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2007-03-07 Iraq

Shiite party withdraws from Iraqi Shiite alliance

BAGHDAD, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A Shiite party Wednesday announced withdrawal from the Iraqi leading Shiite alliance which has dominated the parliament since the 2005 elections.

A statement, read by senior party member Nadim al-Jabiri in a news conference, said that "the Fadhila party announces its withdrawal from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA)."

The party, which holds 15 of the parliament's 275 seats, also said in the statement that it will stay in the parliament as an independent bloc and will be open to join other blocs on national and not sectarian bases.

Jabiri told the reporters that the reason behind the withdrawal is that his party think that healthy political atmosphere should be built on patriotic bases and better political programs.

"We are awaiting for other political moves to work to launch patriotic political program bases on principles of unified and sovereign Iraq," he said.

"We believe that the first step to save Iraq is to dismantle the existing blocs and to prevent blocs from forming on sectarian and ethnic bases," he added.

The Fadhila Party, also known as Islamic Virtue Party, follows Ayatollah Muhammad Ya'qubi, a student of Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, and thus represents a branch of the Sadrist Movement, but it is not affiliated with Muqtada al-Sadr and is in fact a rival to his branch of the Sadrists.

The Fadhila party's support comes mostly from the Shiite poor in the south of the country.

In May 2006, the party pulled out of negotiations for a new Iraqi government, complaining of American interference. It had hoped that the oil and trade ministers would be named from the party.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2007-03-07 12:42|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jabiri said the reason behind the withdrawal is that his party think that healthy political atmosphere should be built on patriotic bases and better political programs. "We are awaiting for other political moves to work to launch patriotic political program bases on principles of unified and sovereign Iraq," he said.

Very good news. And only how long since that first election?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-07 18:23|| 2007-03-07 18:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Enter Chalabi and his secularists...

Posted by Geoffro 2007-03-07 18:47|| 2007-03-07 18:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Allawi

Allawi attempted this awhile back when Maliki tried to stave off our moves against the Mitias before the elections here stateside. Elections over and now it is obvious we are not going anywere anytime soon the different parties are more secure in sideing with Allawi & US against Iran and her Iraqi agents read Sadr, SCIRI, Badgr.

Posted by C-Low 2007-03-07 20:30|| 2007-03-07 20:30|| Front Page Top

#4 You misspelled "Shit".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-03-07 20:40|| 2007-03-07 20:40|| Front Page Top

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