Ayad Jamal Aldin Launches Ahrar Party In Baghdad
Saturday, 31 October 2009 19:02
Over 1200 supporters and candidates turned out today at Baghdad’s Hotel Babylon, for the press call to launch Ahrar, Iraq’s newest political party.
Party Leader Ayad Jamal Aldin MP spoke strongly against Iranian influence in Iraq. Instead, he outlined his vision for One Iraq - secular, independent, united and free. He was firm on the current deadlock in the parliament over Kirkuk, saying, “Kirkuk is Iraqi, and Iraq must not be divided for any reason.”
He made his priority clear, to tackle Iraq’s chronic problems with drought, power cuts, jobs and corruption. Among more than 50 candidates present were a cross-section of Iraqis, including women, men and Sunnis who had been selected by Shi’as, and Shi’as selected by Sunnis, Kurds and young people.
Ayad Jamal Aldin is the only man to have consistently stood against the corruption present in the Iraqi government. He drew a clear line between the problems people face each day, the corruption of Iraqi institutions and the danger of a similar outcome to that recently seen in Afghanistan. He said, “Our current politicians have been tested and failed. They are not the answer to this problem – they ARE the problem.”
Ahrar will be campaigning hard, pending agreement on the Iraqi electoral law, from now until January. Substantial support for the movement has already been received, enabling a high-profile advertising campaign to boost recognition of both Ahrar and Ayad Jamal Aldin’s unique message.
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