Can the Authority restore the confidence of the Iraqi street?

Despite the return of calm to the Iraqi street after violent demonstrations, the crisis of confidence between citizens and the Authority is at its height, and experts believe that the lack of implementation of radical reforms demanded by protesters threatens the return of popular resentment more.

During six days of protests that began on October 1, marred by bloody violence, more than 104 Iraqis died, the majority of them demonstrators shot dead.

But Mohammed al-Kaabi, a 28-year-old unemployed university graduate, says he is still ready to go back to the street.

He explained that he and his colleagues demonstrated and will return to demonstrate against the conditions they live in poverty, unemployment, the absence of law and theft of people's money, pointing out that "has rushed enough."

On parliamentary meetings and promises of reform announced by the government, Kaabi said he was not convinced by these measures, calling for the downfall of the current political system.

"What reforms? Why did they announce them after the young people fell? What were they waiting for? Where were they and the people were hungry?"

Al-Kaabi concludes that the people have lost confidence for years in this government, because it is constantly and without interest.

reaction
Regarding the situation in the Iraqi street, MP Faleh al-Khazali of the Fatah-backed Popular Mobilization Alliance says that the current government does not bear the results and mistakes of previous governments, but continued demonstrations are contingent on the credibility of this government and its commitment to the promises made to the Iraqi people.

In the first days of the protest movement, the protesters condemned their rulers, accusing them of not providing jobs and services, and of filling their pockets with corruption funds that caused the evaporation of more than $ 410 billion in 16 years, according to official figures.

Experts point out that the lack of radical reforms demanded by the people in a country ranked 12 in the list of the most corrupt countries in the world is nothing but a postponement of the problem.

Political analyst Issam al-Faili says the demands of the masses are fueling the crisis, and political failure was the key factor in creating these demonstrations.

Fili added that in the face of the movement, which demanded radical changes come procedures and measures proposed by the heavily indebted state as a reaction and not really, and the reaction is always hasty and without strategic planning.

He pointed out that the recent decisions came to extinguish the flames of the Iraqi street, explaining that the reforms will not be achieved with a magic wand.

A crisis of confidence
Political analyst Wathiq al-Hashemi agrees with this, noting that the current crisis is not a product of the day.

Hashemi says that "there is a crisis of confidence between the people and the government, I mean the governments of Nuri al-Maliki and Haidar al-Abadi and then Adel Abdul Mahdi, all of which promised reforms and did not implement anything."

He adds that in addition to the inability to implement the demands, there is also a political and financial crisis and foreign loyalties from parties that chose to follow one of the hostile camps and allies with Iraq, the United States and Iran.

Balancing the interests of the two powerful powers in Iraq has long posed a major challenge to the war-ravaged country for nearly 40 years.

Lawyer Zain al-Abidin al-Budairi, 27, who took part in the Kut protests in the south of the country, believes that for all the reasons above, a complete change is required.

"I wish to change the politicians, the political system and the constitution," he said.

It is considered that stopping the movement before realizing the demands is because the demonstrators found themselves facing parties with militias working to thwart the demonstrations.

The authorities said that the live bullets that killed the demonstrators came from "unknown snipers".

However, al-Budeiri said, "Al-Shabaab opened their bullets without fear," stressing that if real reforms are not achieved, "we will show them something bigger and stronger."