Sunday Morning Iraq News 5-1-22

The Commission Announces The Formation Of A Committee To Review The Legal Framework Related To The Elections And Parties Laws

Baghdad - people    On Sunday, the Electoral Commission announced the details of its practices during the last period.      "Nas" channel on Telegram.. our latest updates  

The commission stated in a statement that Nass received a copy of it, May 1, 2022, that "based on the decision of the Council of Commissioners, a committee was formed under a ministerial order issued by the Chairman of the Council of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, to review and study the legal framework related to the work of the Commission (the Commission Law).

Elections and the two election and party laws) and the regulations and instructions derived from these laws to identify defects and contradictions from the texts to develop solutions and remedies, taking into account the decision of the Federal Court and international experiences to modernize and unify them in preparation for any future electoral process.” 

  She added, "On the technical level, the commission continues to examine and maintain electronic electoral devices and store them in accordance with preventive safety measures in coordination with the Directorate of Civil Defense in the governorates, in addition to continuing the biometric registration process for previously unregistered and newborns, distributing the biometric voter card in registration centers with the management of mobile teams.

With the support and support of the security institutions to register voters in displacement camps and state institutions, as it resulted in the registration of (49,849) voters and the distribution of (70,235) biometric cards in the presence of (168) local observers and (104) political party agents. The official website of the Electoral Commission. 

  While she indicated that "under the guidance of the head of the electoral administration, Judge Amer Musa Al-Husseini, field follow-up continues to the registration centers spread throughout Iraq by specialized staff in the field of electoral procedures and training in the commission to supervise their work and overcome obstacles that may face work." 

 She also added, "In the field of electoral education, the Electoral Commission continues to send awareness messages to urge voters to review registration centers and through various media, in addition to seminars held by provincial electoral offices in official and semi-official institutions to contribute to spreading electoral awareness, in addition to direct meetings with leaders The security services urge their members to retrieve the biometric cards withdrawn on the special voting day. 

  On the other hand, the Department of Political Parties and Organizations works through its specialized divisions in the governorate offices to follow up and evaluate the work of registered political parties through field visits to party headquarters, as well as continuing to supervise the various party conferences. 

  She stressed that the Electoral Commission has been "sending the quarterly report to the Iraqi Parliament, which includes the activities and achievements of the departments, divisions and people in the National Office and the electoral district offices, based on Article 10/15 of the Commission's Law No. 31 of 2019 which stipulates "preparing quarterly reports on the work of the Commission." and submit it to Parliament. 

  The Electoral Commission has also prepared all the electoral supplies and materials necessary for the elections of the Popular Writers Association in Iraq, which was held on April 25, 2022. The association was contacted through the Baghdad / Rusafa electoral office.    Https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=84970   

Adviser To Al-Kazemi: The Budget Is Completed, And Political Pressures Have Disrupted The Approval Of The New Salary Scale

Shafaq News/ The technical advisor to the Prime Minister Haitham al-Jubouri confirmed on Saturday that the 2022 budget has been completed by the Ministry of Finance, noting that political pressures have hindered the approval of the new salary scale.

Al-Jubouri said during the program "The Duty of Frankness", which is broadcast by the semi-official Al-Iraqiya channel, that "the salary scale has reached the voting stage, but it was not approved due to political pressures."

He explained that "the 2022 budget has been completed by the Ministry of Finance and that the Food Security Law is not a substitute for the budget."

Al-Jubouri pointed out that "the surplus achieved from the increase in oil prices is 25 trillion dinars," calling on employees to "pressure Parliament to pass the Civil Service Law."

And he added, "Iraq does not have food stocks for two months or a month," explaining that "food prices have tripled before Ramadan."

He stressed that "the government has taken measures to control the "obscenity" of some merchants."  LINK

We Will Not Issue Without A Central Agreement.. The Union Calls For Observing The Constitution In The Iraqi Oil File

984 Economie 04/30/2022 17:36 Baghdad today - Kurdistan Today, Saturday, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan renewed its categorical refusal to export gas from the Kurdistan region abroad without an agreement with Baghdad. The leader of the Union, Ghiath al-Sorji, said in a statement to (Baghdad Today) that "the region is not a state, and we see that there is no transparency in declaring oil exports, so how do we proceed with the gas export project."

He stressed that "the Federal Court prevented the region from exporting its oil, so should we go to correct the mistake by mistake," adding that "they are in general with the export of these wealth to strengthen the region's economy, but taking into account the constitutional and legal aspect, in agreement with the federal government in order to prevent the waste of those wealth that belongs to everyone Sons of the Iraqi people according to the constitution.

And he indicated that "the natural gas in the region is located in areas with influence of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, so the presidency of the Union announced yesterday its rejection of any attempt to head the region by concluding external agreements on the export of gas abroad or any natural wealth without understanding with the federal government." He explained that "the region exports oil without the agreement with Baghdad, which caused a waste of that wealth by selling it at less than international prices, and therefore the federal government is concerned with concluding the agreements." LINK

The Withdrawal Of Oil Companies From The Kurdistan Region Raises The Alarm In Its Oil Sector - Urgent

864 Economie 04/30/2022    Baghdad today _ Baghdad Today, Saturday, an informed source said that the American company ExxonMobil, which is specialized in the oil field, has permanently withdrawn from working in the oil fields in the Kurdistan Region. The source told (Baghdad Today), "This company worked in three oil exploration blocks in the region, which are (Beitwata, Arbat and Qara Hanjir) within the borders of Sulaymaniyah Governorate, where it suddenly withdrew from it in 2016." He added, "This company also withdrew in 2017, from the (Alqosh) field, and then withdrew in 2021 additionally from the (Permam) field."

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Government And Opposition” .. The Democrat Reveals The Details Of Barzani's Initiative To End The Political Blockage

Earth News/ The Kurdistan Democratic Party revealed the details of the party leader Massoud Barzani's initiative to end the political impasse in Iraq.

"During the coming period, there will be multiple scenarios, one of which is the dissolution of parliament, and this is the most difficult," party leader Majid Shankali said in a televised statement, followed by Earth News.

Shankali added that "the option of dissolving parliament is the most difficult because the situation is very difficult by going to this option," expecting that "there will be a breakthrough by forming a majority government and enabling the opposition to exercise its oversight role in a very large way in parliament."

Shankali pointed out that "the initiative of Democratic Party Chairman Massoud Barzani will center around this point that there is a government and there will be an opposition with a strong supervisory role and influence, especially through parliamentary committees by receiving the opposition to head some committees and have a major role in monitoring the government and seeing its government program and its implementation mechanism." “.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi political scene suffers from a blockage and a lack of consensus between the various forces, blocs and alliances, at a time when some major powers continue their dialogues and negotiations to end the political blockage and proceed with the selection of the President of the Republic and the formation of the government.    https://earthiq.news/archives/74601

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Iraq.. Who Is The Enemy, And Who Is The Friend?

Iyad Amber   01 May 2022   The political differences in Iraq are an opportunity for political fallacy

The German thinker Karl Schmidt (d. 1985) summarized the essential characteristic of political action as being based on "the distinction between friend and foe", a distinction that defines the form and content of politics.

And the distinction identified by Carl Schmidt is quite different from the saying that many politicians invoke: “Neither enmities nor lasting friendships, but lasting interests.”

The difference in the criteria that defines the friend or the enemy, and then the impact of the political considerations that determine who is the “enemy” and who is the “friend”, because the result of the distinction is the declaration of war or the use of all the capabilities of the state to confront the enemy.

The rule of defining the enemy and the friend may be one of the axioms of political action, and it cannot be stopped in its analysis for long.

However, the deliberate absence of it by the political class that rules Iraq makes the issue of discrimination subject to the temperaments of the political leaders, more than its reliance on rules that depend on political discourse and positions, so you find those who are accused of (terrorist) and (agent for the foreigner), or who is included Through the matter and justice procedures, he will be a partner or an ally after a short period of time, and all charges of employment and treason will be dropped from him, even if the Internet sites retain his statements and positions in which he declares hostility to the state and not only to the ruling political class!

Politicians differ a lot in Iraq, public opinion is preoccupied and social media is buzzing with debates about their differences, and public opinion remains divided over their differences that are entrenching social rifts.

However, they return and sit at one table, certainly not united by love of the homeland or the search for a solution to a political impasse, but rather they sit to share the spoils of power and their shares of the ministries. The citizen remains confused about what they differed from the beginning, and how did we believe that they could disagree?

The political disputes in Iraq are an opportunity for political missteps, and they begin with referring files to the judiciary, which may be implicated in files of corruption or waste of public money, or even accusations of issues related to terrorism.

But it ends with political mediation and the issue is resolved by mutual consent, and overnight all charges are dropped and all files are closed! Whoever was accused of corruption or terrorism cases returns with a festive scene carried on the shoulders, and the crowds chant for him (Hala Beyik, Hala.. Bejetak, Hala).

All this is happening, because the political class and its leadership do not distinguish between those who declare hostility to the state and those who oppose the political process. Therefore, the issue remains dependent on her mood and interests in forgiving and pardoning those who offend the state and society!

The state has been completely abolished, and amnesty and forgiveness are dependent on political calculations that are not related to achieving political and societal reconciliation, but rather to the mood of a political leader or prime minister who wants to use or drop the accusation files according to his interests or under the motive of embarrassing or influencing political opponents.

When the political class works to abolish or dwarf the state, its law and its institutions, and the political wills of the leaders are the ruler, the natural result is that whoever agrees and reconciles with this or that political leader and is under his care, all charges may be dropped from him, even if he glorifies and glorifies the dictatorship of the regime. The former, or chant and call for victory for the terrorist groups over the Iraqi armed forces!

Even at the level of foreign relations, it can be said that Iraq is the only country in the world that does not set clear and specific criteria for who is a friendly country, and who is an enemy country!

The issue is subject to the mood of governments more than clear principles based on determining the interest and sovereignty of the Iraqi state. In 2009, after terrorist bombings targeting Baghdad, Nuri al-Maliki - then Prime Minister - accused Syria of supporting and harboring the groups that carried out that operation, and demanded the UN Security Council to investigate the bombings.

But in 2010 he sent an official delegation to Syria to confirm the depth of the strategic relationship between Damascus and Baghdad, which (the exchanged statements between the two countries in the previous stage of tension do not affect it). We later found Iraq, the country supporting the Syrian regime, after the events of 2011 in Syria!

So is our relationship with Turkey, as despite the aggravation of Turkish problems and violations of Iraq’s sovereignty and security in the northern regions of Iraq, and the continuation of threatening Iraq with drought and desertification due to the encroachment on Iraq’s share of water, all these actions were not dealt with by the Iraqi government as acts that originate from an enemy country and cannot be dealt with by the Iraqi government. Consider it a friendly country!

As it targets the sovereignty of the state and its economic security. It seems that the issue is subject to considerations and interests that take precedence over the state's interest.

And not to distinguish between who is the enemy and who is a friend on the basis of criteria of loyalty and innocence to the state and not to a political leader or a specific government, it means driving another nail in the coffin of the state. The state, which has lost all its features, is a political class that has entrenched chaos and corruption and completely abolished all elements of the rule of law and the rule of institutions.

These ruling elites did nothing but waste all opportunities that could overcome the diseases of the transitional period and move towards building a democratic political system.

Therefore, it is no longer surprising that whoever does not know that politics is based on the principle of distinguishing between enemy and friend, cannot know the meaning of the state and how to manage it according to the principle of the supreme interest, not the interests of political leaders or the mood of governments.   LINK