With the Council of Representatives still occupied by the Sadrists and their tents still erected in front of the Iraqi Parliament in central Baghdad, supporters of the Sadrist movement leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, set up new tents in front of the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council.
After al-Sadr announced future moves, his supporters headed today, Tuesday, to the headquarters of the Council and the Federal Court for a sit-in indefinitely in protest against the judiciary's position on dissolving Parliament, a demand that they have been demanding since the political crisis in the country erupted months ago. Especially with the coordination framework.
Hundreds of supporters of the prominent Shiite cleric in the country carried out an open sit-in in front of the Council and the Federation building, in an escalating step to expand the area of demonstrations and sit-ins inside the Green Zone.
The Iraqi security forces rushed to prevent them from breaking the supreme courts' quarters, although the Sadrists began camping and dancing in front of the federal institution that had earlier decided to terminate its functions indefinitely.
They also called on the demonstrators to join them and advocate for them to demand the dissolution of Parliament, the holding of early elections, and the accountability of the corrupt.
Al-Sadr had promised a few days ago future steps without specifying what they were, reiterating his rejection of dialogue with the corrupt and calling for a public dialogue between the political parties to solve the crisis in which the country has plunged after the Parliament failed to convene to elect a new president, despite the passage of several months since the end of Parliamentary elections that took place on the tenth of last October (2021).
A severe political crisis amid the inability of the political forces to agree on the president's election and the formation of a government is about to destabilize Iraq further.
This stalemate and stumbling have increased the tension between al-Sadr and the coordination framework, especially since late July, with the two sides exchanging pressure in the street and statements, without matters so far developing into violence or fighting.
While al-Sadr insists on dissolving Parliament and holding early legislative elections, the Coordination Framework wants to form a government before early elections.
While the Judicial Council previously announced that it is not within its powers to dissolve the Parliament and that the Iraqi laws and constitution sponsor this issue.