Al-Maliki's team widens the circle of division within the "framework" by insisting on "provocation".

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[size=52]Al-Maliki's team widens the circle of division within the "framework" by insisting on "provocation".[/size]

[size=45]Translation: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]The report saw the widening of the division within the coordination framework regarding how to deal with the demands of the Sadrist movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr, noting that the internal dispute was exacerbating before the date of a decisive meeting to resolve the political impasse that lasted for months to form a new government.[/size]
[size=45]A report by (The National) news website, translated by Al-Mada, stated that "the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had withdrawn members of his movement from the national political scene after a bitter struggle with the Coordination Framework Alliance, which suffered heavy losses in last year's elections."[/size]
[size=45]The report added, "Al-Sadr currently wants to dissolve parliament and has proposed keeping the Prime Minister of Business Conduct, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, in their positions to oversee a second round of early elections."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the dispute over forming a government led to massive protests and armed clashes, and nearly a year has passed and the country has failed to form a new government because of the competing parties."[/size]
[size=45]The report pointed out that "the Sadrists, despite winning 73 seats in the 329-seat parliament, failed to form a national majority government with Sunni and Kurdish allies."[/size]
[size=45]He noted that "Al-Sadr wanted to remove his opponents who seek a consensual government through which they can preserve the gains or restore their control over the ministries."[/size]
[size=45]And he stressed, “The leader of the Sadrist movement, and being unable to convert the election gains into forming a government, has since June used to send shock waves across the Iraqi political scene. session".[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that "analysts say that even if there are new elections, it will further deepen the gap of people's confidence in the country's political situation."[/size]
[size=45]He reported that «three politicians, who asked not to be named, said that the leaders of the coordination framework failed to reach an agreement on how to meet Al-Sadr's demands before a planned meeting with him this month».[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, "The politicians said that the senior leaders of the framework, Hadi al-Amiri, and the former prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, in addition to a few other members, are pushing to replace the framework's candidate for the position of prime minister, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, who is rejected by al-Sadr."[/size]
[size=45]These politicians are quoted as saying that “the leaders of the aforementioned framework are proposing between keeping Al-Kazemi in his position as Al-Sadr desires to do so, or supporting the candidacy of National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji.”[/size]
[size=45]The politicians added, "This proposal was met with a strong rejection by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais al-Khazali."[/size]
[size=45]One of the politicians who attended the framework meeting, which was held on Saturday, said, “There is a party in the framework that seeks to find solutions to get out of the crisis, while the other party insists on provoking al-Sadr even if this leads to clashes with him again. We have seen how stubbornness led us to into chaos, from which blood spilled in the streets.”[/size]
[size=45]While another politician indicated, "This does not mean that this party supports Al-Kazemi as a person, but it is one of the ways to provide solutions to relieve tension."[/size]
[size=45]The victory coalition led by Haider al-Abadi announced last Monday its support for efforts to end the crisis, and the statement stated, "Regardless of the name of the candidate for the position of prime minister, al-Abadi's initiatives always emphasize choosing the right path to resolving the crisis, and the most important point is that all political parties must They agree on a roadmap to end the political blockage.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement called for a "constitutional and political settlement to pave the way for early elections in order to restore legitimacy to the political process."[/size]
[size=45]And the report stated, "Al-Kazemi, before leaving for New York to participate in the session of the United Nations General Assembly at its 77th session, stressed in a statement the government's achievements in establishing the best relations with neighboring countries and the international community."[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Al-Kazemi as "describing the current political crisis as difficult, noting that the doors to the solution are still open, and this requires a calm and frank dialogue that puts the interest of Iraq and its people above all."[/size]
[size=45]The report went on to say, "The current ongoing crisis is the longest that the country has witnessed since the change of the previous regime in 2003, threatening stability and raising the possibility of the country being drawn into a civil war while it is still recovering from the consequences of decades of wars and crises."[/size]
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