Sunday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-19-22

In The Coming Days, Framework Committees To Negotiate The Formation Of A Government Away From The "Dawa" Candidates

Shafaq News/ An informed source in the coordination framework revealed, on Saturday, that the latter is in the process of forming negotiating committees to dialogue and negotiate with the political parties to form the next government, especially the forces that refuse to go to the side of the opposition, noting that the framework will present a candidate to head the expected government who will be accepted and blessed by the Sadrist movement. .

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The framework will name the members of its negotiating committees to launch the political dialogue with all forces to form the next government and prepare for holding the round table dialogue between all parties to the political action, actors in the digital equation to form the government."

He pointed out that "the framework is concerned with the program of the next government, in addition to its interest in choosing a prime minister who is able to run the country in a way that achieves its interests away from partisan interests, in addition to emphasizing that the candidate has the blessing and acceptability of the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr to ensure that he is not challenged or entered into mazes." New".

The source confirmed that "what some people are promoting about the proposed names for the next prime minister are incorrect (Nuri al-Maliki, Haider al-Abadi, Khaled al-Asadi, and others), but there is almost a preliminary agreement on naming the current governor of Basra, Asaad al-Eidani, as a candidate for the next government, as he is acceptable to most Shiite political forces." Given that choosing the prime minister is for the Shiite component only, according to the political custom in force since 2005 until now.

He added, "The framework seeks to form a government that refutes and cuts off all trolls with murky waters or those who are trying to escalate the Shiite-Shiite conflict, which does not exist in the first place, given that the framework is dealt with in the language of containment, away from the language of exclusion."

And about the last meeting held by the framework forces with the prime minister, the source said, “The framework had discussed with the caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, in his last meeting, a number of files that aroused Al-Kazemi’s displeasure.”

And he indicated that "the most important files are about the Iraqi government's silence on the Turkish intervention in Sinjar, in addition to the recurring unjustified bombing operations, as the leaders of the Al-Kazemi framework demanded effective intervention in those files and the use of the economic file paper (fuel and import) against Turkey to change its plans, as well as hiring Its relations with NATO in a way that achieves stability in Iraq and obtains its water rights in accordance with the agreements concluded between the two sides.

And the source indicated, “What was rumored about the framework forces’ demand for Al-Kazemi to submit his resignation is not true, because the latter leads a caretaker government, in other words, whenever a new government is formed, he will inevitably leave his position, even if he aspires to obtain a second term despite his failure in many important files that need decisions. strict government.

The coordinating framework, which includes the Shiite forces with the exception of the Sadrist movement, along with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the Azm Alliance, and a number of independent representatives, held a meeting last Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, which is the first time that Al-Kazemi attends a meeting of the framework, according to what An informed source told Shafak News Agency. LINK

President Masoud Barzani: The Political Crisis In Iraq Is Deep And We Will Do Everything We Can To Solve It

Posted On2022-06-19 By Sotaliraq    President Masoud Barzani affirmed work to resolve the political crisis in Iraq, describing it as a "deep crisis."

In the presence of President Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, and the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, a ceremony took place in Erbil, today, Saturday (18 June 2022), announcing the “Barzan Movement” group, which consists of 6 volumes and contains 2,300 historical documents, from the Ottoman and Iranian archives. , compiled from the archives of the Istanbul Center, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Iranian Documentation Center, and the Press Documentation Center of the Iranian Parliament.

President Barzani added that "the British orientalist Wegram, who visited Kurdistan and met Sheikh Abdul Salam, conveyed his request to visit London to talk with King George about the independence of Kurdistan."

President Masoud Barzani described the announcement of the “Barzan Movement” group as “a historic step that will be announced on a historic day, which is the day the immortal Barzani and his companions cross from the Aras River,” noting that “the enemies of our people have always tried to distort the struggle of the Kurdish people as the struggle of a group of clans that they were describing. bandits, but these documents prove otherwise.”

He pointed out that "Barzan's struggle is a sacred struggle founded by Sheikh Abdul Salam and his brother Sheikh Ahmed. Religion is morality, and religion and morals cannot be separated, and we are all brothers in humanity, preserving the environment, expanding the struggle from the clan to the national scale. I am proud to be a student of this school." .

He added: "We will do everything we can to solve the political crisis in Iraq, but I do not hide that it is a deep crisis."

President Masoud Barzani noted that "parliamentary elections were held in Iraq last October, but they did not allow things to proceed as required by the results."

On the relations between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, President Barzani indicated that "the constitution is not perfect, but it is good," adding that "unfortunately, no one adhered to it."

He added, "If Baghdad is serious and has the will to solve crises, then the constitution is the arbiter to solve problems, but a selective interpretation of the constitution cannot be accepted."  LINK

President Masoud Barzani And A Delegation From The National Assembly Discuss The Situation Of The Kurdish People In Syria

Posted On2022-06-19 By Sotaliraq   President Masoud Barzani discussed, with a high-level delegation from the National Council, the situation of the Kurdish people in Syria, and the latest developments related to their future in the country.

This came during his reception of the delegation, today, Saturday (June 18, 2022), at its headquarters in the Salah al-Din resort in Erbil.

During the meeting, according to the presidency's statement, "they exchanged views on the situation in Syria, and the guest delegation explained the latest developments related to the situation of the Kurdish people and their concerns about the future in Syria."

In turn, President Barzani presented his "notes and advice on the situation of the Kurdish people in Syria," stressing "the need for the Kurdish citizens and people to remain in their homeland and not to leave it and migrate, showing patience and steadfastness."

The Kurdish National Council is part of the political opposition in the Syrian coalition, and its representatives participate in international forums, especially within the mini-committee for drafting the Syrian constitution, which meets in its meetings opposition delegations, the government and independents to draft a new constitution for Syria under UN auspices.

On the other hand, the National Council is a negotiating party with the National Unity Parties that represent the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, where the talks of the two parties were launched within a Kurdish dialogue under American auspices in these days of the year 2020, and despite agreement on some points, they were interrupted and did not Leading to realistic results so far.

The Kurdish National Council is currently in Erbil, in order to coordinate and restructure to hold a comprehensive conference bearing new outcomes after years of delay, in conjunction with a Turkish threat to launch a possible military operation on Tal Rifaat and Manbij, which have been controlled by SDF since 2016.

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Al-Maliki And Khazali Are Angry With Al-Amiri: He Obstructed The Replacement Of Al-Sadr's Deputies And Called The Reference To Intervene

Shafaq News/ Informed political sources reported on Saturday, a renewed dispute within the coordination framework that includes all Shiite forces except for the Sadrist movement, while the latter was the main reason for the intersection between the head of the coalition Hadi Al-Amiri on the one hand and the head of the State of Law coalition Nuri al-Maliki and the Secretary of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement On the other hand, Qais Khazali.

The sources told Shafak News Agency; The meeting of the coordination framework, which hosted the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, witnessed a raging of opinions after Al-Kazemi left regarding the necessity of holding a session of Parliament to replace the resigned Sadrist bloc deputies, the opinion that faced opposition and was rejected by Al-Amiri, who called them to wait for Al-Sadr’s response to Al-Amiri’s request.

The sources added; Al-Amiri's refusal to replace the Sadrist deputies caused Al-Maliki and Khazali's resentment, in addition to Al-Amiri's request from the Najaf authority to intervene to put an end to the political blockage.

The sources indicated; Al-Maliki does not want to involve the Najaf authority in this matter, for fear of standing against his proposal to head the government, which he seeks strongly.

And the coordination framework, which includes Shiite forces, except for the Sadrist movement, held a meeting last Thursday to discuss the political situation.

An informed political source told Shafak News Agency; Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is participating in a meeting, indicating that it is the first time that the framework hosts Al-Kazemi.

On Friday, Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the "Iraqis" coalition, expressed his regret over the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process in the country.

Al-Hakim said he deeply regrets the withdrawal of the brothers in the Sadrist bloc and their submission of resignations.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had a meeting last Wednesday evening with the Sadrist bloc’s representatives, who submitted their resignations from the membership of the House of Representatives at the request of their leader al-Sadr, who stressed during the meeting that there is no going back in the decision to resign and withdraw from the process, except on the condition that “not to participate in Elections if the corrupt participate in them.    LINK

Soon.. Muqtada Al-Sadr In Saudi Arabia

Shafaq News/ A leader in the Sadrist movement revealed today, Saturday, a close visit to the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The leader told Shafaq News Agency, "Al-Sadr will go, during the next few days, to Saudi Arabia, to perform the Hajj rites for this year."

And the leader, who chose not to reveal his name, stated that "until this moment, no meetings have been coordinated between Al-Sadr and the responsible figures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," noting that "holding such meetings is very likely."

He explained that "any meeting that will be held is certainly not without discussing the crisis of forming the new Iraqi government, and the issue of the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process."

Al-Sadr's last visit to Saudi Arabia was on July 30, 2017, to which he arrived at an official invitation.  LINK

Iraq's Political Scene .. What After The Withdrawal Of Mr. Sadr?

06/19/2022   16   Adel Al-Jubouri   There is no doubt that the seventy-three members of the Sadrist bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives submitted their resignations in light of the direction of the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, is an important shift in the paths of the political movement existing in the Iraqi arena over the past eight months, which followed the   early parliamentary elections on the tenth of Last October.

   This important shift is related in part to the greater numerical weight represented by the Sadrist movement in the House of Representatives, compared to other blocs and entities, and in another aspect of it is related to the political and public weight of the movement and its leader in the entire political process, whether it is a participant in it and a party to the government, or an opponent and boycott of it. .

  The withdrawal of the Sadrist movement from the supreme legislative authority, and the compensation of the resigned members with the biggest losers in each electoral district, means, in what it means, a change in the parliament’s map and a change in the sizes of some blocs, specifically the Shiite ones.

Naturally, this entails the emergence of new alliances and alignments, which may pave the way for the crystallization of the largest parliamentary bloc , which is responsible for naming the prime minister, thus breaking the deadlock and ending the political impasse.

Initial indications are that the coordinating framework forces with some or most of the independents will form and announce the largest parliamentary bloc, if there are no surprises on the scene of events.

   The other important transformation as a result of the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement, is the imbalance in the location and centrality of the Triple Alliance (Save the Homeland), consisting of the Sadrist Movement (73 deputies), the Alliance of Sovereignty with its two parts, al-Halbousi and al-Khanjar, consisting of about (60 seats), and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (31 seats).

   While the Kurdish and Sunni parties were striving hard to secure a two-thirds majority to pass their Kurdish candidate for the presidency, and then nominate al-Sadr's candidate for prime minister, then all the accounts were confused and the papers were mixed with the withdrawal of the current, and Mr. whatever decisions they see fit.

   Perhaps the biggest confusion will be in the circle of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which was hoping through the tripartite alliance and what it could include of independents, to pass its candidate for the presidency of the republic, the current Minister of Interior in the local government of the Kurdistan Region, Reber Ahmed Barzani, and with the withdrawal of the Sadrists, the Democrat’s hopes may be to acquire The presidency of the republic from the grip of its rival, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, has completely or almost completely dissipated, especially in light of the alliance and the alignment of the latter with the coordinating framework.

   The impact of the Sadrist withdrawal may not be on the Sunni component, represented by the alliance of al-Halbousi and al-Khanjar, to the same extent on the Kurdish component, represented by the Kurdistan Democratic Party, because the former believes that its share in any upcoming government formation will be guaranteed, in addition to having obtained from the beginning the presidency of the parliament, knowing that This site seems threatened and vulnerable to the winds of change, if the papers are rearranged again.

  The other transformation, which falls under the door of hypotheses and possibilities, is the possibility of moving towards dissolving Parliament and going to other early parliamentary elections, and there is no doubt that if Mr. Al-Sadr and his movement adopt this option, his path will be passable, for several reasons, including exceeding the constitutional deadlines for choosing the President of the Republic.

The formation of the government, the support of political forces and cultural and societal elites for this option, and the increase in public pressures demanding reforms and addressing the large number of problems and economic and public life crises.

   Such a trend, means that the Sadrist movement will replace or replace its presence and political influence under the dome of Parliament and in the political forums and circles concerned with decision-making and defining paths, with a broad mass movement that serves as a popular opposition capable of imposing its choices and priorities. What confirms this, is that he instructed the members of the Sadrist bloc to resign, instead of the political-parliamentary opposition, and   perhaps this is what prompts the forces of the coordination framework, along with others, to strive and move seriously to keep al-Sadr in the circle   of political movement through his role in choosing the prime minister and the next cabinet, And with regard to the overall issues and strategic files.

  The task of satisfying al-Sadr and keeping him in the circle of active political movement may seem to a large extent difficult, because over the course of about seven months, he categorically rejected the consensual formula in forming the government, and insisted on forming a national majority government, and after finding that all roads were blocked in front of him, I offer to withdraw.

Although   the Sadrist movement’s decision confused the general political scene, rejoiced some, worried others, and imposed different options, it will not be the last chapter in the scenario of government formation, and it will not necessarily be the beginning.  For the end of the political blockage in the country, however, what is certain - or almost certain - is that the option of confrontation and internal fighting seems highly unlikely and remote, because the conditions, circumstances and external influences that created and nourished some of the tools and means of conflict and internal fighting in previous times, have changed a lot.

It is either no longer effective or it has disappeared and vanished, without this meaning that some embassies, centers and internal and external political circles do not continue to seek to exploit the political movement or the movement of the street, and employ it to serve their interests and help implement their agendas, but it is difficult - if not It is impossible for it to succeed, after it has failed miserably many times over the course of nineteen years, replete with various titles of terrorism, conspiracies, destructive projects, and agendas of sedition, devastation and sabotage.    https://earthiq.news/archives/101085

Al-Abadi As Prime Minister With Three Pillars..The Victory Coalition Talks About The Fortunes Of The

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Baghdad And Washington Are Discussing Efforts To Spread A Culture Of Law By Resolving Disputes Through The Judiciary

Today, 14:05   Baghdad - I know   Today, Sunday, the Supreme Judicial Council and Middle East Programs at the United States Institute of Peace discussed efforts to spread a culture of law by resolving disputes through the judiciary.

The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, received today the Director of Middle East Programs at the United States Institute for Peace Sarhank Hama Saeed."

"The two sides discussed the Institute's efforts to spread a culture of the rule of law in resolving disputes through the judiciary," he added.    https://www.ina.iq/158850--.html

A LEADER IN AL-FATEH SENDS A MESSAGE TO AL-KAZEMI: THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE ACTIVATED!

Mustafa Al-Tamimi/Al-Nabaa Agency Today, Sunday, the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Fadel Al-Fatlawi, sent a message to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi regarding the activation of an international agreement.

Al-Fatlawi said, in an interview with Al-Nabaa Agency, that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is required to activate the Iraqi-Chinese agreement with the aim of reconstruction and rehabilitation of infrastructure, as this agreement will lead to a major construction revolution in all Iraqi cities."

He stressed that "the Iraqi government is required to activate the agreement with China in accordance with the higher interest of Iraq and the Iraqis, away from any pressures and interventions that want this agreement to remain ink on paper, and some of it will be applied on the ground, including large and important investment and construction projects in various Iraqi cities."    https://n.annabaa.org/iraq/76454

After The End Of The Tripartite, The Quadripartite Alliance Opens Its Doors And Intends To Form A Government

Politician   Last Update 06/19/2022 | The Information/Baghdad.. The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Mahmoud Khoshnaw, confirmed, on Sunday, the ease of passing the Union’s candidate Barham Salih for the presidency in Parliament in the event of going to compete with other parties, indicating that the quadripartite alliance opened its doors to everyone and is waiting for all opinions to be taken to form the government.

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Khoshnaw said in a statement to “Al-Maalouma” that “the coordinating framework, the Babylon movement, the resolve and the Patriotic Union are within a solid four-way alliance that cannot be dismantled and welcomes the entry of any political party within it to form the government.”

He added, "Discussions to end the political blockage will be common between the parties of the Quartet Alliance and any party, whether the Sadrists or the Democrats and sovereignty, in order to end the differences and form the government."

Regarding the dispute over the presidency of the republic, Khoshnaw said, “The dispute is minor and will end with the resolution of renewing Barham Salih’s mandate for the presidency, as he is the candidate of the national space and has acceptance by all parties, as well as his support from the political parties close to the union.” finished/25 d    https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/19/604319/