Iraq’s political blocs have not yet received written invitations from Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi for a comprehensive national dialogue, which he said would be held following Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Last week, a political alliance was revealed between the Sairoun movement, led by Moqtada al-Sadr and Fateh group, which is chaired by Hadi al-Ameri, to form the largest parliamentary bloc in Parliament. The two movements topped the list of winners in May’s elections.
The leading figure in the Sadrist movement, Diaa al-Asadi said that the Sairoun alliance hasn't yet received an official invitation from Abadi to talk about the formation of the next government.
Asadi said in a press statement that Abadi’s invitation of the political blocs to hold dialogue after the end of Eid al-Fitr to talk about the formation of a government came through the media, and “therefore it is no more than an expression of intentions,” adding: “We cannot respond to intentions or a media call.”
While the majority of the Sunni leaders welcomed Abadi’s call for dialogue, the Shiite blocs are still studying their positions, and the Kurds announced that they were seeking to form a joint delegation to visit Baghdad in the next few days to know more about the formation of what is known as the largest bloc in the new parliament.
In this context, Iraqi independent politician Dr. Nadeem Al-Jabri told Asharq Al-Awsat that it was difficult for the next government to have any legitimacy based on the recent elections because of the large rate of boycott and the level of fraud and unprecedented manipulation of election results.
