News, Rumors and Opinions Thursday 11-13-2025
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Clare: The Sudanese government will be in a caretaker capacity at the beginning of the year... When will the current parliament's term end?
11/13/2025
Legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi stated on Thursday, November 13, 2025, that the term of the current House of Representatives (the fifth session) will end, and the current government, headed by Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, will become a caretaker government, in accordance with the constitutional deadlines.
Al-Tamimi told Al-Jabal platform that “the current parliament’s term (the fifth session) continues until January 8, 2026, because Article 56 of the Iraqi Constitution stipulates that: the new House of Representatives shall be elected 45 days before the end of the parliamentary session, i.e., on January 9, 2026, the representatives of the current (fifth) session will become ordinary citizens and will lose their legislative and parliamentary status.”
He added, "Now the representatives of the fifth session can issue decisions, legislate laws, monitor and question until January 8, 2026. Also, the current government (the government of Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani) has absolute powers until January 8, 2026, after which it will turn into a caretaker government."
He pointed out that "a caretaker government is a government with limited authority, as it is not entitled to make agreements or amend laws. In constitutional jurisprudence, it is called running public facilities for the people so that the work of institutions and the service of citizens does not stop."
He pointed out that "the lifespan of the government is linked to the lifespan of the parliament, and when the lifespan of the parliament ends, the lifespan of the government ends, and it turns into a caretaker government for daily affairs until a new government is formed." LINK
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Clare: The new House of Representatives: Date of the first session and mechanisms for its convening
11/13/2025
Professor of Law and Dean of the College of Law at the University of Babylon, Miri Kazem, confirmed that the new House of Representatives resulting from the recent elections will not be able to convene before (January 9, 2026), which is the date of the end of the current parliamentary session, even if all legal and constitutional procedures are completed.
Kazem explained in a press statement that the parliamentary elections were organized according to a clear legal mechanism, as political parties and candidates have the right to appeal the election results within three days of their announcement by the Board of Commissioners, and the judicial body for elections decides on these appeals within a period not exceeding ten working days.
Regarding the constitutional aspect, Kazem pointed out that Article (54) of the Constitution stipulates that the President of the Republic calls on the Council to convene within fifteen days of the ratification of the results, provided that the first session is held under the chairmanship of the oldest member.
He continued, "As for Article (93), it grants the Supreme Federal Court the authority to ratify the results without specifying a time limit, which means that the ratification period is not bound by a specific time." LINK
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru: https://www.dinarguru.com/
Frank26 Question: "Since the CBI officially announced that this was real, would it make sense for them to come out with it as soon as possible?" You have no idea how close you are.
Walkingstick The Iraqi citizens are programed to receive the monetary reform in a very very safe environment. They will receive it and it won't be that much of a shock, if anything at all.
Nader From The Mid East Really good news, really good news. It didn't come out yet but it will come out tonight or tomorrow morning as always...I'm going to tell you something and everybody's going to be talking about tonight or tomorrow. This is good...The governor of the CBI took a decision in changing the exchange rate to lower. How much lower? We don't know. But the decision has been made...It's time to announce it...I always said $3.22...I've heard 8th of December everything will change. Everything will be switch, the currency, the rate and everything. Remember what I told you, after the elections...
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Is The Gold & Silver Rally Back On? | Andy Schectman
Adam Taggert: 11-12-2025
The precious metals appear to have recovered from their recent pullback as gold futures vaulted over $4,200/oz today while silver futures surpassed $53/oz.
So, is the precious metals rally back on?
I asked this question to Andy Schectman in today’s livestream. He think it very well may be.
We discuss this plus a host of other PM-related topics. To hear it all, click here or on the video below.
00:00:00 — Is the rally back on? — initial take
00:02:53 — How the price was knocked down (overnight dump, low liquidity)
00:03:38 — Who bought the dip (Bank of America, Morgan Stanley)
00:08:35 — Concern: inventory squeeze — intro to supply question
00:09:56 — Tether and stablecoin buying of gold explained
00:11:19 — Retail premiums and US Mint supply issues
00:13:53 — Thesis: revaluing gold to devalue the dollar and reshore manufacturing
00:18:01 — Kystan USD stablecoin backed by gold — broader trend
00:20:22 — Tether at mining summit / disintermediation of miners
00:23:14 — Silver as a strategic battleground (industrials vs investors vs states)
00:24:32 — Silver added to US critical minerals list — implications
00:26:04 — Primary silver production challenges; byproduct supply issues
00:28:13 — Will silver become an heirloom metal again?
00:38:44 — Shanghai futures, Russia, Hong Kong vaults — repo facility theory
00:46:04 — Institutional positioning: $96M GLD call block (December bets)