Sadr labels electoral candidates claiming his support ‘liars’

“We will not participate in their corruption, their subservience, or their unchecked weapons, for the love of country is part of faith,” said the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a prominent advocate of boycotting Iraq's parliamentary elections.

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Sadr associate urges followers to remain home on election day or spoil their votes

Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, an associate of the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, told his followers, "Do not leave your homes as much as possible except for extreme necessity."

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Sadr calls for discipline after supporters remove election posters in Basra

 Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has urged his followers to stay calm and avoid reacting to provocations as tensions rise ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. His statement came after a video showed some of his supporters in Basra removing posters of other candidates placed near a large image of him.

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Sadr warns of election turmoil, lashes out at government failures

"Tribal weapons on one side, militia weapons on the other, and militia offices in every alley to no benefit," Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr wrote on X.

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Sadr thanks countries for recognizing Palestinian statehood

The Iraqi Shiite cleric's praise comes a day after the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal announced that they would recognize a Palestinian state, marking a notable turning point in Western countries' approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Sadr associate says election boycott essential, seeking reform outside politics

Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, a close associate of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, doubled down on the National Shiite Movement's commitment to boycotting Iraq's upcoming parliamentary elections, saying that true change is impossible in the absence of "comprehensive reform."

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Sadr expels over 30 National Shiite Movement members for promoting electoral candidates

“These are ignorant people exploited by the corrupt for their own purposes, then discarded like a bone,” Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said of members of his National Shiite Movement accused of engaging in electioneering for candidates in the country's upcoming November elections.

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Sadr mulls supporting political blocs despite electoral boycott

The influential Shiite cleric said that commitments to fighting corruption, disarming militias, and rejecting foreign influence were conditions that must be met by any bloc seeking his endorsement in Iraq's parliamentary elections, with analysts telling The New Region that Sadr's musings suggest he is still closely following the political scene.

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Sadr expels 31 members for joining elections; says no hope without real reform

Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the National Shiite Movement, removed 31 members from his movement after they decided to take part in the upcoming elections, going against his call for a boycott.

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