Shiite leaders gather in Baghdad to break political deadlock
In order to break the political deadlock resulting from Iraq's recent elections, Shiite leaders gathered to find a solution to forming the next government.
Leaders of Shiite political parties gathered in Baghdad at the home of Fatah Alliance leader Hadi al-Amiri on Dec. 2 to discuss solutions to the country's political deadlock resulting from the Oct. 10 elections.
The election results divided the Shiite political scene into two main camps: the Sadrist movement with 72 seats, and the Coordination Framework (the CR, a coordinative body for a group of Shiite political parties), with 59 seats.
The CF consists of Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law (33 seats); Fatah Alliance (17 seats), which is the political wing of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU); Aqd al-Watani Coalition (4 seats); Haider al-Abadi's Nasr Coalition (2 seats); Ammar al-Hakim's Hikma bloc (2 seats); and Kataib Hezbollah's Huqooq movement (1 seat).
Muqtada al-Sadr has declared victory and is calling for a majority government, which means the CF will not be a part of the new government. The CF opposes the election results and is calling for a consensual government including it and Sadr.
