continue Sadrist movement supporters Their sit-in inside the Iraqi parliament for the sixth day in a row, following the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, in a speech dissolving the Iraqi parliament and holding early elections.
In this context, the coordinating framework defined, on Thursday, its position on the early elections called by the leader of al-Sadr, according to what was reported by the official Iraqi News Agency.
The pro-Iranian coordination framework affirmed its “support for any constitutional path to address political crises and achieve the people’s interests, including early elections following achieving national consensus around them,” as he put it.
“Our roof is the law and the constitution”
He added that “a safe environment must be provided to conduct it, and all of this should be preceded by work to respect the constitutional institutions and not to disrupt their work.”
He also continued, saying in a statement, “Our roof remains the law, the constitution, and the people’s interest.”
The coordination framework had held a meeting to discuss al-Sadr’s demands for early elections and the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.
Information circulating in the secret rooms earlier revealed the existence of secret talks between the pro-Iranian “framework” and the “current”.
“No to Al-Kazemi staying”
In parallel, Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath correspondent reported earlier that the coordination framework showed flexibility towards holding early elections, noting that “parties in the coordination framework do not want Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to remain.”
mention that Muqtada al-Sadr In a speech on Wednesday, he demanded the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament and the holding of early elections, considering at the same time that “there is no benefit from dialogue” from his opponents, while the country is experiencing a political crisis that is getting more and more complicated every day.
Al-Sadr said in his first speech since the start of his supporters’ sit-in in Parliament on Saturday: “I am sure that most of the people are tired of the entire ruling class, including some belonging to the current.”
Al-Sadr’s television speech came amid a series of calls for dialogue from internal parties and at the international level.
Crisis 10 months ago
It is noteworthy that the political crisis in Iraq seems to be getting more complicated. Ten months following the early legislative elections in October 2021, the country is witnessing complete political paralysis in light of the inability to elect a new President of the Republic and form a new government.
Iraq also seems unable to get out of the political crisis, as it did not lead to the result of attempts and negotiations for consensus and the nomination of a prime minister. The political path is often complex and long in Iraq, due to severe divisions, multiple crises and the influence of armed groups.
