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“Sadr is working to eliminate the influence of the leader of the rule of law”<\/strong><\/p>\n Baghdad – Nas:<\/strong> An Iraqi newspaper said on Friday that “the Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr,” leading “an organized campaign to liquidate the influence of the leader of a coalition of law Nuri al-Maliki, who served as prime minister two consecutive cycles between 2006 and 2014, in the facilities of the state,” referring to the prevalence of the term ” Deep state “in Iraqi political circles.<\/p>\n The newspaper “Al Arab” reported today (14 December 2018), “Nas”, in which he said that Sadr was keen on “Maliki’s coalition does not get any ministry in the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi so far, despite achieving 25 parliamentary seats During the general elections last May. ”<\/p>\n “The leader of the Sadrist movement is in a position to dismantle the influence of his arch-rival Maliki, especially as the Dawa Party is no longer in the forefront, and has lost its influence on the government because of the conflict between its wings; the first represented by Maliki, and the second led by former Prime Minister Haidar Abadi. ”<\/p>\n The newspaper says that “the political team of the Sadr,” succeeded on Wednesday, “to overthrow Maliki’s governor of Baghdad from office, and the installation of a governor loyal to the Sadrists. Sadr is also working to deprive the Maliki coalition of getting the post of governor of Basra, Iraq’s economic capital, where the conflict is raging. ”<\/p>\n “Sadr told his ally in the reform coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, that he is ready to support any candidate he proposes for the post of governor of Basra, noting that” Sadr agreed with Hakim to prevent Maliki’s coalition to reach the post of governor in Baghdad and Basra. ” “The reform coalition can now provide the necessary majority in the Basra provincial council to pass a candidate for Hakim to the post of governor,” she said.<\/p>\n Maliki, who stepped down as prime minister more than four years ago, remains strong in some Iraqi state institutions, the paper said.<\/p>\n According to the newspaper, Maliki, appointed during his mandate between 2006 and 2014, “thousands of employees loyal to him in the high and middle grades in various ministries and institutions and government departments,” and says that the term “deep state”, common in the political circles, “in reference to members of the Dawa Party Pro-Maliki, who control the pillars of the government and its vital joints, even after stepping down from office. ”<\/p>\n The newspaper says that Sadr is “pressing” Ali Abdul Mahdi to “liquidate this influence in one of his most prominent demands in the formation of the government,” adding that leaders of the reform alliance, which is sponsored by Sadr, warn that “the deep state loyal to Maliki, can thwart the government of Abdul Mahdi as I tried with the government of Abbadi and succeeded in some joints. ”<\/p>\n The newspaper quoted observers that they do not rule out “that this campaign to liquidate the influence of al-Maliki is the introduction of political exclusion and may be referred to the judiciary.”<\/p>\n Keywords: Nasnews.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Report on the “deep state” in Iraq: an introduction to the exclusion of al-Maliki from the political scene “Sadr is working to eliminate the influence of the leader of the rule of law” Baghdad – Nas: An Iraqi newspaper said … Continue reading