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However, if the political earthquake caused by ISIS has strengthened the position of those opposing the corruption and sectarianism of Shia Islamist rule since 2006, it has also generated a counter phenomenon that saw a sectarian Shia list place second to the Sairoon list by a difference of seven seats. This was the “al-Fath” list, which includes some of the most prominent former leaders of the Shia-dominated Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) – though they have now officially disengaged from them, since both the Iraqi Constitution and electoral law prohibit engagement with armed forces in political activity.
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Iraq 2018 Elections: Between Sectarianism and the Nation | Arab Reform Initiativebatting corruption and building a citizenship state”. Out of the fifty-four seats won by the Sairoon coalition, the Communist Party won two, whereas candidates from other civil lists won three. <span>However, if the political earthquake caused by ISIS has strengthened the position of those opposing the corruption and sectarianism of Shia Islamist rule since 2006, it has also generated a counter phenomenon that saw a sectarian Shia list place second to the Sairoon list by a difference of seven seats. This was the “al-Fath” list, which includes some of the most prominent former leaders of the Shia-dominated Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) – though they have now officially disengaged from them, since both the Iraqi Constitution and electoral law prohibit engagement with armed forces in political activity. Following the army’s collapse against ISIS, the supreme Shia leader in Najaf, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Iraqis to mobilize to fight ISIS. Soon, armed, non-regulated, mil Summary
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