– Sadr’s supporters hold Friday prayers in the sit-in square in front of the Iraqi parliament
– Supporters of the Sadrist movement: Iranian interference is rejected by the Iraqi people, and we do not want any country to interfere with the people
– Supporters of the Sadrist movement: Our demands are to hold the corrupt in Iraq accountable, because it is corruption that is rotting the body of this people
With the popular sit-in movement entering its fourth week in a row, thousands of followersSadrist MovementFriday prayers outside Parliament in the government’s Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, and Al-Sadr’s supporters occupied Iraqi parliamentSince last July, after a 10-month political stalemate following last October’s elections. Al-Sadr was the biggest winner in the elections, but he failed to form a government free of Iran-backed parties.
Thousands of supporters ralliedthe chestoutside Parliament to hold Friday prayers. Most of them wore black clothes to celebrate the month of Muharram, while others wore white cloaks symbolizing the shrouds and their readiness to die.
A news camera now met a number of the Sadrist movement’s protesters in the Green Zone in Baghdad and talked to them about their presence in this sit-in. Abbas Abu Iraq , a Sadrist protester, said that Iranian interference is rejected by the Iraqi people and we do not want any country to interfere with the Iraqi people because this people is the revolutionary and it is The one who demands the truth and today the people praying here are from the Iraqi people and when the Iraqi people ask for the solution of this corrupt state and I say that Iran is rejected and even the child rejects this state and its interference with the Iraqi people.
A demonstrator from the Sadrist movement to Akhbar Al-Aan: Iranian interference is rejected by the Iraqi people
These protests call for the “formation of a government” in order to “reduce people’s suffering from the high prices, water scarcity and electricity cuts,” according to a statement issued by the organizing committee.
Also, one of the supporters of the Sadrist movement , Muhammad Aliwi , spoke to us about the reason for his presence in this sit-in and said, “We are here in the Green Zone to demand the dissolution of Parliament and the creation of a just judiciary that does not tend to one side. The people today are the source of the authorities, in addition to the creation of a new, service-reform government that serves the oppressed Iraqi people, who have suffered woes.”
Also, one of the supporters of the Sadrist movement , Muhammad Aliwi , spoke to us about the reason for his presence in this sit-in and said, “We are here in the Green Zone to demand the dissolution of Parliament and the creation of a just judiciary that does not tend to one side. The people today are the source of the authorities, in addition to the creation of a new, service-reform government that serves the oppressed Iraqi people, who have suffered woes.”
Sadrist Movement
The Sadrist movement says it wants to fight corruption and change the regime, while supporters of the coordination framework demand a government that provides the necessary services.
Abd al-Amir al-Janabi , a Sadrist protester, was also met by a news camera during this sit-in and said, “Our demands are to hold the corrupt accountable, because corruption is what has corroded the body of this people since 2003 until this moment. We therefore want to hold the corrupt accountable, dissolve parliament, and early elections under the supervision of the United Nations so that the people will preserve Iraqi rights.
A demonstrator from the Sadrist movement to Akhbar Al-Aan: Iranian interference is rejected by the Iraqi people
Abd al-Amir al-Janabi – a chest protester
Political efforts are still faltering to resolve the political crisis in Iraq since the results of the parliamentary elections that took place in Iraq on October 10, 2021 were announced.
Early elections
It is customary in Iraq for the parties of the “Shiite House” that have dominated the political scene since 2003 to reach an agreement among themselves on the name of a prime minister.
This time, however, the political parties failed to achieve this after many months of negotiations. The main difference between the two parties is that the Sadrist movement wanted a “national majority” government in alliance with the Sunnis and the Kurds, while its opponents, in the coordinating framework, wanted to maintain the consensus formula.
Unable to achieve the majority government he wanted, al-Sadr began to put pressure on his rivals and left them the task of forming the government after his deputies resigned from the Iraqi parliament.