Iraq's Sadr calls on judiciary to dissolve parliament
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr presses on the Judiciary to dissolve the parliament as a preparation for early elections.
In his last public speech on Aug. 3, Muqtada al-Sadr called for the dissolution of parliament and organizing early elections.
This came after Sadrists stormed into the parliament building following the Coordination Framework attempt to form an anti-Sadrist government.
The Coordination Framework nominated Muhammad Shia Sudani, who is close to former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a historical foe of Sadr. But Sadrist protests stopped the process.
Following Sadr’s call for early elections, most Coordination Framework leaders agreed on the early elections. But the two sides disagree about the details.
