'We are proceeding with the formation of a national majority government': Sadr
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Shia political leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday stated that he is proceeding with forming a national majority government and that he will not allow anyone to threaten his partners or the peace.
"We are proceeding with the formation of a national majority government, and our door is open to some of whom we still think well of," Sadr tweeted. "On the other hand, we will not allow anyone, whoever he is, to threaten our partners or threaten civil peace."
— مقتدى السيد محمد الصدر (@Mu_AlSadr) January 11, 2022
Sadr pointed out that the next government will be “a government of law” and that there will be no return to sectarian violence.
"The next government is a government of law in which there is no room for violation," he tweeted. "There is no return to sectarian fighting or violence, as the law will be the ruler and God is the guardian of its success."
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Following parliament's first session on Sunday, when the parliament speaker and his two deputies were elected, Sadr tweeted his congratulations to the Iraqi people, describing it as the first step toward a national majority government.
"The selection of the Speaker and his two deputies is the first sign of the national majority government," he tweeted. "To emerge from it an honest, service-oriented national government that preserves the country's sovereignty and its decisions, takes care of its people, preserves its dignity, and strives for serious and real reform."
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In Iraq's October parliamentary elections, Sadr won 73 seats, the most in the election and far more than his Iran-backed competitors. The Shia leader aims to form a majority government on the back of this electoral victory.