Sadr's coalition is not only Islamic but Communist too or at least, some people in it certainly are.
First female Communist elected in Iraq's holiest city calls for 'social justice'
The victory of the Sadrist-Communist alliance in Iraq's elections has challenged many assumptions about the country's politics
Suhad al-Khateeb speaks at a recent rally (Facebook)
Alex MacDonald Mustafa Abu Sneineh
Wednesday 16 May 2018 02:43 UTC
BAGHDAD - Iraqis appear to have broken with the political establishment in response to what they see as rampant corruption and incompetence.
The biggest winner in Saturday's elections was the boycott movement, which was evident after it emerged that only 44.5 percent of eligible voters went to the polls.
But those who did vote overwhelmingly cast their ballot for the Sairoun Alliance, a coalition of supporters of the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP), as well as the smaller Iraqi Republican Party.
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