Monday Afternoon Iraq Parliamentary News Highlights 6-20-22
Monday Afternoon Iraq Parliamentary News Highlights 6-20-22
Al-Halbousi Issues A Diwaniyah Order Ending The Presence Of The Sadrist Bloc’s Deputies In Parliament
Shafaq News/ The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, signed the Diwaniyah orders regarding the resignation of the Sadrist bloc deputies from Parliament.
According to a number of Diwaniyah orders received by Shafak News Agency; Al-Halbousi signed an order to disband his first deputy, Hakim al-Zamili, in addition to more than 70 Diwaniyah orders ending the relationship of the Sadrist bloc's deputies with Parliament.
On Sunday (June 13th), Al-Sadr directed deputies of the Sadrist bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives to hand over their resignation to the Speaker of the Council, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, while he thanked his allies in the "Save the Homeland" coalition and informed them that they "are in a solution."
Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi signed the resignations of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies, in the presence of Parliamentary Bloc leader Hassan al-Adhari, and then commented, “Their resignations took place reluctantly,” referring to efforts made to dissuade al-Sadr from this step. LINK
A Deputy Is Likely To Hold A Parliamentary Session This Week To Discuss Turkish Violations
Sumerian special 2022-06-20 | 03:52 Source: Alsumaria news 661 views Alsumaria News - Baghdad, a member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee and the head of the Parliamentary Rights Bloc, Hussein Al-Amiri, suggested today, Monday, that a parliamentary session will be held this week to discuss the recent Turkish violations against Iraq.
Al-Amiri said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "There are parliamentary signatures that were launched several days ago, the purpose of which is to host the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs, and the military leaders concerned with handling the security file in the areas where Turkish violations take place."
And he indicated that "the hosting comes in order to find out the facts related to the causes of the security breakdown in the northern regions."IraqAnd the blatant Turkish interference, in addition to knowing the fact that there were previous approvals from my governmentBaghdadAnd theErbilI legitimized the Turkish intervention.”
Al-Amiri added: “According to the data that will be available during the hosting, it will be a parliamentary decision in order to stop these interventions internationally and regionally,” noting thatIraqHe is working to exhaust all legally and internationally necessary papers in accordance with the principle of good neighborliness in order to find a remedy and stop these Turkish violations. LINK
Kurdistan Union: Barham Salih, The Candidate For The National Space, Will Not Give Up
Political | 12:37 - 20/06/2022 Exclusive - Mawazine News, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Mahmoud Khoshnaw, confirmed on Monday his party's insistence on nominating Barham Salih for the presidency.
Khoshnaw told Mawazine News, "The Union candidate is not a bargaining candidate, and he is the candidate for the national space and the best tool, and the Iraqis deserve to be the president of their republic with these qualifications."
Khoshnaw continued, "We welcome any step by the Democratic Party to annihilate Barham Salih, and there may be many differences, but he does not give up on our candidate." Ended 29/N33
Democratic Representative: The Tripartite Alliance Still Exists
Political | 09:12 - 20/06/2022 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News, a representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Tohma al-Lahibi, said on Monday that the party has not yet received any request to fix a date for a meeting with the coordinating framework.
Al-Luhaibi continued, "The political compass is heading towards changing the balances if the resignation of the Sadrist bloc is proven in the presence of the replacement MPs, the first reserve," noting that "the rise of the first reserve will change the political balances and the number of blocs, and according to this vision, it will be clear on the political scene how political consensus will arise in the future." .
Al-Luhaibi added in a statement to the official newspaper, followed by Mawazine News, that "forming a government is not an easy matter and takes a long time in negotiations, and if there is no way to form a government, the political process will certainly end."
He explained, "The Democratic Party is open to everyone and receives all opinions and works with everyone, but the tripartite alliance still exists, and the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc will generate another talk and it will be with the Sovereignty Alliance, and we will meet with them on the new foundations that we will pursue in the future according to the new visions of the current political situation." . Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=196997
Al-Araji To The NATO Mission: Iraq Is Keen To Make Your Training Mission A Success
Political | 06:53 - 06/19/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji received, in his office today, Sunday, the commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, Lieutenant-General Giovanni Inucci.
During the meeting, they reviewed the work of the NATO mission in Iraq, in addition to discussing strengthening constructive cooperation between Iraq and the mission, especially in the field of advisory and training.
Al-Araji reiterated Iraq's keenness on the success of the NATO training mission, capacity building and advisory, in a way that enhances its ability to confront terrorism and eliminate terrorist groups. Ended 29 / https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=196959
Relations Are Tense Between The "Coordination Committee" And "Al-Kazemi" In The First Test After "Al-Sadr's Retirement"
Posted On2022-06-20 By Sotaliraq Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan The coming days portend "tense relations" between Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and the Coordination Framework Team, in the first test between the two parties after "Al-Sadr's retirement."
Early signs of differences emerged in a meeting held a few days ago between the government and the Shiite bloc against the backdrop of the Turkish bombing in the north of the country.
The positions of the Coordinator, after the Sadrists resigned from Parliament, show a mixture of confusion and an attempt to fill the void left by the movement.
So far, the "frameworkers" have not been able to agree on a unified position regarding the next step (after al-Sadr's absence from the political scene), except to hold more meetings.
According to sources from within the "Coordination Committee", I spoke to (Al-Mada) that: "All these meetings resulted in one thing, which is the formation of negotiating committees to hold more meetings."
And the coordination framework has less than a month to decide, as Parliament will resume its sessions around mid-July, after the end of its legislative recess.
It is assumed at that time that the representatives of the resigned Sadrists will take the constitutional oath, and proceed with the election of the presidents and ministers.
So far, according to the sources, who asked not to be named, "there is hesitation within the coordination framework to take these steps or to wait for another surprise from Al-Sadr."
The leader of the Sadrist movement had asked his deputies last week to submit their resignations to the head of the bloc, Hassan al-Adhari, who in turn submitted them to Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi.
Then he met a few days ago with the "independents" in Al-Hanana, where Al-Sadr's residence is located in Najaf, and confirmed that the decision to resign was "no return."
On the other hand, there are two currents within the coordination framework. The first pushes not to wait for "Al-Sadr", represented by the wing of Nuri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law coalition, and the second prefers to wait and is led by the leader of the Badr Organization Hadi al-Amiri.
According to information that reached Al-Mada, the confusion in the behavior of the coordination framework appeared in the last meeting they gathered in Baghdad with the Prime Minister.
According to that information, "Al-Kazemi angrily left the meeting after accusations were leveled against him because of the government's policy towards the Turkish bombing."
Turkey, which has been carrying out a series of military operations in the north of the country since last year, has caused the death of a civilian in the latest bombing in Sinjar, north of Mosul, under the pretext of pursuing the anti-Ankara Kurdistan Workers Party.
According to the leaks about the meeting, about which the government did not make any statements, the coordinating framework: “Al-Kazemi was asked to cut off the supplies of oil and goods to Turkey in response to the bombing.”
Some of the "coordination" parties have relations with groups trained by the Workers' Party in Sinjar, and they are now part of the Popular Mobilization.
According to sources in Sinjar who spoke to Al-Mada, "there is a belief that Iran supports part of the militants in Sinjar, and has turned the city into a pressure card against Baghdad and Washington."
More than a year ago, the Iraqi government announced a "normalization" plan to rebuild and withdraw the militants from the city, but it has not been implemented so far due to the faction's refusal to leave the city.
Although the government, in the renewed Turkish bombing of towns in the north of the country, condemned "in the strongest terms", according to statements by the Foreign Ministry, the coordination framework considered them "shy positions."
According to the estimates of the sources that were close to the atmosphere of the meeting between the prime minister and the "framework", the latter "is trying to trim Al-Kazemi's nails in the first test of its kind between the two parties after the absence of al-Sadr."
Within the "frame" there is a wing represented mostly by Qais al-Khazali, the leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Kata'ib Hezbollah, who are among the fiercest opponents of Al-Kazemi's policy.
On the other hand, the "Coordination" believes that the leader of the Sadrist movement was willing to keep "Al-Kazemi" for a longer period in his position.
The coordination framework had published a statement last Thursday, about the meeting with “Al-Kazemi,” and said that the meeting included two axes: the first meeting with the Prime Minister about “Turkish violations,” and the second about dialogues in order to “form a government of national service.”
Coordination is hesitant!
As for the Coordination Committee's steps towards forming a government, Kurdistan Democratic Party member Abdul Salam Barwari believes that "the framework is still hesitant and has not started its dialogues with the rest of the parties."
Berwari, a former deputy in the Kurdistan Parliament, told Al-Mada that "the coordinating framework is still under the shock of the Sadrist leader's retirement."
The former MP asserts that his party "wants to participate in the government because we fear the loss of the rights of Kurdistan," noting in return that they fear some parties to the "framework" because of "previous positions."
Berwari added: "Some of the parties to the coordination framework have violated previous promises," noting: "We have 3 principles that govern any understanding with them: true partnership, balance, and consensus in decisions."
Berwari concluded his speech by saying that "there is an expected summit meeting between the Democrat and the Sovereignty Alliance, after which it may determine its relationship with the coordinating framework."
The leader of the party, Massoud Barzani, said the day before yesterday, that "with the holding of the elections, unfortunately the results did not result in the formation of the government ... I do not hide from you that the crisis is deep for the region and for Baghdad."
He added during the opening ceremony of an exhibition documenting a series of books on the “Barzan Revolutions” documentary project: “We believed that after the ratification of the Iraqi constitution, the rights of everyone would be determined, and at that time we said that this constitution is not without shortcomings, but compared to neighboring countries it is a good thing, but Unfortunately, it has not been implemented.
Barzani explained: "Currently, if the constitution is a provision, we welcome it, but if they want to seize again the powers of the region, this is unacceptable."
During the crisis of forming the current government, parties in the "Coordination Committee" made accusations against Kurdistan that they aimed at "normalization with Israel."
Some figures within the "coordination" justified the recent Iranian bombing of Erbil last March, under the pretext that it was against the headquarters of the "Israeli Mossad", which is not proven.
On the other hand, the "Coordination" movement is with the other party in the remainder of the tripartite alliance, which is a "sovereignty" alliance. The information indicates that the former wants to "dismantle the alliance before negotiating with it."
The announcement of the merger of a coalition led by Muhammad al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament, and “Azm” headed by Khamis al-Khanjar within “sovereignty,” was preceded by a history of tensions and mutual accusations, which eventually led to isolating “the dagger” from “Azm” and giving it to Muthanna al-Samarrai, who preferred rapprochement with the “Coordination Committee.” ».
The coordinating framework in its upcoming understandings with the "Sunni forces" plays on these differences, making it easier for him to negotiate, especially since the "sovereignty" had been removed from him by Representative Laith al-Dulaimi, and recently Mishaan al-Jubouri, according to what the article said, who began exposing what he described as the role The negative impact of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi during the recent crisis, which prompted the latter to file a lawsuit against al-Jubouri. LINK