Monday AM Iraqi Parliament News Highlights 10-10-22

The Supreme Council Stresses The Necessity Of Dialogue And Expediting The Formation Of A Service Government

Policy   10-10-2022 | 06:17   Source:   Alsumaria news  279 views   Today, Monday, an official spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council, Ali Al-Difai, stressed the necessity of dialogue and expediting the formation of a national service government.

Al-Dafii said in a tweet followed by Alsumaria News, "The message of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq to those outside the coalition of state administration: to engage in dialogue without conditions, and to form a government with full and effective powers," noting that "the time for action is now."

The spokesman for the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq added, "Our demand was and still is dialogue and the speedy formation of a strong national service government with full powers, supported by all."

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A Movement To Involve The Current In The New Government

Iraq  13:38 - 10-10-2022   The deputy of the coordination framework, Muhammad Saadoun al-Sihoud, confirmed, on Monday, the existence of "serious attempts" to involve the Sadrist movement in the new government or an understanding in the stability of the political process.

Chihod said in a press statement, "Things are heading towards a political solution and stability in the country," noting that "the Sadrist movement's involvement in the administration of the state in order to participate in the formation of the new government."

He added, "The return of parliament sessions and the enactment of laws is a hope for resolving differences and moving forward in completing the constitutional benefits during the next few days."

Chihod indicated that "there is a movement by the political forces to open dialogues to persuade the Sadrist movement to participate in the new government." https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/9594

Parliamentary Decision To Form Committees To Follow Up On The Procedures For Implementing The “Emergency Support” Law

 Policy   10-10-2022 | 07:07  612 views   Today, Monday, the Legal Committee held a meeting headed by MP Mohamed Anouz, head of the age group, and the presence of its members to discuss the proposed laws on its agenda.

The Media Department of the House of Representatives stated in a statement received by Alsumaria News, "At the beginning of the meeting, the Chairman of the Committee stressed the need to activate the oversight role of the Committee and to exercise its functions effectively, as well as to start studying and discussing the proposed laws submitted and referred to the Committee."

The statement added, "The meeting discussed the formation of three sub-committees headed by the chairman of the committee and his two deputies to follow up the procedures regarding the financial and administrative affairs of the provincial councils after their dissolution," stressing "the need to amend the provincial elections law."

He pointed out that "the committee discussed the formation of temporary committees to follow up the procedures of ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry to follow up on the implementation of the provisions of the Food Security Law."

He continued, on the other hand, the committee stressed the need to proceed with the amendment and legislation of the Civil Service Law and to give a wide space to discuss the provisions and paragraphs of the law as it regulates the work of state employees in general, adding, “The committee also studied a legal proposal for the unified retirement and genocide of the Yazidis.”   LINK

“Iranian Confusion Or Impotence?”..A Thorny Relationship With Iraq And Al-Sadr And Qaani Escape The Threads Of The Game

Posted On10-10-2022 By Sotaliraq   The American "Washington Institute" has monitored the challenges of Iran's thorny relationship with Iraq, specifically regarding the issue of Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr, noting that Tehran has begun to take a position of "non-interference" in Iraqi politics in the hope that internal divisions will benefit Iran, while there is a risk that they will cause Iraqi chaos threatens US efforts to secure some stability in global energy markets.

The American report, translated by Shafak News Agency, considered; Iran is still looking with great fear at the step of Sadr’s withdrawal from the political process” and the recent dangerous security events, while its allies stumble in the coordination framework in forming the new government, adding that Iran’s fears are growing that the current Shiite conflict between Sadr and the framework forces will re-establish Forming the Shiite equation, in a way that is not commensurate with the Iranian role and its goals.

The report stated; “The main problem that Iran faces in Iraq, specifically at the level of the restoration of the Shiite house, and the preservation of the Shiite-Shiite consensus within the ceiling of Iranian interests, stems primarily from several reasons, the most important of which is the failure of the Quds Force commander, Ismail Qaani, to fill the void left by Qassem. Soleimani,” noting that Qaani’s assumption of command of the Quds Force revealed that the Iranian regime was not ready to deal with an issue the size of Soleimani’s assassination, or even in determining Iran’s strategic priorities in Iraq after his assassination.

The report spoke of Qaani's lack of a clear vision and perception of the Iraqi situation, with its interactions, currents and fluctuations, in addition to the lack of a supportive personality in Iraq, as was the case with the commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and the role he played alongside Soleimani. In addition to the multiple roles of Iranian institutions operating in Iraq and their rivalry with the Revolutionary Guards, adding that they are variables that were reflected in one way or another on the role of Qaani first, and the Revolutionary Guards second, in how to manage the Shiite-Shiite conflict in Iraq.

The report continued; This may explain Qaani's failure, through his repeated visits to Iraq, to ​​discourage Sadr from his steps, adding that Tehran recently chose to monitor the Iraqi situation, without directly interfering in it, because of the strong reactions shown by Sadr and his movement against the Iranian role, and the anti-Iranian slogans that followed. To Iran, it was raised by the October demonstrators in their recent protests in Baghdad earlier this month.

In addition, the political disintegration witnessed by the pro-Iranian groups, and the multiplicity of discourses within the Shiite coordination framework, whether after al-Sadr withdrew from the political process, or after his sit-in was broken up inside the Green Zone, all indicate that Iran is no longer able to control the course of the current conflict, Not only between the chest and the frame, but also inside the frame.

The report indicated that despite the success of al-Sadr in changing the rules of the political game, he still does not have the upper hand in Iraq so far. He pointed out, in this context, to the Shiite religious authority Kazem Al-Haeri's announcement of his retirement from the reference and traditional work, noting that the move could be interpreted as a great insult to Al-Sadr, who had previously been a student of Al-Hairi.

The report also pointed to the escalation of doubts about the religious competence of Sadr and his leadership qualities, after the decision of Al-Hairi, and that Iran is trying to move forward with the project of Shiite internationalism or Shiite centralism linked to Qom and not Najaf, noting that the rise of an Iraqi Shiite cleric such as Al-Haeri urged his followers to support the guide The Iranian Republic, Ali Khamenei, undoubtedly serves Iran’s interest, and gives it hope to put an end to the historical Shiite conflict between the two marja’iyas of Qom and Najaf, and then reshape the Shiite world according to the Iranian centralism that recognizes Wilayat al-Faqih.

The report continued; That al-Sadr's camp is still resisting, and that al-Sadr showed a strong reaction to the Iranian attempt to marginalize the al-Sadr family, and their centrality within the Iraqi Shiite house.

He added that al-Sadr was trying to extract Iranian recognition of the centrality of Shiite representation, and he had hoped that Iran would resort to it after the assassination of Soleimani to manage the Iraqi situation, but Iran instead resorted to other local leaders, in addition to activating the role of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah inside Iraq.

In addition, the report pointed out that Al-Sadr believes that the duality of “Qom and Najaf” must be preserved, and that Iran should not change this equation, and perhaps this is what explains his saying after al-Haeri’s retirement, that the Shiite authority is in Najaf, not Qom.

However, the report stated that Iran is keen to sit on the sidelines and content itself with watching, at least for the time being, as despite Qaani's ineffectiveness and Iran's apparent inability to control Sadr or its allies in the framework, the current dynamics in Iraq, still lead One way or another, the Iraqi Shiite political community has been reshaped in favor of Iran. He added that Tehran is still betting on letting the internal Iraqi conflict take shape without exercising its influence on it.[/size]

In addition, the report considered that Tehran could still use al-Sadr as a source of power in Iraq, especially if the Shiite situation was exposed to a common external threat. Iraq, within the framework that makes al-Sadr a partner and not a follower of Iran.

International arena

The report concluded by noting that these events in Iraq have many repercussions on US policy, especially with regard to oil supplies and nuclear talks, and made it clear that the administration of US President Joe Biden is facing a double danger from the crisis situation in Iraq; First, the chaos in Iraq could cause major fluctuations in oil supplies, which could undermine efforts to calm the US crude oil market ahead of the US mid-term congressional elections next November.

The report continued; Most importantly, the faltering of al-Sadr’s movements may contribute to strengthening Iran’s power, at a sensitive geopolitical moment the United States is going through in Iraq and the Middle East, as the political situation in Baghdad could lead, in the short term, to an increase in Iranian influence, if The formation of a strong framework government that withdraws the pressure cards from the hand of al-Sadr.

In the long term, this could encourage Iran to adopt a more aggressive approach to nuclear negotiations with the United States.

The report concluded by saying; Iran seems not in a hurry to form a new government in Iraq, as it is awaiting the results of the nuclear negotiations with the United States. Their failure, or their continued stumbling, as is likely at the present time, will lead to the possibility of Iran using the Iraqi arena against the United States and its allies in the region. The option of political chaos may lead to stopping the flows of Iraqi oil to the global market, which would be perfectly suitable for Iran, because the rise in prices will provide an opportunity to export large quantities of oil supplies restricted due to US sanctions, to compensate for the global need, which the United States fears at the present time. The Iraqi Shiite house is still disintegrated, and the reasons for its internal explosion are still present. LINK

Al-Fateh Reveals To Alsumaria The Details Of The Tripartite Delegation’s Visit To Erbil

Sumerian special   10-10-2022 | 07:12  1,173 views   Alsumaria News – Politics The representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Mueen Al-Kazemi, identified today, Monday, the reasons that impeded the formation of the new government for more than 10 months, while revealing new details regarding the visit of a tripartite delegation to Erbil to resolve the file of the Presidency of the Republic.

Al-Kazemi said in an interview with Alsumaria news, “The formation of the government in the first place starts from starting towards dialogue. Whoever closes himself and does not receive others and does not show any openness or flexibility towards other political forces, this delays and delays the formation of the government for a whole year

He added, "The commitment, intransigence, adherence to opinions and positions and setting preconditions led to this delay and what we saw from 9-1 2022 (the date of the first session of the House of Representatives), after which there was a closure due to the marathon movement to form the government and the exclusion of an important party such as the coordination framework from the tripartite coalition government that led to a delay in its formation.

He continued: "On June 13, 2022, the Sadrist bloc decided to withdraw, and during the process of replacing parliament was carried out on June 23, 2022, and in July and August, the noise and chaos that stormed the Parliament, the judiciary, and the government palace, and the violence that accompanied that, and all of these things delayed the government's achievement."

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The representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance explained, "The Iraqi people today are eagerly awaiting the formation of a strong government that will adhere to the security and economic file, approve the 2023 budget, launch lagging projects, and prepare and prepare for new elections."

Al-Kazemi indicated, "If the Kurds reach a clear result, the tripartite delegation that went to Erbil today will be serious to attend and discuss the election of the President of the Republic and the ministers and how to form the cabinet within 30 days, according to the constitutional periods."

Today, a tripartite delegation arrived in Erbil, including the candidate of the coordination framework for prime minister Muhammed Shiaa Al-Sudani, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Al-Halbousi, as well as the head of the Ataa movement Faleh Al Fayyad, in order to discuss the mechanism for resolving the presidential candidate.    LINK