Will it succeed?.. Maliki’s “total desire” to reconcile with al-Sadr through the mediation of a “third party”

Will it succeed?.. Maliki’s “total desire” to reconcile with al-Sadr through the mediation of a “third party”

2023-02-24 09:05

Shafaq News/ The talk of the former Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, about his relationship with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, raised questions about the possibility of reconciliation between them, and while al-Maliki expressed a “full desire” for understanding, through mediation by a “third party”, silence still prevails. In Al-Hanana, amid speculation that reconciliation will be difficult due to the many points of contention between them.

Al-Maliki, who headed the Iraqi government for eight years (2006-2014), had touched during his interview with French radio “Monte Carlo” the day before yesterday, Tuesday, about his relationship with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, saying that “the dispute with him will end soon.”

Previous attempts at reconciliation

Al-Maliki had extended the hand of reconciliation, negotiation and dialogue with the Sadrist movement on multiple occasions and meetings, according to Aref al-Hamami, deputy of the State of Law Coalition, led by Nuri al-Maliki, stressing that “reconciliation between them is important for the stability of the country, especially in light of the current political situation that cannot tolerate such rivalry and dissent.” “.

Al-Hamami indicated, in an interview with Shafaq News agency, that “the initiative has begun, and it is expected that the dialogues will begin after that,” expressing his hope that “such differences and estrangement will end, as they do not serve the interest of any party, nor the interest of the country in general.”

ambiguous position

A “third party” had offered al-Maliki the idea of ​​reconciliation with al-Sadr, and the first welcomed it and expressed “full desire”, but al-Sadr has not yet shown any signs of this mediation, according to a political source, indicating that “the issue of reconciliation with al-Maliki is not easy, And it takes time, and the ground is not prepared, and the coordination framework did not provide the appropriate climate for the success of such endeavors.

The source, who spoke to Shafaq News agency, on condition of anonymity, explained that “one of the main points of contention is that the framework wants to amend the election law and the Independent Electoral Commission, and if the amendment continues, then the current will have a rejecting position, as well as Tishreen and the independents refuse to return to the constituency. the one”.

He pointed out that “Al-Sadr has frozen all joints of the movement, and there is no one currently who can speak on his behalf, and no one knows what is going on in his mind, especially since Al-Sadr is silent on political issues,” attributing his silence “in order to give an opportunity to the Sudanese at least for a period of six months.” first to carry out his duties.

The causes of hostility

For his part, Sheikh Safaa al-Baghdadi, a researcher in political affairs, confirms that “Al-Sadr closed his door in the face of the framework politicians, even when the Sadrist bloc was present and wanted to form a government, they were negotiating with a section of the framework in isolation from al-Maliki,” explaining that “Al-Sadr does not have personal animosity with the politicians.” Because they are politicians, but those who did not provide service to Iraq are fighting.

Al-Baghdadi continued, “In the Maliki government, a third of Iraq fell, which resulted in cohorts of orphans and the same number of widows, in addition to the destroyed infrastructure, and the proliferation of weapons after the collapse of the army and other forces in Nineveh, Salah al-Din and the rest of the provinces, leaving their camps, and therefore al-Maliki did not succeed when he took over the two governments.” The first and second, it failed miserably.

He added, “In addition to the leaks and threats attributed to al-Maliki that appeared in the media, including the attack on Najaf, the killing of scholars, and the like.”

Al-Baghdadi concluded, by saying that “Al-Sadr is on the line of reference that closed its doors in the face of politicians, so he closed his door in their face as well,” noting that “Al-Maliki wants to show himself now as a caller for reconciliation, but he is not, and we remember how he dealt with the Ramadi demonstrators and described them as a bubble, so his government was not paternalism with the protesters.

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