Iraq.. The United Nations calls for “dialogue without preconditions” to end the crisis

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[size=52]Iraq.. The United Nations calls for “dialogue without preconditions” to end the crisis[/size]

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The United Nations calls for unconditional dialogue to end the political crisis in Iraq
[size=45]On Monday, the United Nations mission in Iraq called on the country's political parties to engage in a "dialogue without preconditions" in order to find a way out of a "protracted crisis that threatens more instability", a year after the legislative elections.[/size]
[size=45]Iraq held early legislative elections on October 10, 2021, under the pressure of the unprecedented popular protests that came out against the corruption of the political class and the deterioration of infrastructure in the fall of 2019.[/size]
[size=45]But a year later, the same political parties still dominate the country. Despite the endless negotiations among them, the parties to the crisis failed to reach an agreement on electing a new President of the Republic and naming a new Prime Minister.[/size]



[size=45]The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement, Monday, that "all actors must engage in dialogue without preconditions."[/size]
[size=45]She called on the country's politicians to "collectively agree on the main results by making concessions that reaffirm their stated goal, which is to meet the needs of the Iraqi people and to form a government with full and effective powers."[/size]
[size=45]Iraq is experiencing a severe political crisis against the background of the dispute between the two Shiite political poles, ie the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement.[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Muqtada al-Sadr calls for the dissolution of parliament and the holding of early legislative elections, while the coordination framework, which includes pro-Iranian factions, calls for the formation of a new government before heading for elections.[/size]
[size=45]The tension reached its peak on August 29, when armed confrontations took place between supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr on the one hand and forces from the army and the Popular Mobilization on the other, during which more than 30 members of the Sadrist movement were killed.[/size]
[size=45]The United Nations statement warned that “today, Iraq does not have much time. The protracted crisis portends further instability and recent events are proof of that.”[/size]
[size=45]He added that "the approval of the 2023 budget before the end of the year is an urgent matter."[/size]
[size=45]In turn, the French embassy in Baghdad, in a statement, called on all political parties "urgently to engage in a real dialogue without preconditions and with a real willingness to make concessions."[/size]
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