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No way out as Iraq’s dangerous post-election impasse deepens

FILE - Security forces stand guard while protesters chant slogans near the Iraq's parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. More than seven months after national elections, Iraq still doesn't have a government. Driven by cutthroat competition for power and resources between elites, there is no clear way out of the unprecedented impasse. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File) FILE - Lawmakers belonging to Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's parliamentary bloc prepare to attend a parliamentary session in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 26, 2022. More than seven months after national elections, Iraq still doesn't have a government. Driven by cutthroat competition for power and resources between elites, there is no clear way out of the unprecedented impasse. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File) FILE - Followers of a political movement called the Al-Fateh Alliance chant during a rally before the parliamentary elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn't have a government. Driven by cutthroat competition for power and resources between elites, there is no clear way out of the unprecedented impasse. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File) FILE - Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, on the poster, celebrate after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn't have a government. Driven by cutthroat competition for power and resources between elites, there is no clear way out of the unprecedented impasse. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)