Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr have gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square since last night following the call of the influential Shiite cleric.

Al-Sadr followers demand the withdrawal of Mohammed al-Sudani, recently selected by State of Law leader and former premier Nouri al-Maliki as the official nominee of the Coordination Framework bloc -- a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties and their allies.

According to reports from the ground, scores of protesters breached the Green Zone this morning after overcoming concrete blocks and clashing with security forces, during which three people were injured, one of them seriously.

The protesters then entered the parliament which was expected to convene today but had to postpone the meeting due to the protests.

One of the most dangerous crises in Iraq is the lack of a new government. For the last 9 months, neither a new government nor a transitional government has been established. Religion and partisan problems have not been resolved in Iraq so far. Most recently, Sadr called on all parties in the parliament, including his 73 lawmakers, to resign. Soon after, the lawmakers submitted their resignation letters to Sadr. Later in the night, the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi tried to convince Sadr, but failed and approved the resignations. Sadr's entire effort is to have a multi-party government. According to Sadr, a single-party government will not be able to find a solution to Iraq. His whole effort is to win the majority and to be strong in the parliament.

Following the approval of the resignations of the Sadrist lawmakers, the state of law coalition under the chairmanship of Nouri al-Maliki decided to hold a meeting immediately. Iraqi deputy Cewad Xezali recently asked for the revocation of the elections. Also, there are some reactions to the invaders. Many individuals and deputies call on foreign troops to withdraw from the Iraqi territory and end the Turkish occupation of Iraq.