It consists of 180 deputies.. Al-Sadr finishes forming the “largest bloc”
It consists of 180 deputies.. Al-Sadr finishes forming the “largest bloc”
Posted, 2022-01-08 11:48
Shafaq News/ Two well-informed political sources revealed, on Friday, that the leader of the Sadrist movement had completed the formation of the largest parliamentary bloc that will be tasked with forming the next Iraqi government.
The two sources, one of whom is a leader in the Sadrist movement, and the other is a Sunni leader, told Shafaq News Agency, “Al-Sadr was able to form a large bloc that includes 180 deputies.”
The two sources added that Al-Sadr will present his bloc in the first session of the House of Representatives next Sunday, accompanied by the signatures of the deputies, as the largest bloc that will be tasked with forming the next government.
Earlier on Friday, al-Sadr hinted at the political forces allied with him to form the next government.
Al-Sadr said in a tweet, “The will of the people is a national majority government, and any external pressures will not deter us from that, and any threats will increase us (determination), (progress) and (determination) towards an authentic, free and fair Iraqi (democracy).”
He added, therefore, they should be aware that the strength of (the sect) is from the strength of Iraq and the strength of its sects and races… and that any prejudice to the reputation of the sect and the reputation of the resistance through spreading threats and violence will not work.
Al-Sadr was referring to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (31 seats), the Progress Alliance (37 seats), the Azm Alliance (14 seats), and the Design Alliance (5 seats), in addition to the Sadrist bloc, which came first in the elections with 73 seats.
The two sources said that smaller and independent political blocs also joined the larger bloc formed by al-Sadr, which seeks to form a “national majority” government, in contrast to the coordination framework that works to form a consensus government similar to previous governments.
Al-Sadr needs the votes of a majority of parliament members (half plus one), ie 165 members, to pass the next government.
The first session of Parliament is scheduled to be held next Sunday to elect a speaker and two deputies.
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