The Dhaka Times Desk Iraq is unstable again. Is there really going to be any political change in the face of ongoing unrest and protests in Iraq? Or will militancy rise again using the opportunity of the deadlock that is going on in the country?
Although there is no clear message on the matter, according to many, there is nothing surprising in the renewed rise of IS militants. Again, someone says that Iraq is now a victim of internal and external politics.
However, the protestors are continuing to agitate with various demands, including removal of unemployment, increase in government services. By capitalizing on this movement, one side is busy looting their political benefits. After the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, no new Prime Minister came in his place. On the other hand, the country's president has announced his resignation due to disagreements over the nomination of the new prime minister. All in all, the country is in a deep political crisis.
For the past three months, there has been a strong movement to topple the government in Iraq. Especially in the capital Baghdad and the southern part of the country, this movement has been strengthened. The common people have taken to the streets to uproot the corruption that has taken root in the country. At the same time, they are also raising their voice against the expansion of Iran's influence there.
So far more than 500 people have been killed and 19 thousand people have been injured in the clashes between the protesters and the security forces. Adel Abdul Mahdi was forced to leave the prime ministership in the critical situation. However, he remained in the interim government despite his departure. After his resignation, no new Prime Minister has come to that place till now. The political crisis has taken the country to such a dire situation that it has not seen since the fall of Saddam Hussein 16 years ago.
The current situation has escalated to such an extent that no one can bring it to a fair resolution. They are not able to come to any agreement with the protestors, they are not able to fix the understanding among themselves. Parliament also could not play a strong role in supporting the demands of the protesters and against corruption. They could not even come to a consensus on the proposed new election law. A constitutional deadline for parliament to nominate a new prime minister was set this week. Everyone was trying to find an acceptable Prime Minister there. But nothing worked.
President Barham Salih announced his resignation due to a dispute over the nomination of the last prime minister. He also submitted his resignation to the parliament. There he wrote that the appointment of the prime minister proposed by the 'Al-Banna' coalition may violate the constitution. That is why he decided to resign.
He also said that he is stepping down from his post due to proper performance of duties assigned to other members of Parliament. The movement started there from last October against the economic crisis and corruption. The ruling group did not repress the issue.
Maria Fantapi, senior adviser on Syria and Iraq at the International Crisis Group, said, "Finding acceptable people in the current state of protest and in the political arena has become a very difficult issue. The reason is that coordinating the two things is not an easy task.
Mehdi Chasin, a protester, said that there is no room to think that everything will be solved by becoming the new prime minister. Because who will guarantee that he will not walk the same path? So we want everyone to resign. Daily Ittefaq based on New York Times.
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