More Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-7-2

Wisdom: Some Are Trying To Extend The Life Of The Caretaker Government To Put Pressure On The Coordination Framework

07/06/2022  Earth News/ The National Wisdom Movement confirmed today, Tuesday, that some are trying to extend the life of the caretaker government to put pressure on the coordination framework, while stressing the need to form a government to save the political system in the country.

A member of the National Wisdom Movement, Rahim Al-Aboudi, said in an interview with Earth News, “The expanded majority, as Mr. Yes, considering that there is a blockage and stagnation in the political arena,” stressing that “some are trying, by extending the life of the caretaker government, to pressure the coordination framework and the rest of the political parties to submit to its decisions, paths, and vision in the production of the next government.”

Al-Aboudi added that “the process of imposing decisions on the rest of the political parties did not succeed, even if this government was long-lived, even if it was through a dialogue, an attempt to bring it back again through the Food Security Law. Therefore, this government can return to practicing its activities and work, but this remains an unelected government and it cannot proceed.” With all its decisions, unless there is a re-election of this government system.”

Al-Aboudi stressed the need to “find a real mechanism for executive and legislative decisions that serve this country and serve the Iraqi citizen, who has been suffering for quite some time,” noting that “the crises are large and numerous and it is not possible to tolerate them in light of the presence of international and internal activities that may topple the political system.”

And he indicated that "this failure generated a greater failure in the political arena, more intransigence and a convulsive discourse. Therefore, we must review our discourse, review our steps, and make concessions for the sake of the Iraqi people's interest and for real structures of the political system and decisions aimed at serving and not aiming at war and dragging the street into dangerous slips, and this is a responsibility." everybody".

Al-Aboudi added, "We have to change some visions and political discourse for the sake of this interest, and therefore we have to find the real political equation to serve this people and not to serve the interests of the parties and blocs that are based on it and unfortunately the names at this stage."

Al-Aboudi concluded by saying that "a government must be produced, and this government is the one that can save this political system and address the situation and be as soon as possible." https://earthiq.news/archives/95020

Al-Nujaifi Launches An Initiative To Solve The Crisis In Iraq: A Mini-Election Government Whose Members Are Not Candidates

Posted On 2022-06-07 By Sotaliraq  In an attempt to get out of the stifling crisis that Iraq is going through due to the differences between the political blocs and the escalation of the wave of protests and violence, the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Osama Al-Nujaifi, presented an initiative that includes the resignation of the government and the dissolution of Parliament in preparation for holding early general elections, at a time when the Kurdish leadership seeks to resolve the accumulated crises between The governments of Baghdad and Erbil, through meetings that brought together the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, with political leaders, led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Amidst the atmosphere of controversy, car bombs raided yesterday a number of cities in the Shiite south, claiming dozens of dead and wounded, in an attempt to intensify the tension and ignite a sectarian war between the components of the country.

Politically, Nujaifi launched a new initiative to resolve the current political crisis, which included the resignation of the government, the formation of a temporary mini-government of independent members, and the dissolution of Parliament in preparation for early general elections.

In the message he addressed to the heads and representatives of the political parties represented in Parliament, Al-Nujaifi hoped that “the partners in this message will find a way out that will spare the country the specter of war and destruction and put an end to the state of insecurity and the accompanying successive failures on the security, political and service levels.”

Al-Nujaifi added that "the initiative came to consolidate the features of the national partnership and establish national reconciliation and the peaceful transfer of power, and in order to spare the country the specter of civil war and sectarian strife and the country's entry into a dark tunnel," pointing out "there are no signs of hope that the current constitutional institutions will succeed in getting the country out of this predicament." dangerous,” referring to “the widening gap between the legislative and executive authorities.”

In the first reaction to Nujaifi's initiative, the Shiite alliance expressed its objection to the proposal to form a mini-interim government, despite its support for early elections and the dissolution of Parliament.

Representative Jawad al-Bazuni of the State of Law coalition (led by al-Maliki) said that "the political process has reached a dead end as a result of repeated crises and problems between blocs and parties," noting that "Parliament has become unable to hold its sessions as a result of disagreements, as well as the apparent failure in the government's performance, which has caused It pushes us to adopt the proposal to hold early elections.”

Al-Bazzouni added that “the holding of early elections and the dissolution of Parliament are proposals made by the National Alliance during the previous periods and adopted,” and considered that “one of the important solutions in order to end the political stalemate in the country,” criticizing at the same time Nujaifi’s proposal to submit the government’s resignation and the formation of a temporary and mini government. "That he may enter the political arena in the unknown box."

Meanwhile, in a step to calm the tension between Baghdad and Erbil, which has clouded the atmosphere of the two parties during the past months due to Kurdish complaints about the government’s attempts to make decisions alone, Al-Maliki and the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, agreed to solve the problems and end the crisis based on the constitution and the federal system.

Al-Maliki’s office said in a press statement yesterday that “the two sides discussed the points of contention in an atmosphere of frankness, seriousness and a common desire to find solutions to all outstanding issues, and agreed on the need to work to pass important laws and legislation that will have an effective impact in solving outstanding problems such as the oil and gas law and other laws, as well as About agreeing to continue meetings and enhance communication to resolve all issues.

After the meeting, Barzani held talks with the Speaker of Parliament, who confirmed that "the country is going through a dangerous stage that requires communication and continuing dialogue to solve all outstanding problems."

A statement by al-Nujaifi's office stated that "the Speaker of Parliament expressed during his meeting with Barzani his concern about the use of the army and security forces as a tool against the people," pointing to "the need to defend human rights and the common interests of all Iraqis."

For his part, Barzani stressed that “the dialogue was based on three basic principles: partnership, balance and consensus,” explaining that “the dialogue is not limited to the outstanding problems between the region and Baghdad, but rather includes the Iraqi reality as a whole, and that the region does not want to solve its problems at the expense of any other party.”

Barzani’s positions appear as a clear response to the Shiite alliance’s attempt to portray the frameworks of the solution as being limited to the problems between the federal government and the region, where the Kurds appear insisting on the necessity of adopting a comprehensive national solution, since the problem in the country is a problem of governance concerned with multiple parties, not the Kurds alone, and the emphasis on following true partnership Compatibility and balance as the basis for any proposed solution, and without meeting these conditions, options become open to all.

The delegation of the Kurdish forces headed by Barzani arrived yesterday morning in Baghdad and immediately held a meeting with the head of the coalition Ibrahim al-Jaafari to discuss the outstanding issues between the region and the center and the possibility of returning to the Council of Ministers and Representatives.

Barzani's visit is the first since the crisis that erupted between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government against the backdrop of friction between the army and the Peshmerga forces about six months ago in Tuz Khurmatu district (east of Tikrit), one of the disputed areas.

This visit also comes in light of the turbulent political and security conditions in the country, against the backdrop of the army forces' storming of the Hawija sit-in square, and the ensuing clashes between the security services and gunmen in Anbar, Nineveh, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din and Diyala.

The visit coincides with the announcement of the Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk, Major General Sherko Fateh Raouf, that his forces were deployed in the southern and western vicinity of the city, after information about the intention of “terrorist” groups to carry out armed actions in the area, while expressing their readiness to take over security missions in Hawija district.

Raouf said in a press statement that "the Ministry of Peshmerga decided to deploy its forces in the city of Kirkuk to fill the voids," stressing that "the aim is to protect the lives and property of citizens."

Raouf added, "Our deployment in the vicinity of the city is only to prevent the infiltration of armed men and terrorist groups following the events in Hawija, Qara Tabeh and Suleiman Bek, and information that terrorist groups intend to carry out terrorist acts in the region, and the Kurdistan Peshmerga force believes that it is its duty to protect the region and its citizens."

In addition, a series of car bomb attacks hit the Shiite cities of Mahmudiya, Karbala, Maysan and Diwaniyah, killing 19 people and wounding 92.

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The House Of Representatives Evacuated Its Employees After The Demonstrations In The Green Zone

07/06/2022   Earth News/ A security source said today, Tuesday, that the security forces evacuated the parliament building from its employees after demonstrations for contract holders in the Ministry of Electricity in the Green Zone.

The source told Earth News, "The evacuation decision came after a number of injuries were recorded among the demonstrators from electricity contracts in friction with the security forces near one of the gates of the Green Zone, after they were asked to install permanent owners within the food security law, which will be voted on tomorrow, Wednesday.

It is noteworthy that hundreds of contract employees in the Ministry of Electricity and from all electricity departments in Baghdad and the provinces today, demonstrated this morning in front of the Green Zone gate on the side of the Rashid Hotel, specifically opposite the parliament building.

The Parliamentary Finance Committee had announced earlier that contract employees would not be fixed on permanent owners within the food support law prepared by the committee, while it indicated that the Ministry of Finance did not respond to two official letters from the committee on how to deal with lecturers, contracts and daily wages and transfer them according to Resolution 315.   https://earthiq.news/archives/95017

A New Joint Statement.. The Two Main Parties In The Kurdistan Region Agree On Three Points

Shafaq News/ The two leaders of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan held a meeting today, Tuesday, in the city of Erbil, the capital, which resulted in agreement on several points related to writing a constitution in the Kurdistan Region and the parliamentary elections to be held next October in the region.

A joint statement issued by the two parties said that the meeting was held, that the two sides agreed on the necessity of the constitution of the Kurdistan Region, and to take the necessary legal preparations for this purpose.  sequel..   LINK

The Iraqi Minister Of Interior Announces That Iran Will Gradually Cancel Entry Visas Between The Two Countries

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Minister of Interior, Othman Al-Ghanimi, announced on Tuesday that his country's government is gradually canceling entry visas with Iran.

Al-Ghanimi said in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart in the capital, Tehran, after his arrival in Iran on an official visit, that "the visa can be canceled for nearly 2,000 Iranian visitors per day.

On the axes of his visit, the minister said that he met with his Iranian counterpart, and that "during this meeting, we discussed the issue of ensuring security on the common borders between the two countries and many issues of common concern, including illegal border crossings and drug and human trafficking."

He added, "The outbreak of the Corona epidemic had a negative impact on the movement of visitors between the two countries, and after controlling this disease, we witnessed the opening of air corridors between the two countries and the cancellation of visas for air travelers between Iraq and Iran."

Referring to the cost of flights, Al-Ghanimi said, "We are working to provide the necessary facilities for visitors to the Arbaeen."   LINK

The President Of The Patriotic Union Of Kurdistan Arrives In Baghdad

Shafaq News/ The President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, headed a high-level delegation from his party, arrived in the capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday.

The delegation consists of members of the Political Bureau and the leadership of the party, which will hold meetings and meetings with political forces and parties in Baghdad to discuss the formation of the new federal government, and to end the political blockage in Iraq, according to an informed source who told Shafak News Agency.   LINK

Independent Deputy: Our Visit To Erbil Is Positive.. We Are Open To Modifying Our Initiative In Consultation With Other Forces

Posted On2022-06-07 By Sotaliraq    Independent Representative Hussein Arab confirmed, today, Monday, that the visit of the delegation of independent representatives to the Kurdistan Region and their meeting with the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, was with the aim of presenting the initiative of the independent representatives to the Democrats, and the visit took place in a positive atmosphere.

Arab explained that "independent deputies are open to modifying their initiative in consultation with other political forces in a way that serves the public interest, and they see that their initiative bears an appropriate end to the political impasse that the political process suffers from."

He explained that "the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the independent representatives stressed the need to end the political blockage as soon as possible, because the continuation of the situation as it is would harm the interests of the Iraqi people, who are waiting to form a government to provide them with services, and will contribute to increasing the complexity of the current crisis."   LINK

Parliamentary Move To Approve Compulsory Conscription And Warn Of Its Financial Cost

Posted On2022-06-07 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad/ Saif Abdullah

]Over recent years, there has been a lot of talk about compulsory re-conscription in Iraq, which was in place during the previous regime, as parliamentary circles are recently moving towards drafting a draft law on military service, amid economic and security warnings against spending astronomical sums to implement the requirements of this project.

On May 31, 2022, the Parliamentary Security Committee determined the age groups covered by the compulsory conscription law, while committee member Waad Al-Qaddo confirmed that the age groups within the law are three age groups (twenties, thirties and forties), in addition to excluding the disabled, employees, students and the only family from the law. .

Great acceptance of the law

]In this regard, Hussein Al-Amiri, a member of the Parliamentary Security Committee, confirmed that there is great acceptance of the compulsory conscription law within the corridors of Parliament.

Al-Amiri said in an interview with (Al-Mada), that "the law will solve a major crisis in society, namely the unemployment crisis, in addition to its contribution to providing security and stability service and eliminating sectarianism, given that the taxpayers will integrate into the training camps." He added that "Iraq does not need funds to support this law, and there is a financial abundance of high oil prices through which the salaries of taxpayers, their logistical support and their camps can be financed."

Economic Warning

On the other hand, the economic expert, Nabil Jabbar, stressed that the Parliament, the Ministry of Defense and its institutions do not have a clear picture of the numbers that will be marketed as soldiers assigned to serve the sciences.

]Jabbar, in an interview with Al-Mada, explained that “the implementation of the law will face logistical and technical obstacles around the Ministry of Defense’s calls to join the mandatory assignment, and will also face a crisis in their situation in camps and barracks that meet the requirements to absorb soldiers, as well as contracts for equipment, livelihoods and supplies.”

He added, "On the legal level, Parliament will face a recurring dilemma about its ability to pass a law directed to the government, and it carries a financial side, so I think that the law will not see the light during this period at least."

Jabbar called on the government to "transform the security forces into profitable companies to achieve economic feasibility through the exercise of military work instead of placing them in control."

Invitations to associate recruitment with investment

In addition, security expert Haitham al-Khazali confirmed that the number of the current Iraqi armed forces is more than 1,250,000 million fighters, and these numbers cost the state a large operating budget.

In an interview with Al-Mada, Al-Khazali said, “Operational budgets are not employed in investment businesses, and they do not have projects through which manpower can be invested in situations of peace, as happens in many countries and as is the case in the Egyptian army, which owns private factories and factories. In Iraq, it is disguised unemployment in times of peace.”

He added that "compulsory conscription must be associated with opening special investments in the army's projects in order for it to bear part of the armed forces' self-financing." And he added, "The benefits of conscription is that it melts all Iraqis in one place, dissolves the issue of sectarian and nationalist tendencies, and makes everyone integrate into the service of science."

A spokesman for the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said on Tuesday (May 31, 2022) that the draft law on compulsory conscription, which has been debated for years and has not been legislated yet, proposes a salary that may reach 700,000 dinars for those covered by the law.   LINK