The investment in the current political climate, its shift into a general political context and the achievement of a moral and legal obligation that allows the application of the Abadi government’s commitments in the next stage are all required to overcome the crisis as a whole.
One can say that Abadi has successfully achieved his first task, which precedes the formation of the government: to persuade all political parties, and convince the ordinary citizens, whether Sunni, Shiite, Kurd, Turkmen, Christian, Yasidi or Mandaic, that he is a prime minister representing all Iraqis.
His current position sheds light on his determination to counter the severe challenges that are impeding Iraq to advance as a stable county. Abadi might face significant temptation to be dragged into a tense or provocative speech, which would turn him into a representative of a particular denomination and an enemy of another.
Facing such challenges requires a strong conviction by Abadi himself that his current fruitful discourse will turn, in the future, into a mechanism of action that opens the way to a rare convergence among Iraq’s parties and components.
One must not forget that Abadi has made a balanced speech on Iraq's foreign ties and has gained unprecedented regional and international support. This was shown in the wide interest in Abadi whereby President Barack Obama, as well as European and key Arab figures, have directly contacted him — a move outside protocol. It is necessary to use such support in a way that enables him to make breakthroughs in the existing political bottlenecks in Iraq’s foreign policy.
Iraq is desperately in need of an action plan and mechanisms of dialogue and reconciliation in the long run. Abadi’s discourse, which coincides with the calm speeches of the new President Fouad Massoum and new parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri, may show a typical beginning for the development of such plans.
Comments are closed.