Sadr Orders MPs to Boycott Iraqi Presidential Election

Members of the Iraqi parliament gather before the vote on the new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, May 7, 2020. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via Reuters)

Head of Iraq's Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday the suspension of negotiations over the election of a new president.

Sadr had been negotiating with the rival Coordination Framework over the elections, which are set for Monday.