Friday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-12-22

Friday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-12-22

Constitutional Controversy Over Parliament After Al-Sadr's Call

Sumerian special  2022-08-12 | 06:00   Source:  Sumerian  1,888 views  The call of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to the Supreme Judiciary, to dissolve Parliament, opened the door to several scenarios for the Iraqi scene after nearly nine months of political stagnation, and kept the options for his rivals limited in the coordinating framework.

The most prominent of these scenarios are the exclusion of framework figures from the political scene, the withdrawal of the Sudanese nomination from the race to form a government, and the renewal of Al-Kazemi’s government until new early elections are held, options that are very compatible with Al-Sadr’s ambition, but they are more like concessions from the framework to Al-Sadr, according to observers.

Legally, the parliament itself is dissolved in accordance with Article 64 of the Constitution, which states that this parliament is dissolved by an absolute majority of its members, i.e. half of the total number plus one.

As for the second method of dissolving the Council, it was excluded because the current government was to conduct business and was not formed by this parliament, that is, the presidents of the republic and the ministers are not entitled to submit the joint application according to the decision of the Federal Court.

Parliament has lost legitimacy, which prompted it to demand the judiciary to issue a decision dissolving the House of Representatives without referring to what was mentioned in Article 61 of the Constitution, according to what some legal experts said.   LINK

October Revolution On The Walls Of Parliament

Sumerian special   2022-08-12 | 05:49   Source:   Sumerian  2,091 views   Preparations for initiating lawsuits against the presidencies, and Tishreen records a presence on the walls of Parliament

Inside the gardens and squares of Parliament, the protesters’ tents are witnessing a movement in preparation for launching lawsuits against the presidencies regarding the dissolution of Parliament amid clear support for the Ashura revolution from the Tishreen revolutionaries.

These are the pictures of the Tishreen martyrs in a different place and time.. Ashura, both of them went out for change and reform

The sit-in’s tents are still fixed in the green land about two weeks after its launch, so there is no return or withdrawal unless the demands are met, as described.

In contrast to the movements of the coordination framework on the other side, al-Sadr stands besieging the judiciary with a time limit not exceeding one week to dissolve Parliament by initiating lawsuits before Protesters against the three presidencies    LINK

Al-Sadr Sends A Message To The Demonstrators Of The Coordination Framework[/Size]

Policy   2022-08-12 | 04:44  Source:   Alsumaria news    19,636 views   Today, Friday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, sent a message to the demonstrators of the coordination framework.

Al-Sadr said in a tweet onTwitterI followed it  Alsumaria news  [/url]   “We and the tire people do not disagree about the existence and pervasiveness of corruption in the country, even if we disagree with its leaders in that, for the reform camp in its demonstrations is also demonstrating for you, the tire people, so it is surprising that you do not support us in order to save the country that has fallen prisoner of occupation and terrorism and corruption.”

He added, "Let your demonstrations be a support for reform, not a victory for the prestige of the state and the governments that followed suit."IraqWithout any benefit to be desired, he added, “Do you not want your dignity, freedom, security, food, safety and goodness, as we demand!?”

Al-Sadr asked, "Is it reasonable that you do not take inspiration from your Imam Al-Hussein to reform and overthrow the state of Yazid, without taking into account its prestige?"

And he continued, "If you refuse to do so, know that when you demonstrated and protested over what you called (election fraud), we did not try to demonstrate and sit in concurrently with you, despite our ability to do so."

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And he continued, "You decided to demonstrate in conjunction with the demonstrations of reform, so let your demonstrations be peaceful and to preserve civil peace, for Iraq is more important than all names, and in general, our hands are extended to you, the fans of the framework without its leaders, to try to fix what has been corrupted by following the approach of Imam Hussein (peace be upon) and the conduct of our reference al-Sadr. ".

Al-Sadr concluded his tweet, "But if you refuse, we are proceeding with reform in obedience to God, love for the master of reform, love for the homeland, and peace be upon those who follow peace."   LINK

]Al-Abadi calls on supporters of the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework[/size]

political| 03:00 - 12/08/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News, the head of the victory coalition, Haider al-Abadi, called on supporters of the Sadrist movement and the coordinating framework.

Al-Abadi said in a tweet via Twitter: "I call on our dear followers of the trend, the framework and the patriots to cooperate and work together to reform the situation, serve the citizens, and fight corruption and the corrupt, even if they are my relatives."

He added: "We want a state of justice and serving the people. In justice there is ampleness, but do not restrict citizens to their livelihood, interests and security, and stay away from public and private property." Ended 29 / h https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=202199

President Barzani And Khamis Al-Khanjar: Early Elections Are A Good Step

Posted On2022-08-11 By Sotaliraq     President Masoud Barzani and the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, stressed that "the early elections are a good step, provided that all parties abide by their results."

President Masoud Barzani received today, Thursday, (August 11, 2022) at the Salah al-Din resort, the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, and they discussed developments in the Iraqi political process.

According to a statement by President Barzani's headquarters, the two sides stressed "the need for cooperation and joint action to end the current crisis, and get out of the political blockage that Iraq is suffering from."

The two sides also stressed the need for "all new initiatives and steps to resolve the political crisis, towards amending the course of the political situation in Iraq and ending crises."

The two sides also stressed that "holding early elections is a good step, provided that all parties abide by their results."

Khamis al-Khanjar had expressed, in a tweet on Twitter, on August 3, 2022, his support for Muqtada al-Sadr's speech on holding early elections, saying: "We support all sincere efforts to save Iraq, and to address the political stalemate that has crippled the state and the interests of the people," referring to The necessity for early elections to be in accordance with “new criteria, machines, and fair laws that allow for real competition.”

The Sovereignty Alliance has 60 seats in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and represents the majority of Sunnis in Iraq.

It is noteworthy that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had called in a speech on (August 3, 2022) to dissolve parliament and hold early elections.

Disclaimer: All published articles represent the opinion of its authors only    LINK

Al-Sadr Calls On The Judiciary To Assign The President Of The Republic To Set A Date For Conditional Early Elections

Posted On2022-08-11 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad - Abdul Hussain Ghazal   The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, demanded, on Wednesday, the Supreme Judicial Council to dissolve the Iraqi parliament during the week The next, while the President of the Republic called for setting a date for early “conditional” elections.

While   several forces had expressed their conditional approval of the new elections.

Al-Sadr said in a tweet via Twitter, “I am addressing my words to the Iraqi judiciary, which we still hope for The good, despite the political and security pressures he is subjected to, and leaks from here and there, is to be established dissolving Parliament after constitutional violations within a period not exceeding the end of next week, and assigning the President of the Republic to determine The date of early elections is conditional on several conditions that we will announce later.”

Al-Sadr directed the protesters and deputies of the Sadrist bloc who resigned from the House of Representatives to “submit formal lawsuits to the Federal Court by means of Legal and through the centralization of the committee supervising the sit-ins to submit them to the competent judicial authorities.

Al-Sadr raised the level of pressure on his opponents, relying on his ability to mobilize the street, calling them last week to dissolve Parliament and hold early elections. His opponents, in the coordinating framework, accepted the dissolution of Parliament on conditions, while one of them demanded the reconvening of the parliament to consider the issue solve it.

But al-Sadr demanded, on Wednesday, in a tweet, to resort to the judiciary to dissolve parliament, from which his bloc’s deputies withdrew in In June, he considered that the political blocs are "sticking to quotas and continuing to corruption," and "they will not acquiesce." To demand the people to dissolve Parliament.”

Al-Sadr called on “the competent judicial authorities, especially the head of the Supreme Judicial Council,” to intervene and “correct the course, especially.” After the end of the brief constitutional and other deadlines for Parliament to choose a President of the Republic and assign a Prime Minister to form a government.

Al-Sadr added that the judiciary “must dissolve parliament after these constitutional violations … within a period of no time.” beyond the end of next week … and assigning the President of the Republic to set a date for conditional early elections,” stressing that he will announce About these terms later.

He said that "during this, the revolutionaries will continue their sit-ins", but "they will have another position if they are not." The people have been let down again.”

Article 64 of the Iraqi constitution stipulates that the House of Representatives shall be dissolved by “an absolute majority of the number of Parliament.” Its members, at the request of one-third of its members, or a request from the Prime Minister and with the approval of the President of the Republic ».

Al-Sadr asked “from the revolutionaries, the resigned Sadrist bloc, and other deputies … to submit formal lawsuits to the Federal Court, in ways.” legal” in order to proceed with the dissolution of Parliament.

This comes after the former Iraqi Prime Minister and Sadr's political opponent, Nouri al-Maliki, announced on Monday his refusal to dissolve the government Parliament and go to early elections before Parliament returns to session.

Since the early parliamentary elections in October 2021, Iraq remains in complete political paralysis With the inability to elect a new President of the Republic and form a new government. The main difference lies in the fact that the Sadrist movement wanted a “national majority” government in alliance with the Sunnis and the Kurds , while his opponents in the coordination framework wanted to maintain the consensual formula.

The Secretary-General of the "I go down to take my right to democracy" movement, Mashreq Al-Fraiji, revealed on Wednesday the main demands For the demonstrations on Friday, which   will start from Paradise Square, and some parties called for it in October.

Al-Fraiji said in a local statement that "part of the October movements will participate in this demonstration, as well as political movements." civic organizations and unions.

He added, "The demands of this demonstration are to form a government, regardless of its formality, to hold early elections." It has some tasks on its shoulders, such as holding the killers of the demonstrators accountable and investing the financial surplus to lift the burden off the shoulders of the citizen.” .  LINK