Muqtada al Sadr’s withdrawal from Iraqi politics is not a surprising move as he has quit and re-entered politics several times in the past. But the move, however redundant, reveals his inner struggles
A fierce agitator with a reputation of being a kingmaker in Iraq, Muqtada al Sadr resigned from politics on August 29 – a decision that did not come as a surprise as the 48-year-old Shia cleric has pulled similar stunts in the past without honouring them in practice.
“Prior to every election, he announced to withdraw from politics, but after a short period, he reversed his decision,” Karaalp tellswhen he stated that he would withdraw from politics and even called for election boycott. In Iraq's turbulent political landscape, agitators like Sadr can quickly climb the power ladder and find opportunities to stoke public unrest for quick political gains, according to Mehmet Alaca, an expert on Iran’s Shia proxies across the Middle East. TRT World
While Sadr was able to increase his influence over Iraqi politics, pursuing a political agenda in which he promoted Iraqi nationalism and opposed Iran’s increasing influence in the Arab-majority country, he is known to have been in a dilemma for quite sometime, torn apart between his ambition to be in politics and his religious obligation to be a cleric.
The rivalry between the two approaches is clear from the onset. While Iran has an institutionalised religious authority represented by the current Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iraq has no such religious institution.
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