The movement's Leader, Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Thursday he would give the Coordination Framework, the Sadrist Movement’s main rival among Shia parties in the Iraqi parliament, 40 days to form a new government without the participation of Sadr’s bloc.

He asked members of the Sadrist Movement to "not intervene positively or negatively” in forming the new government during this 40-day period.

The Sadrist Movement formed the Saving the Homeland alliance on March 23 with the KDP and the Siyada Coalition and announced on Thursday the KDP and Siyada were free to stay with the bloc or form new alliances.

Both parties said on Friday a strong government in Iraq would not be formed without the Sadrist Movement and assured their firm commitment to the Saving the Homeland alliance, which they referred to as "hope for Iraqis.”

The KDP and Siyada stated they appreciate Sadr’s attempts to expedite the forming of a new government and reiterated they are committed to the alliance.

They also announced constructive dialogue without foreign interference should take place among the Shia parties in the interest of the country’s stability and peace.

Sadr refused a request from the Coordination Framework to reach a consensus on forming the Iraqi government on Wednesday, when the Iraqi parliament was supposed to hold a session to elect the president of the republic.

The Coordination Framework, one of the two largest Shia blocs in parliament, is a coalition of Shia parties composed of the Fatah Alliance, the State of Law Coalition, the Hikma Party and the Nasr Alliance.

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