Sunday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 9-17-22
Sunday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 9-17-22
It has reached advanced stages” .. a new movement to form a government between 3 forces - urgent
Sumerian special 2022-09-17 | 05:25 Source: Alsumaria news 11,273 views
Al-Hilali called on the political forces to "accelerate their steps towards resolving the crisis and completing what is required of them, pointing out that there is a serious and effective move led by the party and sovereignty with the coordination framework to resolve the crisis and end the file of forming the government, which has taken a long time." LINK
Al-Fateh: The coordination framework continues to hold talks to form a new government[/size]
Iraq 18:16 - 09-17-2022 The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Mahmoud Al-Hayani, confirmed today, Saturday, that the coordination framework is continuing in talks with the Sunni and Kurdish forces in order to agree on forming the next government.
Al-Hayani said, "Since the elections that took place eleven months ago, it has been striving with all political forces to move forward in forming a government," noting that "the framework wants to form a government with full powers that will be able to solve all the problems that have exacerbated during the current stage." .
He added, "All members of Parliament should seek to reconvene the sessions of Parliament, and this is what falls on their shoulders regarding the current political crisis."
He continued, "The gateway to resolving the current crisis and political blockage lies in holding parliament sessions in order to complete negotiations and consensus among all political blocs to facilitate the formation of the next government that the people are waiting for."
And many political forces called for the return of holding parliament sessions because of its importance in forming the next government, enacting laws, and following up and monitoring the performance of ministries and government agencies. https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8966
The President of the Republic discusses with the Algerian Minister of Justice the bilateral relations between the two countries
Iraq 12:09 - 2022-09-18 The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, received, at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the Algerian Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals, and the Personal Envoy of the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Algerian Minister of Justice conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the Algerian President to the President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, and handed him an official invitation to attend the Arab Summit to be organized in Algeria next November. Algeria, affirming the acceptance of the invitation to attend the summit, its support, active participation in it, and its success, as it is an important conference to unify efforts and promote joint Arab action.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and the importance of working to strengthen them in various fields and joint coordination in a way that achieves common interests. Arab, regional and international issues of common interest were also discussed, and the importance of joint coordination was emphasized to ease the tensions of the region and end the existing crises in the region. Arabic. https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8977
The Patriotic Union Of Kurdistan And The Kurdistan Democratic Party Reached An Agreement
Posted On2022-09-18 By Sotaliraq The Patriotic Union and the Kurdistan Democratic Party reached an agreement to solve all outstanding problems between them, including the issue of the position of the President of the Republic and the file of the Kurdistan Region elections. The New Generation Movement intends to withdraw from the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region.
As for the Change Movement, it seeks to form the “Supreme Council of Kurdistan Political Parties,” and the Coordinating Framework candidate for the position of prime minister of the next government, Muhammad Shi`a al-Sudani, provides assurances to Barzani about the oil and gas file in the region.” The government will handle this issue with ease and ease.”
Joint negotiating team “Party and Yekiti”
Early last month, in Erbil, a meeting was held between the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, and the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani .
The meeting was launched in the presence of Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein. And the outstanding issues between them, and the team met a number of times far from the lights and the lenses of media cameras and journalists.
According to the information obtained by Draw From informed sources and senior officials in both parties, “the joint team suggested the necessity of reaching an immediate and strategic agreement in order to resolve the outstanding problems between the two parties, and then conclude another long-term agreement similar to the strategic agreement that was concluded between Jalal Talabani and Massoud Barzani in 2005.”
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad
The Kurdistan Democratic Party has decided to participate in the political process and form the next Iraqi government, the Democrat believes that moving away from the Iraqi political process will have a negative and direct impact on the government of Masrour Barzani, according to information DrawLast week, out of the eyes of the media, a delegation from the coordination framework consisting of Faleh Al-Fayyad and Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani met individually with Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, and the information indicated that,
“The delegation was able to persuade Barzani to participate in the next government, and for his part, Barzani told The delegation that (Al-Yekiti and Al-Party) will jointly participate in the Iraqi political process and the presidency of the republic, and regarding the Federal Court’s decision that the oil and gas law in the region is unconstitutional, the Sudanese leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party promised to solve the issue with ease and ease to assume the position of prime minister and also promised to recover the oil money from abroad to the Kurdistan Region, and Al-Sudani told Barzani, “We will not allow this issue to affect the relations of Baghdad and Erbil .
That,” the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, has told the coordination framework delegation that he has no objection to the Yekiti candidate for the position of President of the Republic, and he has no red lines on any candidate for the position, even if he is (Barham Salih).
The information also indicated that the candidate for the position of President of the Republic was decided between Massoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, but the picture is not yet clear who will be the joint candidate for the position, there is news indicating the nomination of (Lateef Rashid) as a joint candidate for the position.
The agreement between Al-Barti and Al-Yakiti has reached its final stages, but the two parties do not want to announce it officially, they are waiting for the end of the forty-year ceremony and the setting of a date for the parliament session, and there is news indicating that the two parties agreed to announce the details of the agreement at the beginning of next week.
Internal Problems
At the internal level, Al-Party and Al-Yakiti reached an agreement to solve the outstanding problems between them, including the issue of revenue consolidation, the salary crisis for Sulaymaniyah employees, and addressing the issue of the deficit in financing public sector salaries. As for the issue of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament elections, the information obtained by Draw indicates that, “there is an agreement between Yekiti and the Party to postpone the elections, and there are two proposals on this issue, either to postpone the elections and extend the parliament’s life for one year, or to postpone the holding of the elections to the date that is agreed upon.
On the internal level as well, there is information indicating the intention of the new generation’s movement to withdraw from the Kurdistan Regional Parliament before the end of the legal period for the current session, as the new generation considers the current parliament illegitimate and legal in the event of its extension after the end of the legal life of the session The current date is November 6th.
As for the Change Movement, it started making political moves to unify the political forces outside the framework of (Yekiti and Parti), according to the information. The coordinator of the movement (Omar Sayed Ali) made extensive contacts with other Kurdish political forces outside the two Kurdish parties and the New Generation Movement, to unite the ranks of the political forces with the aim of putting pressure on “Party and Yekiti.”
The Change Movement seeks to establish a (Supreme Council of the Kurdistan Political Parties), the purpose of forming this council is to unify the visions and unify the political decisions of these parties towards the crucial issues of the Kurdistan Region. LINK
A consensus among the framework forces on a principle to address the problem of early elections
Iraq 13:41 - 09-18-2022 The leader in the coordination framework, Turki al-Atbi, revealed a consensus between the framework forces on a principle that addresses the problem of early elections.
Turki Al-Otabi said that some political forces are offering the option of going to early parliamentary elections to resolve the political blockage in the country, and this proposal has been discussed more than once in the coordination framework meetings during the past weeks.
He added, that there is consensus among the framework forces on a unified principle regarding the introduction of early elections, which includes submitting the request to the parliament sessions after their return and discussing them according to the approved tracks. A political bloc or alliance also needs legal cover.
He pointed out that even the next government will have a say in the file of early elections, which will cost the country's treasury from two hundred and fifty to three hundred million dollars and great efforts by the commission. https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8981
After The Forty... Will The Lock On The Political Blockage In Iraq Be Broken?
Sumerian special 2022-09-17 | 06:51 Source: Alsumaria news 3,013 views Calm atmosphere, cautious anticipation, and new alliances, the political process is witnessing a temporary “truce” on the occasion of the Arba’een visit of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), whose banner the political parties gathered under its banner, and it may precede the great storm that will topple the cards of the political forces, and increase the blockage crisis, or it may serve as a The air breeze that will lead to the settlement of the issue of forming a government.
The code of the political process this time is very complicated. Will it be resolved by the framework alliances, or will it stick to Al-Sadr's position?
* A new political movement
The recent positions of the Kurdish and Sunni forces may precipitate a political breakthrough, especially since their views came in harmony with the coordination framework that seeks to form a new government, unlike its counterpart from the Shiite component. Sadrist Movement, which called and demanded a lot that Parliament should be dissolved.
For his part, Aid Al-Hilali, a member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, revealed the existence of a new movement and advanced understandings between the coordination framework and the Kurdistan Democratic Party And the Sovereignty Alliance to proceed with the formation of the government.
Al-Hilali said in an interview with Alsumaria news, that "there is a great movement between the political partners to proceed with the completion of the constitutional entitlements and an attempt to end the crisis, in addition to the external parties that are working to bring the views closer to reach common understandings between the political forces."
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He added, "The understandings have reached very advanced and significant stages, especially between... Kurdistan Democratic Party The Sovereignty Alliance, the Coordination Framework and the Forces allied to it,” stressing that “there is a desire to go towards Al-Hanana after forming a delegation from the authorities related to sovereignty, democracy and the coordinating framework, and presenting their findings to convince a leader. Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr So.” Political Analyst
Earlier, Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, hosted a meeting of the Kurdistan Democratic Party with the Sovereignty Alliance, which came out in agreement on the importance of holding early elections after preparing the legal requirements and their requirements in accordance with the constitutional mechanisms, preceded by the formation of a government with full powers, emphasizing the continuation of the work of the House of Representatives until determining The date of the new elections.
The Most Important Frame Opportunity
After the Sadrist bloc’s deputies resigned from Parliament, it provided the opportunity for the coordination framework to proceed to complete what his brother left, as he is the largest component tasked with choosing the prime minister and forming the new government. To achieve the latter requires the presence of other forces supporting him to complete his political project.
He added, "Mahmoud Hashemi The political process at the present time is considered the "most important opportunity" for the coordination framework and other forces to form a government.
Al-Hashemi said in an interview with Alsumaria news "The political process at the present time is the most important opportunity for the coordination framework and the rest of the participating parties, who must say their word and go to a session of the House of Representatives to choose a president of the republic and announce a prime minister." Regarding
The political analyst explained that "all political forces now have a responsibility towards the people and their masses as well," suggesting that "no one threatens to create crises and create violence, so whoever accepts to be the ballot box, he is judged not to go to the street, because we began to lose our democratic experience." And the street becomes a substitute for the election results.”
Al-Hashemi pointed out that "the statements and positions that were repeated confirm the desire of the Sunnis and the Kurds to expedite the convening of the parliament session," adding that "this matter is a positive indication."
Sadrist Movement The politician stated that "the technical committee that emerged from the sessions of the political blocs is working to find dialogues and understandings between all parties," noting that "the political forces that wish to participate, the road is clear. The future, whether early or on schedule, to get the results he desires.”
* No government without al-Sadr Observers believe that the increase in the seats of some parliamentary blocs, which is the most prominent opponent of the Sadrist bloc, does not mean that it is able to go towards a consensual government, and therefore one of the options presented to get out of the state of obstruction is the option of dissolving Parliament only.
Leader withdrawal Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr From the political process once and for all, it may not mean that he left "the rope on the west" and opened the doors of the government to other political forces, especially since many expectations indicate the return of the current demonstrations again after the end of the Arbaeen visit. LINK
State Of Law: The Resignation File Of The Minister Of Finance Will Be Discussed In Parliament Sessions
Iraq 11:37 - 09-18-2022 The deputy of the State of Law coalition, Muhammad Radi, confirmed that the resignation of the Minister of Finance and a number of other files during the caretaker government will be put forward in Parliament for discussion after setting the date for the session by the Speaker of the Council.
Radi said, that a number of files are awaiting the convening of the parliament session in order to put them forward and to stand on the cases of corruption and contracts concluded by the government during the conduct of business, as well as some decisions outside the law.
He added, that the resignation of the Minister of Finance during the absence of Parliament will be submitted to the Council after it reconvenes its sessions again, as it will be among a group of files that will be discussed and their causes determined.
And Representative Muhammad Radi indicated that all the deputies are waiting for the green light from the Speaker of the Council regarding the date of holding the session, as well as to know the damage caused to the committees and the corridors of the Council after the events witnessed by the Parliament and the Green Zone in the past days. https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8976