Skip to main content

Iraqi rival parties can't agree on path to new elections

Although Iraq's two rival Shiite groups, the Sadrists and the Coordination Framework, both agreed on early elections, they can't agree on the details.

Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a rally protesting a rival political bloc's nomination for prime minister, in Iraq's city of Nasiriyah on Aug. 1, 2022. — ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images

The political crisis resulting from the conflict between Iraq's two main Shiite groups, the Sadrists and the Coordination Framework, is becoming more complicated with fewer options for a solution.

In his first public appearance since Sadrists stormed the parliament building on July 27, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in a press conference on Aug. 9 that “there will be no dissolution of the parliament or early elections without the return of the legislature to hold sessions.”

Related Topics

Subscribe for unlimited access

All news, events, memos, reports, and analysis, and access all 10 of our newsletters. Learn more

$14 monthly or $100 annually ($8.33/month)
OR

Continue reading this article for free

All news, events, memos, reports, and analysis, and access all 10 of our newsletters. Learn more.

By signing up, you agree to Al-Monitor’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Already have an account? Log in