The national meeting, which took place on Wednesday in Iraq, in the presence of the three presidencies and leaders of the Iraqi political forces, and was absent from the Sadrist movement, came out with five recommendations regarding the current political crisis in the country, while sources revealed to Al Jazeera the conference’s agreement on the need to dissolve Parliament, set a date for elections, and postpone the discussion of mechanisms for forming a new government until Post a national dialogue with the participation of Al-Sadr.

The meeting was attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Iraqi President Barham Salih, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi, as well as leaders and leaders of political forces, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, and the UN envoy to Iraq Hennis Blackshart, while Muqtada Al-Sadr, whose deputies continue to sit, were absent from him. in Parliament.

Sources from within the conference told Al Jazeera that the compilers agreed to form a delegation that includes political leaders who attended today's meeting;

To visit Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf and persuade him to join an upcoming national dialogue aimed at resolving the crisis.

The sources added that the meeting agreed that dissolving parliament and holding new legislative elections is an inevitable option to solve the current crisis, and that setting a date for holding the elections will be agreed upon later with the participation of the Sadrist movement.

She said that the meeting also agreed on the necessity of postponing the discussion of the mechanisms of forming a new government and a new electoral commission and amending the election law, and that the agreement provides for discussing these details after the approval of the leader of the Sadrist movement to join the national dialogue.

Several parties, including the Sadrist movement, filed a lawsuit demanding the dissolution of Parliament in Iraq (Iraqi News Agency)

5 recommendations

For its part, the Iraqi News Agency reported that the meeting came out with 5 recommendations regarding the current crisis in the country.

In the first recommendation, "the conferees expressed their commitment to national constants, and to finding a solution to all crises through dialogue and by adopting a spirit of brotherhood and synergy, in order to preserve the unity of Iraq, the security and stability of its people, and the permanence of the constitutional democratic system to which everyone appeals."

It also stated that "emphasis was placed on giving priority to the supreme national interests, and showing a spirit of solidarity among the people of the same nation, to address the current political crisis."

She added that in the second recommendation, "the conferees indicated that resorting once again to the polls through early elections is not an exceptional event in the history of democratic experiences when political crises reach dead ends, and that national political forces resort to constitutional tracks in elections."

And in the third, "the conferees called on the brothers in the Sadrist movement to engage in the national dialogue, to put in place mechanisms for a comprehensive solution to serve the aspirations of the Iraqi people and achieve their goals."

As for the fourth recommendation, the meeting "agreed to continue the national dialogue, in order to lay down a legal and constitutional road map to address the current crisis."

In the latter, "the participants called for stopping all forms of field, media, or political escalation, stressing the need to protect state institutions and return to calm discussions away from provocations and provocations that would provoke strife, and appealed to the media and elites to support the path of national dialogue and social peace." to serve the interests of our people.


dissolution of parliament

The Federal Supreme Court in Iraq had decided to postpone the consideration of a case to dissolve the Parliament until the 30th of this month, after several parties, including the Sadrist movement, filed a lawsuit demanding the dissolution of Parliament and obliging the Speaker to respect the constitutional deadlines, and obligating the presidents of the republic and ministers to set a date for the elections of the Parliament. Representatives.

Meanwhile, supporters of the Sadrist movement continue their sit-in in the vicinity of Parliament, coinciding with the continuation of the sit-in by supporters of the coordination framework in the Suspended Bridge area near the Green Zone to demand the formation of the government and the resumption of Parliament sessions.

The "Awareness" movement, which calls for the dissolution of Parliament, said that it is the responsibility of the Federal Court to take a bold and firm decision that does not leave opportunities for political forces to manipulate the fate of the people.

In a press conference for the "Awareness" movement regarding the lawsuit to dissolve parliament, lawyer Ali Rasoul - one of the movement's members - explained that the court can instruct the House of Representatives the necessary steps to take in the event of breaching the constitutional deadlines for forming a government.

Iraqi President Barham Salih had said that dialogue is a top priority to address the political crisis the country is going through. A quick solution to the existing political crisis.

Saleh al-Iraqi, who is close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, said that the current demonstrations are against a broken parliament that cannot enact service laws, and did not observe the constitutional deadlines for forming a government.

He also pointed out that the coordination framework describes the demonstrations of his supporters as constitutional and seeks to support the state, while the movement of the Sadrist movement is considered unconstitutional, as he put it.