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Episode Synopsis
Shia cleric Moqtada Al Sadr wants a government that is inclusive of all Iraqis. His coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq’s latest parliamentary elections. But Mr Al Sadr didn’t win enough to form a majority. This prompts weeks, if not months, of negotiations with different factions to form a government.
His victory comes as a surprise to many. Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi, whose bloc finished third, is now talking to the cleric. Mr Al Abadi, who claims ISIL’s defeat as his own doing, met with Al Sadr after the election. They assured the Iraqi people that their government will take care of them.
On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Mina Al Droubi, an Iraqi-British journalist at The National, explains the nuances of the new government. And Campbell MacDiarmid, an editor on the foreign desk, joins the show to relay his findings on the latest elections.
His victory comes as a surprise to many. Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi, whose bloc finished third, is now talking to the cleric. Mr Al Abadi, who claims ISIL’s defeat as his own doing, met with Al Sadr after the election. They assured the Iraqi people that their government will take care of them.
On this episode of Beyond the Headlines, Mina Al Droubi, an Iraqi-British journalist at The National, explains the nuances of the new government. And Campbell MacDiarmid, an editor on the foreign desk, joins the show to relay his findings on the latest elections.
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