BAGHDAD � Aides to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr say his powerful political bloc has agreed to support the Iraqi prime minister's bid to stay in power and end a nearly seven-month political impasse.
The backing of al-Sadr would push the Shiite-led coalition of Nouri al-Maliki close to the needed parliamentary majority to form a new government. Iraq has been in political limbo since March elections, won by a Sunni-backed bloc but without enough seats to oust al-Maliki.
The three aides to al-Sadr say the formal announcement is expected later Friday.
Al-Sadr leads an influential Shiite political group, but he has been in self-exile in Iran since 2007.
The aides spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to brief reporters.
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