The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, said that he had made many concessions for the sake of civil peace, and that he was waiting for the other parties to provide what they had to save Iraq.

In a statement posted on Twitter, he stressed that he would not enter into any new secret dialogue with other parties, and that he would not sit with those he described as "corrupt."

He added that it is necessary to wait for other steps that will be announced in light of what he described as a "policy of omission."

The leader of the Sadrist movement also revealed that he had submitted a "proposal to the United Nations for a dialogue session, but rather a public debate and a direct broadcast... with all the political parties, we did not see a tangible response from them."

This comes as supporters of the Sadrist movement continue their sit-in, which has entered its fourth week in a row, in the vicinity of Parliament in the Green Zone in central Baghdad, to demand the dissolution of Parliament and the holding of early elections in the country.

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- Muqtada al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Sadr (@Mu_AlSadr) August 20, 2022

The Friday preacher of the Sadrist movement's supporters, Muhannad al-Moussawi, said yesterday that the dialogues held by the political forces and parties to get out of the current crisis in the country, aim to achieve partisan interests and stay in power.

Al-Khatib added in front of thousands of Sadr's followers during the Friday prayer sermon at their sit-in in front of the Iraqi parliament, "The political dialogues you hold are not for the benefit of the people or the country, but are for your survival, and they have no value and we do not value them."

He also said that "the Iraqi people are the ones who decide their fate, and they are the source of the authorities, and the people's exit today is against corruption and those who do not respect the people and the state, not against the state."

Iraq is witnessing a political crisis against the backdrop of differences between political forces over the formation of a new government since the last elections on October 10, and political efforts are still faltering to resolve the crisis.