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BAGHDAD — Iraq's main political leaders — but not firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr — agreed on Wednesday to work on a roadmap aimed at ending the country's political impasse, after talks called by the premier.They also pledged to keep talking, and urged Sadr to join what Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhemi called the "national dialogue".Ten months after a general election
Pledge to keep talking, urge cleric to join what Al Kadhemi calls ‘national dialogue’
It has now been 10 months since Iraq held its last legislative election — the fifth in the post-Saddam Hussein era — and yet the country’s political rivals remain gridlocked, unable to name a new prime minister and head of state. In fact, Iraq now finds itself in an uncharted constitutional no man’s land, having exceeded all timelines for forming a new government.
Since Iraq’s elections in October 2021, the country has experienced a watershed moment, particularly regarding the political history of its Shiite population, with tensions mounting between the country’s two largest Shiite camps ever since. The first of these camps is led by Muqtada Al-Sadr, a maverick cleric with an Islamist agenda and nationalist leanings, but who rejects
United Nations special representative Jeanine Plasschaert met with Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf, but so far there are no signs of a compromise.