Division threatens Islamic Dawa after Maliki’s reelection
The Islamic Dawa Party could on the verge of division after the reelection of Nouri al Maliki as its secretary-general; however, many party leaders see the party as continuing to be a strong and unified one.
The Iraqi Islamic Dawa Party reelected Nouri al-Maliki as its secretary-general July 13 during the party’s convention in Karbala province south of Iraq. Maliki was prime minister of Iraq between 2006 and 2014.
The party promised its supporters in a statement to “continue building the Dawa Party and developing it into an Islamic and political force advising the government.” The party has been distanced from the government after Adel Abdul Mahdi took over as prime minister in 2018, replacing Haider al-Abadi of Dawa, who had replaced Maliki as the country's leader in 2014. Maliki had become prime minister in 2006.
Political writer and National Media Center chairman Mahmoud al-Hashimi said, "The statement of the convention was literary and steered clear of sensitive topics related to the previous period in order to maintain the unity of the Dawa Party.”
Indeed, Dawa member Kamal al-Saadi told Al-Monitor, “The convention proved that no division is possible in the ranks of the party.”
