Early Friday Morning Iraq News 5-6-22

After The Failure Of The Coordination Framework To Form It... Al-Sadr Calls On Independent Representatives To Form A Government Without Sadrist Ministers

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on Wednesday, independent representatives to form the Iraqi government within 15 days after the framework failed to form it.

Al-Sadr said in his tweet, "After consulting with the allies in the Greater Alliance, I say: The current political process has three parties: The first party: The Greatest National Alliance: (The Alliance to Save the Nation), which is the sponsor of the national majority... But because of the Iraqi judiciary's decision to activate the blocking third, it was delayed in forming majority government.

He explained that "the second party is the coordinating framework calling for the consensus government... and we gave it a deadline of forty days, and it failed to form the consensus government."

Al-Sadr pointed out that "the third party is the independent individuals in Parliament. We call on them to form an independent no less than forty of them, away from the overall coordination framework, which took its chance. Their government, including the Sadrist bloc, and in agreement with the Sunnis and Kurds of the coalition...the movement will not have a participation in its ministers...provided that this be within a maximum period of fifteen days...in order to expedite the end of the people's suffering."

He continued, "I also repeat my call to some of those whom we think well of from the coordination framework of the alliance with the Sadrist bloc, hoping from them to give priority to national interests over narrow interests and to get out of the neck of forced political obstruction as they express."

On Tuesday, the coordination framework announced the launch of a nine-point political initiative, accompanied by nine commitments to implement it. The most prominent content of the initiative is to grant the independents the administration of the country, and the renaming of the three presidencies.

Since the Iraqi Council of Representatives held its first sessions on the ninth of last January, headed by President Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, the crisis of naming the largest bloc has emerged that has the exclusive right to choose the prime minister after being assigned by the President of the Republic, who must be elected by the Council, which is What has not been achieved so far.

The coordination framework insists on defining the identity of the largest parliamentary bloc, which must be "Shiite" because the prime minister is entitled to the Shiites, while the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr refuses to engage in an alliance with the framework forces combined and adheres to excluding the leader of the State of Law coalition Nuri al-Maliki and his bloc from any alliance .

On the other hand, there is a dispute between the two poles of Kurdish politics, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which sees the position of the President of the Republic as a "Kurdish entitlement, not a partisan", while the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan asserts that this position is from its "share", as was the political custom.

The scene became more complicated after al-Sadr announced earlier this month his withdrawal and the Sadrist bloc from negotiations to form a government and choose its president, and threw the ball into the court of the coordination framework and gave him 40 days to complete this task.   LINK

An Independent Bloc Announces Its Acceptance Of Al-Sadr's Initiative To Form A "National" Government

Shafaq News/ An independent parliamentary bloc headed by MP Abdel Hadi Al-Hasnawi announced today, Wednesday, its acceptance of the initiative of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, calling for unifying efforts to come up with an independent political formation.

The "Independent Iraq" parliamentary bloc said, in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, that it "announces acceptance of Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr's initiative to invite independent parliamentarians to form an independent national government that expresses the aspirations of the citizen and seeks to improve services and rebuild the country," explaining that its acceptance of al-Sadr's initiative comes "out of faith."

With national responsibility and to give priority to the public interest and to get out of the crisis of political blockage and to respect the constitutional terms.”

The bloc called on "independent deputies, whether from the Independent Iraq Alliance or independent individuals, to unite efforts and speak out to form an independent and meaningful political formation capable of developing a solution to the current crisis that the country is going through."

It also called on all political forces to "support the national initiative, renounce differences and not influence independent representatives, whether by threats or threats, and respect the will of the voters, away from partisan and factional interests, because the citizen has suffered a lot as a result of the political blockage and the delay in forming the government, which clearly negatively impacted the rights of the citizen and services." and country building.

Earlier, independent MP Hassan Al-Khafaji revealed to Shafak News Agency that a meeting will be held by the independent representatives next week to discuss the initiatives of the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement and to come up with a solution to end the political blockage.

Al-Khafaji said that "contacts took place yesterday between 35 independent deputies to agree on a formula or agreement to end the political impasse, and it was agreed to hold an important meeting next week for independent deputies to determine their political compass regarding the political initiatives put forward by the most important Shiite poles."

A well-informed political source revealed a great division that arose in the position of the independent representatives following the initiative of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, which he launched earlier today.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had put forward earlier today an initiative calling on independent parliamentarians to form an independent bloc to form the government away from the coordination framework.

It is noteworthy that the coordination framework put forward yesterday an initiative that included some requirements for entering into new alliances to form a government.   LINK

Al-Shabki: The Latest Framework Initiative Is Realistic And Included All Political Parties

POLITICIAN   LAST UPDATE 05/06/2022 | 11:18 AM   Information/Baghdad.  Former MP Qusai Al-Shabki praised, on Friday, the recent coordination framework initiative to end the political blockage, indicating that the parties to the tripartite alliance practice a method that adheres to their decisions and does not resort to dialogue.

Al-Shabki said in a televised interview, which was followed by "The Information" that "the recent framework initiative is realistic and included all political parties without exception, and everyone should resort to dialogue and get out of the state of obstruction in order to form a government that serves the citizen."

He added that "the parties to the Triple Alliance are practicing a strict method in their decisions and not resorting to dialogue, and that the Triple Alliance was not even subject to the decisions of the Federal Court."

He continued, "The state of political obstruction will have dire consequences if the crisis continues, and that putting forward the framework on forming a government of independents aims to resolve the current crisis." Ended 25 D   https://almaalomah.me/2022/05/06/596402/

Independent Mps Will Meet Next Week To Discuss The Sadr And Framework Initiatives

Shafaq News/ Independent MP Hassan Al-Khafaji revealed, on Wednesday, a meeting that the independent representatives will hold next week to discuss the initiatives of the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement and to come up with a solution to end the political blockage.

Al-Khafaji told Shafaq News Agency, "Contacts took place yesterday between 35 independent deputies to agree on a formula or agreement to end the political blockage, and it was agreed to hold an important meeting next week for independent deputies to determine their political compass regarding the political initiatives put forward by the most important Shiite poles. ".

He added, "The situation cannot be exacerbated, and quick solutions must be found in harmony with the aspirations of the Iraqis, and it was agreed as independent representatives to nominate independent, leading national figures to run the country, in accordance with the action plan that we adopt as independents."

He continued, "The parliamentary meeting will discuss the paragraphs of the proposed initiatives, using the experiences of some advisors, and we will inevitably come up with outputs that may contribute to determining our next destination, whether we go with the initiative of the leader of the Sadrist movement or with the initiative of the coordination framework."

Al-Khafaji pointed out that "after analyzing the two initiatives, including the common points or commonalities between the two initiatives."

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had put forward earlier today an initiative calling on independent parliamentarians to form an independent bloc to form the government away from the coordination framework.

It is noteworthy that the coordination framework put forward yesterday an initiative that included some requirements for entering into new alliances to form a government.   LINK

After al-Sadr's initiative, a "big division" among independent parliamentarians

Shafaq News/ An informed political source revealed, on Wednesday, a major division that arose in the position of independent representatives following the initiative of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, which he launched earlier today.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, that a major division has arisen in the position of the independent representatives, today, between a supporter of the Coordination Framework initiative and the initiative of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.

The source pointed to the insistence of independent deputies not to stand with one party against another, by not responding to the initiatives, pointing out that there is an expected meeting for these deputies during the next two days in order to unify their position during the next stage.

Earlier, independent MP Hassan Al-Khafaji revealed to Shafak News Agency that a meeting will be held by the independent representatives next week to discuss the initiatives of the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement and to come up with a solution to end the political blockage.

Al-Khafaji said that "contacts took place yesterday between 35 independent deputies to agree on a formula or agreement to end the political impasse, and it was agreed to hold an important meeting next week for independent deputies to determine their political compass regarding the political initiatives put forward by the most important Shiite poles."

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had put forward earlier today an initiative calling on independent parliamentarians to form an independent bloc to form the government away from the coordination framework.

It is noteworthy that the coordination framework put forward yesterday an initiative that included some requirements for entering into new alliances to form a government.   LINK

Al-Hikma: The Framework Reproduced The Initiative Of Al-Hakim And The Triple Alliance, Which Ordered The End Of The Political Process

Shafaq News/ The Wisdom Movement led by Ammar al-Hakim saw on Thursday that the coordination framework "cloned" its leader's initiative to get out of the blockage in the political process and the delay in the formation of the federal government, despite the passage of several months since the early legislative elections in the country.

The leader in the movement, Rahim Al-Aboudi, told Shafak News Agency, "Al-Hakim put forward an initiative that preceded the initiatives and had a clear mechanism, and we believe that the coordination framework received all of them," expressing his opinion that "the first nine points of the framework initiative are found in a text in Al-Hakim's initiative, except for some verbal change. and linguist."

He added that "the framework reproduced Al-Hakim's initiative and adopted it as a road map according to their statements," noting that "the political dialogue has become a breaking of the will, an undeclared political war, and a coup against the dialogue, and that the period given by the political parties is far from the constitution."

And Al-Aboudi added, by saying that "the tripartite alliance, since the start of the dialogues to form the government, considers itself the order of the political process, and this is not true," warning that "the imposition of political will and the marginalization of others does not build a state and does not lead to the formation of the new government."

After several political initiatives to end the division failed, and the distance between the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr, who led the recent elections, and the forces of the coordination framework, an initiative emerged that was put forward by the head of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, on the eighth of last April, to get out of the crisis that disrupted constitutional entitlements.

In his initiative to resolve intractable crises that prevent a parliamentary session from holding to vote on the President of the Republic and then form a new government, Al-Hakim called on the political forces to sit at the dialogue table, discuss solutions and remedies without preconditions or restrictions, and nominate the major parliamentary bloc that has the right to nominate a prime minister. The upcoming three presidencies, as stipulated in the constitution, resolved the issue of the three presidencies through understandings.

Al-Hakim’s initiative also included the demand for “the distribution of roles, so whoever wishes to participate in the government joins the majority team and commits to supporting the government in the agreed program and announces full responsibility for his participation and decision, and whoever does not wish to participate takes the House of Representatives as a starting point for his constructive opposition,” as he put it. .

He called on what he described as "majority forces" to "pledge to provide a safe cover for the opposition," noting that the opposition should not "disrupt parliament sessions and actively attend in it and allow the majority to complete the constitutional dues."

On Wednesday, the fourth of May, the coordination framework announced the launch of a nine-point political initiative, accompanied by nine commitments to be implemented, similar in some terms to the previous Al-Hakim initiative.

It is noteworthy that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, launched two initiatives to form the federal government, one of which announced its failure, which he granted to the coordination framework at the beginning of last April, and the other he launched to independent deputies yesterday, Wednesday, giving them 15 days to carry out the task of forming the government in cooperation with the allies in the Triple Alliance (rescuing Watan) from the Kurds and Sunnis without representing the Sadrist bloc as ministers.

The dispute intensified between the two Shiite poles represented by the Sadrist movement, which won the highest votes in the elections that took place last year, and the coordination framework that includes blocs that expressed their rejection of the election results.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, insists on forming a majority government that seeks to exclude the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, who served as prime minister for two terms.

On the tenth of last October, Iraq held early legislative elections to get out of a political crisis that swept the country after large demonstrations in the central and southern regions in 2019 in protest against the widespread unemployment in society, the spread of financial and administrative corruption in government departments and institutions, and the deteriorating reality The service and the livelihood, which prompted the former prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to resign under popular pressure.

As soon as the preliminary results of the elections were announced, the voices of political forces and actors rose in their rejection of losing many seats, accusing them of major fraud in the ballot, which was denied by the executive and judicial authorities, at a time when the United Nations and international organizations praised the integrity of the electoral process.   LINK