Iraq: Qaani and al-Sadr's consultations are without decisive results

[size=52]Iraq: Qaani and al-Sadr's consultations are without decisive results[/size]

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Al-Sadr insists on rejecting Al-Maliki's participation in the government
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[size=45][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  between the leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the commander of the Iranian "Quds Force", General Ismail Qaani, last night, Tuesday, did not lead  to any decisive results. Three high-ranking political sources in Baghdad and Najaf, one of whom is a member of the Sadrist movement, spoke of al-Sadr's adherence to the "national majority government", while welcoming all  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , with the exception of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sadr still rejects Al-Maliki's presence in the next government scene, blaming him for the security collapse and corruption that the country witnessed during the other two years of his rule, which extended for more than eight years (2006-2014).[/size]

[size=31]Al-Sadr insists on a majority government[/size]

[size=45][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is entering   its third month since the results of the parliamentary elections were announced on November 30, and al-Sadr insists on forming a majority government, refusing to involve al-Maliki in it. On the other hand, the "coordinating framework" that includes the Iraqi political forces allied to Tehran refuses to abandon al-Maliki, insisting on his involvement or moving towards the opposition option.[/size]
[size=45]Although al-Sadr’s office announced in an official statement that the  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  at his home in the town of al-Hananah in Najaf, no statement was issued regarding what took place in the meeting or Qaani’s demands. The latter left Najaf to return to Baghdad after the meeting ended, according to Iraqi officials, who confirmed that he had returned by private plane.[/size]
[size=45]After the meeting ended, al-Sadr reiterated his political project by publishing a paper on Twitter in which he wrote in his handwriting, “Neither Eastern nor Western,” a slogan he had raised since mid-October after the results of the primary elections were announced, in reference to the rejection of any intervention. Iranian or American, repeating the phrase “national majority government.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Araby Al-Jadeed contacted political officials in Baghdad and Najaf to investigate the results of the closed meeting in Najaf, which the available information indicates that it took place in the presence of the head of the parliamentary bloc of the Sadrist movement, Hassan Al-Adari, and lasted for more than two hours.[/size]

[size=45]A member of the Sadrist movement: Qaani informed al-Sadr of the danger of weakening the unity of the Shiite political house[/size]

[size=45]A member of the Sadrist movement in the city of Najaf, who asked not to be named because of a party decision to prevent officials in the movement from speaking to the media, said that Qaani "transmitted Iran's view of al-Sadr's current political crisis."[/size]
[size=45]The source, whose information is transmitted by sources in Al-Sadr's private office, added that Qaani "informed Al-Sadr of the danger of weakening the unity of the Shiite political house, and the need for all Shiite political forces to enter the government without excluding any party."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out in a statement that the Iranians held al-Sadr responsible for his current tendency to exclude certain Shiite political forces, and that "great consequences will ensue, and Sadr is responsible."[/size]
[size=45]The source spoke about al-Sadr's renewal of his position against the participation of Nuri al-Maliki or his "state of law" alliance in the government, while welcoming other political forces.[/size]
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[size=45]For his part, another source in Baghdad spoke about the Iranian official delivering a verbal message from the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, talking about “the inviolability of splitting the unity of the Shiite political house and the importance of unity.”[/size]
[size=45]However, this was not confirmed by any of the sources close to al-Sadr in the city of Najaf, and one of them said that “the meeting was closed and took place in al-Sadr’s personal office, and most of what is being circulated about the meeting is incorrect, and is being deliberately leaked by the other party that Qaani is negotiating about.” In reference to the "Coordination Framework" alliance.[/size]

[size=31]The “Coordination Framework” will make its decision soon[/size]

[size=45]As for the leader in the “coordinating framework” Ali Al-Fatlawi, he confirmed that Qaani’s meeting with Al-Sadr “did not achieve anything new,” and added in an interview: “During the meeting, there was no agreement on the current crisis. Sadr insists on his project (a majority government) and unfortunately excludes certain Shiite political parties from it.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fatlawi continued: “According to what was leaked to us, during the meeting Qaani revealed data to Al-Sadr warning him of the existence of dangerous foreign plans in the process of forming the new government, but with that there is nothing new so far reported from this meeting,” and announced that “the coordination framework will be resolved during the next two days.” His choice is either to go to the opposition or for all the framework forces to go with the Sadrist bloc to form a government, and there is no third option.”[/size]
[size=45]He concluded by saying, "Hajj Qaani is still present in Iraq and conducts dialogues with political forces to reach solutions that satisfy all political parties. These meetings will not be limited to Shiite forces, but will include Sunni and Kurdish, and relate to the importance of not contributing to the dismantling of the Shiite political house."[/size]
[size=45]For his part, the Iraqi politician close to the Sadrist movement, Manaf al-Moussawi, said, "The meeting between al-Sadr and Qaani was clear and frank, according to what was leaked to us," adding that "Al-Sadr rejected Iranian pressure and confirmed his progress in the project of the national majority government."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Moussawi pointed out that Al-Sadr is “ready to go to the opposition option, in exchange for not retracting the majority government project, and this matter was directly communicated to him by the leaders of the coordination framework previously, and he met me during Tuesday’s meeting,” and pointed out that there is continuous pressure on the Sadrists from Iran and the forces of the “coordinating framework.” , describing it as “to thwart the choice of a national majority government.”[/size]
[size=45]Commenting on these developments, the head of the Center for Political Thinking, Ihsan Al-Shammari, said that Qaani's presence at the head of the government formation negotiations, "shows the extent of Iran's concern about the political crisis in Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]He added in an interview, "The presence of Qaani in the negotiations of rapprochement between the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework, indicates a blockage in the negotiations between the two parties, and for this reason Qaani intervened and started talking with al-Sadr on behalf of the forces of the coordination framework."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Shammari continued: "We do not expect Al-Sadr to submit to Iranian pressure, especially since Al-Sadr's position has become clear and publicized through his tweet after the meeting with Qaani, in which he emphasized the majority government and rejected any external interference in the process of forming the new government," considering that "Al-Sadr's agreement to involve Qaani All the forces of the coordinating framework in the new government are still far away.”[/size]
[size=45]He expected that "the solution to the crisis will be prolonged and the formation of the new government will be delayed, with al-Sadr insisting on the majority government and Iran's insistence on the participation of all its allies in the new government, and not accepting the participation of part of these allies."[/size]
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