Baghdad 11 August : Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called on the country’s judiciary to disband the parliament before the end of next week, in light of the expiration of the constitutional deadlines for the creation of the new government.The parliament is not required to meet for dissolution, as certain parliamentary blocs, which adhere to the system of quotas and remain involved in corruption and refuse to submit to the demands of the people to dissolve parliament.Al-Sadr tweeted on Wednesday.
He stated that he has faith in the Iraqi judiciary to dismantle the parliament, and added that he is “confident that a lot of judges are with the people and are willing to reform”.
He also urged the Iraqi President to announce an early election date, Xinhua news agency reported.
The sit-in protests will continue, as Al-Sadr said and added “the revolutionary elements (protesters) will take a different position should they (political blocs) fail to please the people once more.”
The 3rd of August Al-Sadr demanded the dissolution of parliament and held earlier elections, and urged his followers to continue their sit-in to improve the political process in the country.
Hundreds of Al-Sadr supporters began an unofficial sit-in in the area of the Parliament building within the Green Zone in Baghdad, protesting against the government of not being able to manage the state properly due to poor governance and corruption since 2003.
Al-Sadr’s adversaries in the Coordination Framework (CF), an umbrella group of Shia parliamentarians formed the largest alliance in the Iraqi parliament following Al-Sadr instructed his supporters in the Sadrist Movement to withdraw from the parliament following their election as the largest winner in the elections that took place 10 October 2021 with the securing of 73 seats.
In the last few months, the ongoing disputes between the Shia parties has impeded the formation of the new Iraqi government, leaving it impossible to choose the next President with the two-thirds majority of the 329-seat parliament that is required by the constitution.
If elected the President will nominate the Prime Minister chosen by the most powerful coalition in the parliament, which is now the CF to form a new government which will govern the nation for the next four years.
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