Tribal influence is the title of a new conflict between the "polar" call




Journal May 24, 2017


Baghdad - Journal News

Political sources revealed the intensification of the early electoral competition between the current Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, the Secretary-General of the Dawa Party, Nuri al-Maliki, and the attempt of the parties to win the clans of tribes before running for the next parliamentary elections.

"The current Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Vice President Nuri al-Maliki are moving to get the loyalty of tribal sheikhs for electoral gains and to achieve greater space and role within the Dawa party and the rule of law," said analyst and political expert Jassim al-Moussawi.

"The Iraqi community is tribal and the current prime minister, or al-Maliki, feels alike that the vote is guaranteed by the clan leader and the support of the clan members for the campaign," he said.

Moussawi said that "the role of tribal sheikhs in recent times have grown significantly in the solution of tribal problems and conflicts and this gave them more space in the Iraqi arena, which made the movement of the poles of the Dawa Party to take early allegiance and ensure them in the upcoming elections."

The political expert said that "Maliki and Abadi are playing in the same area is the Shiite circle, which is not linked to ideological ties away from the crowd of the Sadrist movement or other currents in addition to the movement of the Secretary General of the Dawa Party on the tribes aim to win the votes in the future in the elections while Abadi goes to the tribes of The door of responsibility through his office and thus play the same role. "

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