Al-Maliki Calls From Karbala To Unify Ranks To Participate In The Coming Local Elections

The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, called for uniting ranks and participating in the local elections to be held at the end of this year.

Al-Maliki said in a speech at a large mass and clan gathering held in the holy city of Karbala today, Friday: “These conferences and gatherings are important because they bring distances closer and galvanize energies against those who want us and Iraq bad.”

He added: “Iraq’s sovereignty was violated, and we were able to restore it, and we got rid of the provisions of Chapter VII that Iraq fell under because of the adventures of the grave Baath regime, and we succeeded in restoring Iraq and uniting it after the sectarian strife that took place, through the national reconciliation project, and the clans and sheikhs had clear positions in it.” He praised al-Jabour clan because it was the first clan to take the initiative to respond to the national reconciliation project, and then other indigenous Iraqi clans followed.

The head of the State of Law Coalition stressed the importance of caring for the clans, saying: “The clans today are at the forefront of the situation, and they have a responsibility to defend Iraq. All the difficult situations we were exposed to, the clans were present in the field, so the state must take care of the clans’ affairs and provide support for them, because it is a partner in protecting the state and defending the homeland.

He stated: “The current government was formed by all political forces, without the interference of any external party, despite attempts to stir up strife among the people of the same sect,” stressing that “courageous action must be taken to support the political process and purify it from corruption that is now targeting the citizen, and this requires strength and decision to destroy this dangerous pest.”

Al-Maliki warned that: “Attempts to revive the buried Baath Party, which destroyed Iraq, violated honor and executed innocent people, by granting it a license to work in brotherly Jordan, is unacceptable, and this is an escalation against Iraq and its government,” expressing his belief that such an act represents the head of sedition, and they have to realize that.”

He continued: “We blamed the Jordanian government, and we hope that they will take a stand, and we will also take a stand against these evil people.”

The head of the State of Law coalition concluded his speech by calling on Karbala clans and masses to prepare for the elections and actively participate in choosing who represents them in the provincial councils, saying: Thanks to you, we succeeded in forming this government with your participation in the elections, so we have to start organizing our ranks to participate in the elections, and there is no delay, and the elections will be on time.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency