Sayyed al-Hakim announces “Citizen Coalition” for upcoming local elections

The Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council announced on Saturday, the electoral coalition that will take part in the upcoming provincial elections.

The head of the SIIC, Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim, announced forming this Coalition during a ceremony held at his office in Baghdad which carried the slogan “The Citizen Coalition” with the electoral number: 411.

Sayyed Hakim said during the ceremony “We would like to inform the citizens about the announcement of the Citizen Coalition which will be devoted for serving the interests of the Iraqi people.”

The Citizen Coalition involves leading political and tribal figures, most notably the head of the Iraqi National Congress, Ahmed al-Chalabi, and the head of Bada’na Trend (We started), Jawad al-Bolani.

The electoral propaganda for the next local elections which will be launched on 20th, next April has officially started on last Friday.