SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Shiite coordination framework and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) released a joint statement regarding the content of Tuesday’s top meeting in Baghdad.
Earlier on Tuesday, a high delegation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan led by the party’s president Bafel Jalal Talabani arrived in Baghdad, aimed to hold a top meeting with the Shitte Coordination framework led by Nouri al-Maliki, al-Azim alliance led by Muthana al-Samari.
The meeting coincides with Sadrist’s bloc lawmakers resignation from the Iraqi council of representatives and Sadr’s withdrawal from the formation of the new Iraqi government.
The participants were emphasized that the next stage of Iraq is crucial and it is necessary to accelerate the election of a new president for the country and begin the formation of a government that is capable of fulfilling people’s demands along with providing a glorious life, services, security and stability for all citizens, according to the joint statement.
“The next government must be a strong and capable government that provides services, preserves the unity and sovereignty of the country, and contributes to preserving Iraq’s position and role in the region,” it said.
“The meeting also focused on completing the constitutional entitlements with the participation of all national parties.” It added.
Meanwhile, Regarding the same meeting, the president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Jalal Talabani has released a statement separately saying, the top (PUK) delegation has emphasized unifying efforts to form a national government and thus will lead to more stability in the country.
“All political forces must try to take a part in the new Iraqi government, we must put our differences into the service of the high objectives,” he said.
“If we want to have a peaceful and prosperous country, we must all work together side by side to carry out the fateful and national duties, this is the wise policy that PUK works for,” he added.
Iraq held its last parliamentary elections in October 2021 which Sadr’s party declared a major winner, increasing the number of seats it holds in parliament to 73.
However, political disagreements among parties have hindered the parliament from electing a president and forming a government and electing a new president.
The Iraqi council of representatives already failed three times to elect a new president since the beginning of the year due to a lack of quorum in the parliament that resulted from the conflict and disagreement between the political parties.
According to the Iraqi political system, the first step is to elect a president so that they can designate a prime minister to form the government.
*This story was updated at 17:20 p.m. EBL time
