Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (left) meeting with Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim (right) on August 7, 2022. Photo: Hakim's office
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday met with Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim, head of Iraq's National Wisdom Movement, discussing a variety of subjects including the country’s current political and economic status, according to a statement from the cleric’s office.
The two highlighted the importance of “keeping the interests of citizens and state institutions away from the disputes of political forces,” and “the reformation of the political system” as recent calls for new parliamentary elections amid mass protests of Muqtada al-Sadr supporters cast further doubt on the political stability of Iraq.
Sadr, head of the Sadrist Movement, on Wednesday called for dissolving the current Iraqi legislature and holding a snap parliamentary vote, as the country continues to be shrouded in political instability, having failed to form a new government 10 months after it held elections in October.
Many political parties and figures voiced support for Sadr’s call, including the Coordination Framework, a pro-Iran Shiite parliamentary alliance and Sadr’s main opposition in the attempts to form a national majority government.
Hakim and Kadhimi stressed that the political reform process must be conducted through a constitutional path and must “rely on the principle of consultation” between all the political parties.
They also emphasized the need to invest the “financial abundance” that Iraq has gained, on account of rising oil prices, towards reviving residential projects for less privileged families.
Iraq in July collected $10.6 billion in oil revenues, raising the country’s total oil revenue since the start of the year to over $71.9 billion, only a few billion dollars shy of already surpassing the entire gross of 2021 which was reported to be over $75.6 billion.
The two highlighted the importance of “keeping the interests of citizens and state institutions away from the disputes of political forces,” and “the reformation of the political system” as recent calls for new parliamentary elections amid mass protests of Muqtada al-Sadr supporters cast further doubt on the political stability of Iraq.
Sadr, head of the Sadrist Movement, on Wednesday called for dissolving the current Iraqi legislature and holding a snap parliamentary vote, as the country continues to be shrouded in political instability, having failed to form a new government 10 months after it held elections in October.
Many political parties and figures voiced support for Sadr’s call, including the Coordination Framework, a pro-Iran Shiite parliamentary alliance and Sadr’s main opposition in the attempts to form a national majority government.
Hakim and Kadhimi stressed that the political reform process must be conducted through a constitutional path and must “rely on the principle of consultation” between all the political parties.
They also emphasized the need to invest the “financial abundance” that Iraq has gained, on account of rising oil prices, towards reviving residential projects for less privileged families.
Iraq in July collected $10.6 billion in oil revenues, raising the country’s total oil revenue since the start of the year to over $71.9 billion, only a few billion dollars shy of already surpassing the entire gross of 2021 which was reported to be over $75.6 billion.
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