After the armed factions and parties that recorded a significant decline in the parliamentary elections reiterated their demands to annul the results of the elections held on October 10, 2021, the Sadrist movement renewed its warning against canceling the results, which showed its leading position with 73 seats. Sadiq Al-Hassanawi, a member of the Sadrist movement's office, stated that the movement’s leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, is committed to the legitimacy of these elections and their results.
Al-Hassanawi added in television statements on Friday night that the annulment of the electoral results by the Federal Court would have catastrophic consequences for the Iraqi state. In addition, Al-Sadr reiterated his insistence on forming a national majority government, describing the Iraqi scene as "complex." He emphasized that "interference in Iraqi political affairs is completely rejected," asserting that the movement aims to ensure that decision-making remains solely Iraqi and that the formation of the government is free from any foreign interventions.
These positions came after renewed protests by supporters of the Iran-backed factions who lost the elections in the Green Zone area of Baghdad. The "Organizing Committee for Protests and Sit-ins Rejecting the Election Results" also issued a statement renewing its demand to annul the electoral results. They accused the three presidencies of the country of hijacking the future and voices of Iraqis, describing them as "poisonous."
It is noteworthy that days after October 10, these factions, represented politically through the Fatah Alliance, along with other parties that suffered significant losses in the elections, began accusing the Electoral Commission and the Iraqi authorities, demanding the annulment of the results that showed their substantial decline relative to the previous elections held in 2018.
In November, multiple protests and demonstrations were organized, and tents were erected around the Green Zone to express their insistence on annulling the results. This led to clashes with security forces on November 6, resulting in the death of a protester. Tensions escalated later following accusations from the Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Hezbollah Brigades against Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi of being involved in the death of the protester, after which his home was targeted by three explosive-laden drones on November 7.
