{"id":2886,"date":"2019-11-22T16:45:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/?p=2886"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:49:35","slug":"iraqs-ayatollah-sistani-says-electoral-reforms-only-way-to-resolve-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iraqs-ayatollah-sistani-says-electoral-reforms-only-way-to-resolve-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq&#8217;s Ayatollah Sistani says electoral reforms only way to resolve crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>raq&#8217;s top Shia Muslim cleric Ayatollah Ali \nal-Sistani on Friday called on politicians to hurry up in reforming \nelectoral laws and said the changes would be the only way to resolve \nweeks of deadly unrest.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t&#8220;We affirm the importance of speeding up the passing of the electoral \nlaw and the electoral commission law because this represents the country\n moving past the big crisis,&#8221; his representative said during a sermon in\n the holy city of Karbala, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tSistani, who rarely weighs in on politics except in times of crisis, \nholds massive influence over public opinion in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\t<strong>More protesters killed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tIraqi officials said on Friday that three protesters were killed and 25\n wounded amid ongoing clashes with security forces near a strategic \nbridge in Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tSecurity and hospital sources said three people were killed Friday on Baghdad\u2019s Rasheed Street in clashes with security forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tTwo protesters died because of tear gas, and one due to live rounds \nfired by security forces. The officials requested anonymity in line with\n regulations, AP reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tThe clashes came hours after some of the most violent clashes between \nprotesters and security forces in recent days. At least 10 protesters \nwere killed Thursday in clashes on the same street, which is very close \nto Ahrar Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tProtesters occupy several Baghdad squares and parts of three bridges in\n a standoff with security forces. The bridges lead to the heavily \nfortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq\u2019s government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\tThe officials said over 100 people have been wounded. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>raq&#8217;s top Shia Muslim cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday called on politicians to hurry up in reforming electoral laws and said the changes would be the only way to resolve weeks of deadly unrest. &#8220;We affirm the importance of speeding up the passing of the electoral law and the electoral commission law because this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,1,6],"tags":[976,31],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Iraq&#039;s Ayatollah Sistani says electoral reforms only way to resolve crisis - madaresharghi | An Analytical Look at Middle Eastern Developments<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iraqs-ayatollah-sistani-says-electoral-reforms-only-way-to-resolve-crisis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iraq&#039;s Ayatollah Sistani says electoral reforms only way to resolve crisis - 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