Al-Sadr continues to mobilize… and Al-Maliki is “flirting” with his current

The leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, sent a message of reassurance to the Sadrists of the possibility of their participation in forming the next Iraqi government, despite their withdrawal from the political process and their resignation from Parliament.

This “courtship” on the part of Al-Maliki comes amid mobilizations and hints by Sadrists to resort to the street, including the formation of Al-Sadr a supreme committee to arrange the unified Friday prayer, which he ordered to be held in Baghdad in the middle of this month.

And al-Maliki, one of al-Sadr’s major opponents, announced in a statement yesterday that “the next government should be a government that sends a message that it is service to all Iraqis and that it was not exclusionary, marginalizing or abolitionist for any party that contributed to the political process and participated in the elections or did not participate and those who remained in it or withdrew from it.” ».

This position is new; Especially as it explicitly indicates the possibility of the Sadrists participating in the next government according to their electoral entitlement, even after their withdrawal from Parliament. However, expectations indicate that al-Sadr will not accept this offer. Especially since it was issued specifically by al-Maliki. Moreover, a political source revealed that the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Massoud Barzani, stipulated that the “coordinating framework” pass its candidate for the post of President of the Republic before negotiating the outstanding issues related to forming the government.

Kurdish political circles believe that Barzani needs a “guarantee in negotiations with a party that cannot be trusted”, and that the position of the President of the Republic will be a “signature of goodwill” to resolve the outstanding issues. The Coordination Committee” accelerated it to reach an agreement formula by Eid al-Adha, the end of this week.
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