Sadrists threaten to walk out of session if vote on closed-list system is held

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Sadrist bloc, or Iraqis loyal to Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, has threatened to walk out of the parliamentary session if a vote on the closed-list system is held. “The Sadrist bloc opposes the closed-list system in the parliamentary elections law,” the head of the bloc in the Parliament, Nassar al-Rubaie, said during a Baghdad-based press conference, which was attended by Iraqi News. It also rejects the demands for holding a secret vote on the amendments to the elections law, he added. The Sadrist bloc will walk out of the session to prevent a quorum, he explained. SS (P) 1