Analysts: Dissolving the Iraqi Parliament is an "urgent necessity" to calm the political crisis

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[size=52]Analysts: Dissolving the Iraqi Parliament is an "urgent necessity" to calm the political crisis[/size]

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Sadr's supporters started a sit-in at the Iraqi parliament building, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections
[size=45]Iraqi analysts considered the dissolution of parliament an “urgent necessity” to avoid escalation in the country, at a time when  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] published by the European Council on Foreign Relations concluded that holding new early elections in Iraq was futile simply because the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, wanted it.[/size]
[size=45]The analysis indicated that proceeding with this step would lead to the erosion of what remained of democracy in the country and to the consolidation of corrupt parties.[/size]
[size=45]At the same time, an Iraqi political analyst suggested that early elections may be the only solution after the current crisis in the country has reached a path that threatens to escalate further between the opposing parties.[/size]
[size=45]The analysis, written by Hamza Haddad, said that "the international community should avoid supporting early elections simply because the Shiite political leader is not satisfied with the outcome of the government formation process and threatens violence in response."[/size]
[size=45]However, Haddad believes that “given the seriousness of the current impasse, early elections seem to be the most likely outcome to end the conflict, but he indicated that there is little possibility that such a step will provide a real mechanism for resolution.”[/size]
[size=45]Haddad continues, "Given that the parliamentary elections that took place last October saw a low turnout, another election may erode what remains of the country's democracy, especially if it is held merely to appease al-Sadr."[/size]
[size=45]The analyst explains that “there is no reason to believe that another early election will reverse this trend, and perhaps instead may further entrench the corrupt parties and their control over state facilities, given that only their supporters will go to vote.”[/size]
[size=45]He notes that "although early elections are an appropriate mechanism to resolve the deadlock in many democracies around the world, they cannot address the structural weaknesses of the political system in Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]On Friday, the Sadrist movement, led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, renewed its call for the highest judicial authority in Iraq for the second time in less than a month, to dissolve parliament.[/size]
[size=45]Thousands of Sadrists' supporters participated in Friday prayers, which were held in a square adjacent to the Iraqi parliament. In a sermon delivered by Muhannad al-Moussawi, who is close to al-Sadr, the current demanded the Federal Court to dissolve Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]The court is scheduled to hold, next Tuesday, a session to consider the case submitted by the Secretary-General of the Sadrist bloc, Nassar al-Rubaie, a source in the court confirmed to AFP.[/size]
[size=45]Addressing the judiciary, Al-Moussawi said, "If the rule is in your hands, the law is under your authority, and the constitution is under your eyes, you decide what you want," and continued, "Take it as my advice: We will not abandon our right even after a while."[/size]
[size=45]Since the early parliamentary elections in October 2021, Iraq has been in complete political paralysis with the inability to elect a new president and form a new government.[/size]
[size=45]The level of escalation between the Sadrist movement and its opponents in the coordination framework rose on July 30, when al-Sadr supporters began a sit-in at the Iraqi parliament building in the Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and the holding of early elections, days after the resignation of the 73 Sadrist bloc deputies.[/size]
[size=45]For their part, Sadr's opponents, in the coordinating framework that includes the bloc of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the Fatah bloc representing the Popular Mobilization, want to form a government before going to early elections.[/size]
[size=45]Supporters of the coordination framework have also been carrying out a sit-in in front of the Green Zone, which includes government institutions and Western diplomatic headquarters, since August 12.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi constitution stipulates in Article 64 of it that the dissolution of the Council of Representatives is carried out “by an absolute majority of the number of its members, at the request of one-third of its members, or at the request of the Prime Minister and with the approval of the President of the Republic.”[/size]
[size=45]Iraqi political analyst Issam Al-Faili believes that all political parties believe that the solution to the intractable crisis in Iraq lies in dissolving parliament and holding early elections, but they differ on the mechanism by which this should be done.[/size]
[size=45]In an interview with Al-Hurra, Al-Faili added that the dissolution of Parliament will necessarily lead to an end to the state of political tension that the country has been witnessing for several months, with both sides insisting on their demands.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Faili stresses that the dissolution of Parliament has become an “urgent necessity” to resolve the situation and avoid further escalation.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Faili believes that the continuation of the current situation may lead one of the opponents to carry out civil disobedience, which will affect the country's economy and possibly stop the movement of life completely in the country.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Faili explains that "the early elections will prove the size of each party and may lead to a breakthrough or split in one of the two camps, paving the way to facilitate the task of the other party in obtaining the majority needed to form a government."[/size]
[size=45]It is customary in Iraq that the parties of the “Shiite House” that have dominated the political scene since 2003 reach an agreement among themselves on the name of a prime minister.[/size]
[size=45]This time, however, the political parties failed to achieve this after many months of negotiations. The main difference between the two parties is that the Sadrist movement wanted a “national majority” government in alliance with the Sunnis and the Kurds, while its opponents, in the coordinating framework, wanted to maintain the consensual formula.[/size]
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