Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protest in front an entrance to the Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, August 23, 2022.
photo: AP/ Hadi Mizban
A Pentalateral meeting is scheduled in Najaf to circumvent the political crisis in Iraq.
The five-party meeting aims to bring together Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Nechirvan Barzani, House of Representatives Speaker Mohammed Halbusi, Fatah Coalition Leader Hadi Amiri, and Sovereignty Coalition Leader Khamis Khanjar will attend the five-party meeting with Sadr Movement Leader Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf.
The unnamed leader of the Sadr movement said there were constant contacts to organize and prepare for the five-party meeting. Efforts are being made to convince al-Sadr to keep his supporters at bay to take to the streets.
Meanwhile, Fatah coalition leader Ali Fatlaw told Arabi Jadidi confirmed that a meeting between Sadr and several political leaders will be held in Hanan after the 40th anniversary of Imam Hussein to reach an agreement on the formation of a new government.
Since the October 2021 parliamentary elections, the political parties have failed to form a government, and it has been followed by riots and instability ever since.