Posted on 09/11/2022 6:48:51 PM PDT by marshmallow
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The shadows of civil war loom again over Iraq and some of the small and divided political parties, led by Christian politicians, are trying to find forms of coordination to face together the new threat. In the last few weeks, representatives of several parties founded and led by Chaldean, Assyrian and Syrian Christians have met several times in Erbil (Autonomous Province of Kurdistan) to work out common political strategies and proposals, given the confrontation with the institutions and the political majority blocs that shape the distorted political scene in Iraq. The most recent meeting, held on Saturday, September 3, at the Assyrian Party headquarters, was also attended by representatives of the Patriotic Union of Mesopotamia (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) and the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Abnaa al-Nahrain).
The participants expressed the intention of forming a joint delegation to meet with politicians and representatives of the institutions and of the Churches in Iraq to explain the expectations and demands of these political groups, which are in some way linked to the Christian communities.
In an interview with "Suroyo TV", Josef Sliwa, from the HBA, reiterated, among other things, the criticism of the handling of the so-called "quota system", which guarantees 5 of the 329 seats in parliament for candidates of the Christian faith. Sliwa also hoped that new political elections would be called soon, after the long paralysis following those held in October 2021, which due to the clash between the political bloc led by Shiite leader Muqtada al Sadr and the pro-Iranian Shiite parties has prevented to establish a new government and elect a new President.
Shortly after the elections of October 2021 (see Fides, 21/10/2021) controversies and controversies arose around the distribution of the five seats in Parliament using the quota system. Josef Sliwa himself went.......
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