After al-Sadr, al-Abadi’s coalition calls for reforming the electoral system and preventing corrupt individuals from participating.
After al-Sadr, al-Abadi’s coalition calls for reforming the electoral system and preventing corrupt individuals from participating.
2025-07-04 02:52
Shafaq News – Baghdad/Erbil
The Victory Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, called on Friday for reforming the electoral system and barring “corrupt individuals” from participating. The goal is to expand the voting pool in the November elections and “strengthen” the political base after the results are announced and the next federal government is formed.
The Victory Coalition announced at the end of June that it would not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, and would instead support the National State Forces Alliance. The coalition also considered the elections to be based on “political money and lacking in strictness in enforcing legal controls to prevent manipulation and vote-buying.”
The Victory Coalition stated in a statement today that the strength of a state stems from the strength of its political system, and the strength of a political system stems from its honest expression of the will of citizens through the forces that represent them. Any regime that experiences a boycott will be threatened in its very existence and functions.
He also said, “The challenges facing the state, particularly at this historic moment, require broadening the regime’s political base and involving everyone, while protecting the electoral process from corrupt and manipulators.”
The coalition also expressed its view that one of the most important factors in overcoming challenges and overcoming the collapse of any state is internal political and societal unity, in accordance with the requirements of preserving the interests of the people and the state’s entity.
The statement continued, saying, “Not running for office based on a national reform vision is fundamentally different from preventing others from participating in the elections for self-interested reasons.”
This coalition’s stance coincides with Sadrist movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s confirmation earlier this morning of his position not participating in Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for November.
In a statement today, al-Sadr reiterated his position of boycotting the elections, demanding the surrender of “loose” weapons to the state, the dissolution of militias, the strengthening of the army and police, Iraq’s independence and non-subservience, and the relentless pursuit of reform and accountability for corruption. These are apparently conditions for his participation in any elections held in Iraq.
In March, al-Sadr announced his non-participation in the upcoming elections, citing “corruption and corrupt people,” while stating that Iraq was “experiencing its last gasps.”
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