Leader of the Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr insisted in a public speech on forming a national majority government or otherwise his bloc will withdraw from parliament.
“We have two options: either the opposition or [withdraw],” Sadr said.
Muqtada al-Sadr threatens to withdraw from parliament
After failing to form a national majority government, Iraqi populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr asked his party members in parliament to prepare to resign.
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