I had read of this problem many months ago. Too many members of parliment have fled the country to get a qurum so nothing gets done. Many of those who have remained are actually a part of the problem in the streets and neighborhoods (al Sadr is a member of parliment).
One suggestion has been the seating of an “enlightened despot” to rule over the transition from undemocratic to fully democratic with a Saddam-like figure in charge of a martial law situation in the interim. Whatever the eventual answer, it is obvious that the staus quo is unacceptable and the current gov’t cannot be depended upon.
If the army can stand up, a military government is probably a better bet.