Friday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 9-30-22

Saleh And Al-Amiri Stress The End Of The Crisis And The Formation Of A Strong Government

Policy   2022-09-29 | 12:15   4,052 views   The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, and the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, stressed today, Thursday, the need to end the political crisis and form a strong government.  Al-Amiri's office said, in a statement received by Alsumaria News, that the latter "received in his office in Baghdad today, Thursday, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih ."

The two sides discussed "the general situation and the latest political developments in the country. They also discussed the need to end the political crisis and form a strong government capable of advancing the country's reality and providing the best services to citizens."   LINK

Iraq And Saudi Arabia Discuss Deepening Relations Between The Two Countries

Policy     2022-09-29 | 11:57   1,259 views   Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein discussed, today, Thursday, with the Saudi ambassador to Iraq, the progress of bilateral relations and ways to deepen them in light of the strong and serious will of the two countries.

In a statement received by Alsumaria News, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Hussein "received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Iraq, Abdulaziz Al-Shammari, and during the meeting, they discussed the progress of bilateral relations and ways to deepen them in light of the strong and serious will of the two countries and its positive repercussions on the interests of the two brotherly peoples, in light of the diversity of Sources of cooperation and partnership at all levels.

For his part, the minister stressed "the importance of following up on the progress of the discussions that took place with his Saudi counterpart in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly meetings last week."    LINK

The Ministry Of The Interior Develops A Plan To Address Blackmail And Raise Awareness Of The Dangers Of Social Communication

Iraq   11:24 - 09-30-2022  The Federal Ministry of the Interior revealed a two-pronged plan to address the phenomenon of electronic extortion and raise awareness of the dangers of social communication.

The director of the Rumors Department at the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier General Nibras Muhammad Ali, said that "the crime of electronic extortion is one of the new crimes that has become a concern for the street in general."

Ali added, "The Ministry of Interior has taken it upon itself to address criminal and societal phenomena in general, and to develop effective solutions for the purpose of controlling and eliminating these phenomena."

He pointed out that "the Ministry of Interior is working to address the phenomenon of electronic extortion on two axes: the first is related to education and awareness in coordination with civil society organizations, government agencies and the Ministry of Education, through holding several workshops and visiting schools, especially since the school year is just around the corner."

He pointed out that "the process of education and awareness is done through self-immunization and electronic accounts, not keeping pictures or sending them from one device to another, as well as not accepting friendships and other other matters, in addition to clarifying to families the need for family cohesion and following up on all age groups."

He noted that "the second axis relates to allocating hot phone numbers from the ministry, to report cases of extortion, namely (533), (479) and (131) to facilitate procedures for filing lawsuits against blackmailers, stressing that "there is a strong demand for the reporting process against the blackmail phenomenon."

Ali called on all segments of society who use social networking sites to “intensify the immunity of personal websites, not trust fake and strange accounts, quickly report and go to the Ministry of Interior’s detachments and call hot numbers to block the way for the owners of despicable souls,” stressing, that “the Ministry is determined to eradication of this crime and the establishment of community peace.    https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/9289

Al-Hakim Calls On Neighboring Countries To Coordinate With Iraq In The Face Of Dangers[/Size]

Iraq  19:50 - 09-29-2022  Today, Thursday, the head of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, called on neighboring countries to coordinate with Iraq in facing dangers.

In a statement, Mr. Al-Hakim said, "In compliance with the Iraqi constitution and in the interest of Iraq's security, sovereignty and stability, which is conducive to the security and stability of the region and the world, we urge and affirm that the country's internal and external policy proceed with this approach and not allow Iraq to be a corridor or headquarters for aggression against neighboring countries."

Mr. Al-Hakim called on neighboring countries not to violate Iraqi sovereignty, stressing the need for "coordination with the federal government in the face of any potential danger to their countries."

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The President Of The Republic Discusses With Al-Amiri An End To The Political Crisis[/Size]

Iraq   19:30 - 09-29-2022   The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, discussed with the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri, today, Thursday, the need to end the political crisis.

A statement issued by Al-Amiri's office said that the President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, discussed with the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri the general situation and the latest political developments in the country.

The statement added that "the two parties discussed the need to end the political crisis and form a strong government capable of advancing the country's reality and providing the best services. citizens,” according to the statement.   https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/9280

A Prominent Leader In The Current: Al-Sadr's Directives Require That The Framework Be Prevented From Forming A Government

Political | 10:45 - 30/09/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News, a prominent leader in the Sadrist movement confirmed today, Friday, that the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, rejected all attempts to open a dialogue with him by all political forces, indicating that Sadr will have decisions and directives to prevent the coordination framework from proceeding with the formation of the Sudanese government.

The prominent leader said in a statement to "Gulf newspaper", which was followed by "Mawazine News", that "the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, rejected all attempts to open dialogue with him by all political forces, not only the coordination framework, and he still refuses to form any government by the framework." on the basis of quotas and consensus.

He added, "Al-Sadr will have decisions and directives to prevent the coordination framework from proceeding with the formation of the government of Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, and these directives may be issued directly from him, or through prominent and close leaders to him. /October 2019".

And he stated, "The demonstrations in Tahrir Square, during the parliament session, were messages of rejection of the government of consensus and quotas, and there was no decision for the demonstrators to enter the Green Zone or even to cross the Jumhuriya Bridge. But the insistence of the framework on forming the Sudanese government, will push the Sadrists to other steps, and must Not accepting the end of the matter at this point.”      https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=206939

Al-Amiri Discusses With The President Of The Republic An End To The Political Crisis

Political | 07:20 - 09/29/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News   The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri received, on Thursday, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, in his office in the capital, Baghdad.

A statement from Al-Amiri's office, received by Mawazine News, said that the two sides discussed the general situation and the latest political developments in the country, and also discussed the need to end the political crisis and form a strong government capable of advancing the country's reality and providing the best services to citizens.    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=206900

Will Al-Sadr Succeed In Stopping His "Opposing Train" Towards The Republican Palace?

Posted On2022-09-30 By Sotaliraq    It seems that the success of the session to renew confidence in the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, and the selection of his first deputy from the coordinating framework, two months after the suspension of parliament’s work, will motivate the framework and the forces allied with it to hold other sessions to choose the president of the republic and ratify the new government.

Perhaps these developments come in light of the lack of clear international or regional support for the proposals of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to change the political process in Iraq, remove those who are currently at the fore in the political scene from all affiliations and form a new political system in the country.

Political Changes

This happened in conjunction with the transition of Sadr’s former allies in the Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party to the direction of the coordination framework, which resulted in the announcement of the State Administration Alliance to be an alternative to the tripartite alliance that Al-Sadr formed before his withdrawal from Parliament last June.

Fears of new clashes, as happened at the end of last August in the Green Zone, which resulted in the killing of about 100 people, prevent Al-Sadr from making any major protest movements for fear of such confrontations and the complete collapse of the security situation.

And it seems that Al-Halbousi is trying to return to normal life in the House of Representatives by inviting the parliamentary committees to carry out their work in preparation for the parliament’s resumption of its work, especially after he succeeded in holding its first sessions after months with a full quorum. Rather, the sessions have been postponed until further notice, and the goal may be not to provoke al-Sadr and leave room for dialogue.

New Sessions

The Director of the Iraq Center for Strategic Studies, Ghazi Faisal, expects that the holding of the vice president election session will be the beginning of other sessions that will pave the way for the session to choose the president of the republic and assign the prime minister.

Faisal said that "the political situation has now reached a stage that some of them believe is the solution, but it is imposed by accepting the fait accompli by the coordination framework on the rest of the forces," noting that the political blocs can hold a session of Parliament and discuss some details and basic principles for conducting matters in preparation for the election of the president and the assignment of a president Ministers to go to legislation.

There Are No Solutions

Faisal expressed his lack of optimism about the formation of the new political body, which he considered contradicting the constitution, which indicated that the parliamentary majority forms the government with the presence of a national opposition, considering that the catastrophe produced by sectarian quotas and consensus policies is the absence of opposition, as there is consensus in decisions and everyone is not held accountable. All, which resulted in administrative corruption and the silence of the parties on the mistakes of other ministers.

He pointed out that "the coordinating framework is not a party, so it is sometimes contradictory in trends and positions, at the level of strategies, and at the level of its connection with political references, and there is no unity of decision or ideology that unites them."

The Difficulty Of The Majority

Essam Al-Faili, a professor of political science at Al-Mustansiriya University, believes that it will be difficult to achieve the large majority that was chosen for the Speaker of Parliament in the process of choosing the President of the Republic, warning of the massive demonstrations that will sweep the country.

Al-Faili said that “some of the deputies present for Wednesday’s session came to support Al-Halbousi, and therefore it is difficult to achieve the same consensus in the parliament session regarding choosing the president of the republic because there are reservations from some deputies, because the government will be a framework, and this is what they reject altogether,” stressing that there is a high volume of pressure that will be exerted. From the Sadrist movement, especially since it did not move on the ground regarding the demonstrations that took place in Tahrir Square.

There Is No Dialogue

He added that Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi said that there should be a dialogue, but there are no details about the dialogue and its outcomes and terms, pointing out that the Speaker wanted Parliament to remain active, and therefore there are a number of measures taken by parliamentary committees and recommendations in this matter.

Al-Faili explained that the session did not last more than half an hour, but its repercussions caused paralysis in the street and demonstrations, indicating that Al-Halbousi does not want to form a government that runs on blood, because he and the Kurds are more reading the political scene.

He considered that any mobilization will not be limited to demonstrations only, but rather an open, high-level civil sit-in and expand to the southern governorates, stressing that the security forces will not be able to confront the matter, which will lead to the closure of all outlets of the Green Zone, and therefore the only solution is to reach understandings with al-Sadr.

Chest Message

While political researcher Ali Al-Baydar says that Al-Sadr delivered a message to the parliament session, and his reaction would be stronger if another session was held to choose the president of the republic.

He added that "Al-Sadr conveyed a state of anger and dissatisfaction with what is happening, which generated security incidents regardless of who bombed the parliament, but it seems that he conveyed a message of dissatisfaction that must be taken into account."

Al-Baydar suggested that the escalation would not be limited to this level, but rather exceed it, which leads to a clear loss on the security level and even the economic aspects.

Chest Responses

And about the possibility of a large parliamentary presence in the session to choose the president of the republic, he stated that “the parliamentary system in general is pushing for a presence in the depth of the authority and its presence in the interests of interest,” noting that “everyone is waiting for al-Sadr’s reactions, what will he do? How will he deal with the crisis?? And the

Al-Baydar ruled out that “Al-Sadr will negotiate, according to his conviction, the unqualified, and try to keep the scene in a state of turmoil.    LINK