Sadr MP demands dissolution of Iraq parliament

13 Nov 2007

A top parliamentarian from radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s political bloc on Tuesday called for the dissolution of Iraq’s parliament and the holding of fresh legislative elections. “If the parliament continues to work the way it is, it will be an obstacle to democracy. I demand that President (Jalal) Talabani dissolves the parliament and holds fresh elections,” Baha al-Aaraji, spokesman for the 32-member Sadr parliamentary bloc, told reporters. Full Story

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