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US official urges Iraqi parties to expedite government formation
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WASHINGTON, 23 April 2022, (TON): A US official called on all Iraqi parties to work together and form a new government to prevent Iraq from sliding into instability and insecurity.
In a press briefing attended, Jennifer Gavito, deputy assistant secretary of state for Iraq and Iran, said “it is critical that Iraqi parties work together so the US can continue to implement the strategic framework agreement with Iraq in support of its armed forces, economy and health sector.”
Iraq held national elections last October in which Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr’s camp won 73 out 329 seats in Parliament, making it the largest single political bloc.
Other Shiite groups, especially the Fateh alliance that is affiliated with the Iran-backed Hashd Al-Shaabi militias, refused to concede defeat and contested the elections, preventing efforts to form a government.
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