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Wednesday 20/01/2021
A file photo shows anti-government protesters chanting slogans and holding a placard in Arabic that reads “Iran out, all Islamic parties I want my right” during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq. (AP)
BAGHDAD – A new political party recently established in Iraq called the “October 25 Movement” is provoking the anger of Islamist parties after adopting a secularist plank, daringly criticising Iran and expressing openness to normalisation with Israel.
The party’s Secretary-General Talal Hariri said his party “was established with a purely secular liberal vision that raised the slogan of the economy first and puts the aspirations of the Iraqi nation at the forefront.”