A blow to Iran in the elections in Iraq: The list of Shiite cleric Muqtada a-Sadr has won more than seventy seats in parliament, according to preliminary results awaiting approval by the Election Commission.
Al-Sadr, an Iraqi nationalist who opposes the presence of foreign countries in the country, sent a sting to pro-Iranian militias in his victory speech, saying his supporters would celebrate in the streets "without weapons."
The low turnout led to a decline in the power of pro-Iranian lists as many of the Shiite public refrained from voting in protest of corruption and repression of demonstrations in the country in 2019, a violent repression in which 600 protesters were killed and Revolutionary Guards Quds forces participated.
The Kurdish factions in parliament have written about it, with the Kurdish Democratic Party winning 36 seats and the Kurdish Union Party winning 15 seats.
Former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's list also recorded a victory and won 37 seats.
Alongside the major parties, several pro-reform and independent candidates managed to enter parliament, following legislation passed by Prime Minister Mustafa Kadimi, which reduced the constituencies and banned parties from presenting permanent lists of candidates for entire regions.
The pro-Iranian factions announced that they would challenge the election results and the head of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, Ismail Kaani, arrived in Baghdad for consultation with supporters of the Iranian regime.
Tehran fears that the new coalition that will be formed will show greater opposition to Iran's involvement in what is happening in Iraq and will even work to disarm the pro-Iranian militias.
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