the "Tishreen Movement" revealed on Sunday that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, made a phone call to a number of movement activists to join the sit-in of the movement's supporters in the Green Zone, indicating that the activists, in turn, contacted the Seven-Sadr Committee to discuss the matter.

 

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "Al-Sadr said during the seven-minute phone call that the doors of Al-Hanana (his residence in Najaf) are open to activists at any time for dialogue and discussion and ways to hold the corrupt and murderers accountable, even if they are from the Sadrist movement."

 

During the call, al-Sadr stressed, according to the source, "the accountability of the corrupt in the previous governments and the killers of the demonstrators, and handing them over to the judiciary."

 

He added, "After the call with Al-Sadr, a contact took place between the activists and the Seven Committee, which Al-Sadr also formed via a phone call, and there is no meeting on the ground that brought together the activists and the aforementioned committee."

 

The source concluded by saying, "The invitation that Al-Sadr received to the activists is currently under discussion, and we have not determined the point of view of accepting or rejecting the invitation."

 

While a source from the Sadrist movement confirmed to Shafak News Agency, "There is prior coordination between the Coordination Committee of the sit-in and a number of people who represent the popular movement for the October demonstrations."

 

The Sadrist source indicated that "the demands of the representatives of the October demonstrations are legitimate and they do not differ from the demands of the sit-ins. Everyone wants to hold the corrupt, the killers of the demonstrators and the Iraqi people accountable, and to end the quota government by holding early elections and forming a national majority government that serves the Iraqi people."

 

A number of "Tishreen Movement" activists had earlier called on the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to provide them with guarantees after they were abandoned, provided they joined the Sadrist movement's sit-in in the Green Zone.

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Al-Sadr: May Allah accept our vigil in Al-Khadra

 

 2022-08-08 03:09

 

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, recalled on Monday the revolution of Imam Hussein, which falls tomorrow, Tuesday, the anniversary of his martyrdom in the famous Al-Taf incident, which took place in Karbala.

Al-Sadr said in a tweet seen by Shafak News Agency, "Peace be upon you, O Master of the Martyrs, peace be upon you and the revolting with you. May God magnify our wages and your wages with the affliction of Imam Hussein. My soul is for him redemption. Rather, God magnifies the reward of the Messenger. .

He added, "We extend our condolences to the shrine of Mawlana, the owner of the age and time. Here, I do not say: I wish we were with you, but I say: O God, accept our current protest stance in the Green Zone with you. For with you, not with your enemy from the corrupt and subservient. Reform will triumph over corruption in our beloved Iraq. Peace be upon Imam Hussein, and curse be upon his killers. Peace be upon those who pursue reform, and there is no consolation for those who pursue corruption."

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Well the little fellas has a way with words  I'll give him that  much 

Thank you Yota and good morning DV  

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Al-Maliki: Parliament will not be dissolved or early elections unless this condition is met

 

 2022-08-08 14:12

 

Shafaq News / The head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, refused, on Monday, to dissolve the Iraqi parliament and hold early elections, except after the parliament returns to meeting normally.

 

Al-Maliki said in his speech on the occasion of Ashura, "Iraq is a country of components and its people are made up of components, sects and nationalities, and therefore no will can be imposed on it, except with the will of the entire people, through its constitutional institutions, which are represented by the elected parliament."

He added: "Therefore, there is no solution to Parliament, no regime change, and no early elections, except by the return of the House of Representatives to reconvened, and it is the one that discusses these demands, and what it decides we proceed with."

 

The political process in Iraq, since the announcement of the election results in October 2021, has witnessed a suffocating obstruction, which culminated in the alliance of the Sadrist bloc with the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Alliance of Sovereignty, and then when the House of Representatives held a session to elect the President of the Republic, who in turn assigned the largest parliamentary bloc to form The government, and escalated further after the Sadrist bloc’s 73 deputies submitted their resignations from the House of Representatives at the request of the Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr. Their leader Muqtada al-Sadr.

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Ibrahim Al-Jabri: We will continue to demonstrate until the Iraqi parliament is dissolved

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Iraq Ibrahim Al-Jabri demonstrations Iraq

 

Erbil (Kurdistan 24) - The representative of the Sadrist movement's leader in the Baghdad demonstrations, Ibrahim Al-Jabri, said that Al-Sadr's supporters will continue the protests until the Iraqi parliament is dissolved.

Ten days ago, thousands of al-Sadr's supporters have been camping in the Green Zone adjacent to the Tigris River, which includes government and diplomatic headquarters, where demonstrations began to protest the name given by al-Sadr's political opponents in the coordinating framework, to the prime minister.

Al-Jabri told Kurdistan 24, "We will continue to protest until our demands are achieved, until parliament is dissolved and early elections are held."

Iraq has been experiencing complete political paralysis since the legislative elections in October 2021, in light of the inability to elect a new president and form a new government.

The elections produced a fragmented parliament, in which neither party has an absolute majority, despite al-Sadr's obtaining the largest number of seats in it (73 out of 329 deputies).

This time, the political parties failed to reach a consensus among themselves after long months of negotiations.

The main difference between the two parties is that the Sadrist movement wanted a "national majority" government in alliance with the Sunnis and the Kurds, while its opponents, in the coordinating framework, wanted to maintain the consensus formula.

Unable to achieve the majority government he wanted, al-Sadr began to put pressure on his rivals and left them the task of forming the government after his deputies resigned from the Iraqi parliament.