The ruling coalition in Iraq has started drawing up the political scene that will be established from the upcoming parliamentary elections, three sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Asharq Al-Awsat received a copy of a study, completed by the ruling Coordination Framework alliance, that showed that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will emerge with a powerful coalition that makes up a third of Shiite seats in parliament. The elections are expected to be held in 2025, but no official date has been set for them yet.
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Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr withdrew his party members from Iraq's Council of Rrepresentatives, introducing a new level of uncertainty into Iraqi politics.
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