16 independents support the "Al-Sadr" initiative, 13 with the "Council" and 23 others in the gray ar

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[size=52]16 independents support the "Al-Sadr" initiative, 13 with the "Council" and 23 others in the gray area[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]The division and lack of clarity of the position of the "independents" on the calls of the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework, still increases the expectations of the continuation of Mustafa Al-Kazemi's government for a longer time.[/size]
[size=45]At a time when the "frameworkers" began to be optimistic, after news of two new initiatives that were being talked about during the past hours, the crisis that has been going on for about 7 months may be dismantled.[/size]
[size=45]And the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the coordinating framework, entered the independents on the crisis line after they were recently invited to participate or head the next government.[/size]
[size=45]According to the two calls, the independents must form a unified bloc of no less than 40 deputies, and within two weeks at least, according to what was stated in "Al-Sadr's call."[/size]
[size=45]According to what is going on in political circles, the success rate of a government led by independents amidst the sharp polarization between the "current" and "the framework" is zero percent.[/size]
[size=45]This percentage comes according to what is estimated by the researcher in political affairs, Ghaleb Al-Daami, because of "the division of independents among the political forces."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Daami added, in connection with (Al-Mada): "There are no real independents, except for 5 to 7 only, and the rest are mainly affiliated with the Sadrist movement, the coordination framework, or other parties."[/size]
[size=45]Last month, the Sadrist movement tried twice to lure the independents to the two presidential elections, but failed.[/size]
[size=45]So far, the "independents" have not been able to formulate a unified position towards the crisis, as it began, according to leaks, an early dispute between them over who will be the next prime minister.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Daami indicates that "the failure of the independents to join the majority will bring us back to the scenario of the continuation of Al-Kazemi's government."[/size]
[size=45]Who are the freelancers?[/size]
[size=45]The latest election law approved by Parliament in 2020 in the wake of the October demonstrations allowed individual candidacy to fill parliament seats, away from the control of parties and alliances.[/size]
[size=45]During the elections that took place last year, 789 people were nominated under the "independent" slogan, including what has become known as a "shadow candidate" for a particular party, and former deputies.[/size]
[size=45]After the results of the elections in which less than 45% participated, which is the lowest participation rate since 2005 (the first elections after 2003), 43 "independents" were able to ascend to Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]Independents in the new parliament constituted 12% of the 329 deputies, and for the first time, parties affiliated with or supportive of the October demonstrations, which will be called "independent", rose with them for the first time.[/size]
[size=45]After the results of the elections and the start of the conflict between the winning Shiite forces, some independents picked up the head of the thread and tried to form blocs.[/size]
[size=45]The 43 independents dissolved into 3 coalitions (formed gradually after the results of the elections), and others were distributed among the traditional political forces, while a few remained single.[/size]
[size=45]9 independent parliamentarians (out of 43) went to form the independent Iraq alliance, which will then split between loyalists to the "current" and "the framework".[/size]
[size=45]The members of the last coalition are the representatives: Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, Mustafa Sanad, Adnan Ashour, Salah Al-Tamimi, Hussein Arab, and these, according to the leaks, joined the "frameworkers".[/size]
[size=45]The other five, who are each of the representatives: Hassan Al-Khafaji, Abdul Hadi Al-Hasnawi, Ali Al-Saadi, Nazem Al-Shibli, these expressed an official position in support of the call of the leader of the Sadrist movement.[/size]
[size=45]As for the second coalition (for the 43 independents), it is the independent popular bloc, and it includes 4 deputies: Basem Khashan, who was classified as being close to the "frameworkers", but he has not yet announced an official position from any of the two sides of the crisis, Sajjad Salem, Osama Al-Badri, And Mohamed Anouz, who recently announced that he prefers to remain in the opposition.[/size]
[size=45]The third coalition is the Voice of the Independents, which also includes 4 deputies: Amir Al-Maamouri, Hussein Al-Sabri, Haider Tariq Al-Hasnawi, and Hadi Al-Salami, and they did not announce any position on the two initiatives.[/size]
[size=45]After that, the Sunni forces managed to attract 11 independents (out of 43), who were divided by 6 into the Alliance of Progress, and 6 others for the Alliance of Azm, before the two merged to form the “Alliance of Sovereignty.”[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, 3 independent MPs (out of 43) joined the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and 8 others joined the coordinating framework. They are: Yousef Al-Nawfali, Ali Turki, the former Minister of Labor, Adel Al-Rikabi, Thaer Al-Saidi, Nasik Mahdi, Yasser Al-Husseini, and Waad Qaddo (Kota Al-Shabak). , Hussein Mardan (Kota Faili).[/size]
[size=45]Subsequently, Burhan Al-Maamouri, an MP nominated for the independents category (out of the 43 winning independent MPs), joined the Sadrist movement, and is essentially a former MP for the movement.[/size]
[size=45]As for the remaining three independents out of 43 winners, their positions on the crisis are unclear. They are Osama Badr from the "Sabean quota", MP Omar Saleh, and Farouk Hanna from the "Christian quota".[/size]
[size=45]After the invitations of "Al-Sadr" and "The Framework", the circle of those classified under the "independent" category was expanded beyond the 43 independent winners, to include the Alliance for the People (18 seats), which is divided equally between supporters and opponents of the "Al-Sadr" initiative.[/size]
[size=45]The alliance includes 9 deputies of the Extension movement, which showed a sign of welcoming the Sadrist movement's initiative, and 9 other deputies of the New Generation Movement, which announced that it would remain in the opposition's side.[/size]
[size=45]Also, Ishraqa Kanon, a movement that participates in the elections for the first time and has 6 deputies, was included in the independents team, and it has not yet announced any position on the two initiatives.[/size]
[size=45]In addition to the inclusion of Representative Yasser Iskandar, a candidate from the Loyalty and Change bloc, one of the members of the Independent Iraq Alliance - the wing supporting the initiative of the leader of the Sadrist movement - within the group of independents, and a representative of the Wasit People's Independent Gathering, Basem Gharibawi, who then announced his joining the Sadrist movement.[/size]
[size=45]New initiatives[/size]
[size=45]On the other side of events, there are leaks about the willingness of Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, to present a new initiative to resolve the crisis, while no information has been available so far about the details of the initiative.[/size]
[size=45]But the "frameworkers" began, in press statements, a few days ago, courting the leader of the Democratic Party, hoping that the initiative would benefit the coordination framework.[/size]
[size=45]Aed al-Hilali, a leader in the "Coordination", said in a previous statement, "Masoud Barzani's initiative may be an actual solution to the crisis after the failure of the framework and current initiatives," according to his description.[/size]
[size=45]The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, had announced at the end of last April in a press statement that "President Barzani will have an initiative to solve the current Iraqi situation, which he will announce after the Eid al-Fitr holiday."[/size]
[size=45]In the same regard, the "Coordination Committee" is promoting that Muhammad al-Halbousi, the speaker of parliament and an ally of al-Sadr, has a new initiative - not yet confirmed - that includes merging the framework with the tripartite alliance.[/size]
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