After the cessation of armed clashes in the capital Baghdad, Iraqi President Barham Salih said that “the crisis cannot be avoided when it is aggravated by speeches, and the position of the leader of the Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, was responsible and zealous. for the motherland.”
In a televised address from the capital city of Baghdad, he pointed out that “we must recognize that the political system and constitutional institutions could not avoid what happened”, noting that “we need serious reforms that will eliminate the shortcomings in the system of government.” “, noting that “the end of today’s crisis does not mean the end of an entrenched political crisis.”
Saleh stressed, “The recent elections did not achieve what the citizens demand and faced many problems and challenges,” noting that “a serious dialogue must be started between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, which cares about the interests of all citizens, emphasizing that “it is impossible recognize that the country is an arena of conflict for others or aggression against any side”, saying that “early elections can remove political tensions and open a way out of the crisis”, noting that “we support the Call of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi for a national dialogue and a call for a coordinating framework to liaise with Muqtada al-Sadr’s group.”
Source: El Nashra