Iraqi cleric pushes for elections, new social contract, in support of prime minister
Iraqi cleric Ammar al-Hakim, the head of Iraqioun parliamentary bloc and Hikma movement, is seeking to chart a nonsectarian alternative to the existing political structure.
In order to find a way out of the long-standing political crisis, Iraq is going through an early election process that could reshape the Iraqi political scene.
However, the parliament failed Oct. 14 in its attempt to pass a new electoral law for elections to be held next year. Also, the federal court in charge of overseeing the elections and the electoral commission that would manage the elections have not been finalized yet.
This is while the protesters are calling for a new wave of demonstrations to begin Oct. 25.
And there are other disputes in Iraq that are sharper and broader than the elections issue. There are militias acting against the state, and the United States is threatening to close its embassy in Baghdad, something that would shake the entire political system in the country. Also, the economic crisis is growing worse and worse.
