Phillyman

Article: “Abadi, Sadr near alliance as Maliki renounces majority governance

Quote: “Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is nearing an “electoral alliance” with influential Shia religious and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr in a bid to isolate former PM and premiership hopeful Nouri al-Maliki, according to a newspaper.”

Could this finally be the tipping point to change the course of Iraqi politics away from Maliki?