Thursday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-23-22

Zidane: The Passage Of The Legal Period For Naming The President Of The Republic Is A Constitutional Violation

Political | 11:46 - 22/06/2022    Baghdad - Mawazine News, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, confirmed that not naming the President of the Republic so far is a constitutional violation of the expiry of his legal term, while noting that some have taken refuge in the Federal Court as a means of media appearance.

Zidan said, "There have been many constitutional violations and they are still continuing, the most important of which is the passage of the legal period for naming a new president of the republic."

He added, "Some have taken resort to the Federal Court as a means of media appearance and review, so that they resort to appealing any decision or law, even if it is not within the jurisdiction of the court."

Regarding the legal aspect, he also stressed that "without a penalty for violating a certain constitutional or legal text, that violation becomes a legitimate and repetitive procedure or behavior based on the rule (of punishment of violating the law), and at the same time he pointed out that"

On the other hand, he clarified, "We avoid issuing arrest warrants against media professionals, and instead, we issue recruitment warrants in accordance with the law."

And regarding the Federal Court’s decision of the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region, Zaidan stated that “with regard to the export of oil by the region, when the court examined the facts of the case, it found that the Ministry of Oil was constitutionally entitled to the claim submitted by it, so the decision was issued in favor of the ministry.”

On the incidents of clan conflicts, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council said: "Tribal practices have turned into a negative phenomenon that causes confusion in the security situation and a disruption in social cohesion." Ended 29 / p. 87    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197330

After The Resignation Of Al-Sadr's Deputies, Why Did The Talk About Foreign Conspiracies Escalate?

Posted On2022-06-23 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad / Omar Al-Shamri

After the resignation of the Sadrist movement’s representatives from the House of Representatives, talk escalated about a “conspiracy” being hatched against the political process in the country, to spread chaos, while observers believe that this narrative aims to enhance the gains of some forces, intimidate the public, and suggest to them the need to support them, a discourse they are accustomed to. Some political blocs, with each crisis.

The Sadrist movement's representatives (73 deputies) submitted their resignations from the House of Representatives, last Sunday, in response to the request of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, against the background of the political blockage in the formation of the government. .

But that resignation revealed talk of a “conspiracy” targeting the political process, with figures seeking to confuse the internal situation.

In this context, the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, called on the religious authority in Najaf to intervene, after the resignation of the Sadrist MPs.

Al-Amiri said in a statement - on the occasion of the anniversary of the issuance of the fatwa of “Enough Jihad”: “Today we need the kindness and care of the reference, its wisdom and foresight, to say its final word about the difficult political turning points Iraq is going through.”

Al-Amiri warned that “any emergency that threatens the political process means putting a complete history of sacrifices, victories and the blood of martyrs on the palm of the imp, and recording setbacks that delight the enemy and hurt the friend.”

Observers of the Iraqi affairs saw that Al-Amiri's speech gives a picture of the difficulty that these forces find in taking charge of matters after the resignation of the Sadrist movement's representatives, amid doubts about the ability to produce a government that performs its duties.

In the context, the political analyst Kitab Al-Mizan said, “The formation of the government after the resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies and their withdrawal from the political process was a bait for the political blocs, especially the coordination framework blocs. Whoever swallows this bait will form a very short government that will not last more than one month. The transition from the parliamentary opposition to the popular opposition, and this is what he is working on.”

Al-Mizan added in a statement to (Al-Mada) that "Al-Sadr has a final winning card, which is to move the street towards any government formed by the coordination framework."

He pointed out that "the framework will not risk its future, the political process and the political system, and goes to form a government without Muqtada al-Sadr. Al-Mizan stressed that “a government without Muqtada al-Sadr means a bullet of mercy to the political system, so perhaps they will find a compromise formula between the blocs and they may go to re-elections to get rid of this embarrassment.”

Since the leader of the Sadrist movement announced the resignation of his 73 deputies from Parliament, last Sunday evening, the "coordinating framework" forces have been seeking to restore their relations with the political forces, in preparation for the formation of a government coalition, a task that requires getting rid of an archive full of statements described as reckless and random, made by some personalities, I talked about the conspiracy, and the employment of some parties inside Israel.

Although this discourse decreased after the recent political developments, it is still present in general, in an effort to mobilize the public and feed the media space, with a narrative that suggests the need to align to face external challenges that target everyone, according to that view.

On Monday, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq leader Qais al-Khazali warned, in a recorded statement, that there is a “new reality after the resignation of the Sadrist movement’s representatives,” and stressed that there are “real attempts to confuse the internal situation under the auspices of political figures.”

In turn, the researcher in political affairs, Rahim Al-Shammari, believes that "Iraq is in a complex and difficult stage, and is currently experiencing a struggle between the will of the grumbling people, which rejects the current conditions, and between the ruling class, from the parliament, the government, the influence of parties and those who brandish weapons."

Al-Shammari said in an interview with (Al-Mada) that "the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies is the beginning of the road to two directions, the first is successive resignations, the dissolution of Parliament and the formation of an emergency government that will bring the country out of the current situation, especially the economic one.

As for the other direction, which is weaker, replacing members and preparing for unprecedented demonstrations stronger than protests. October 2019, and no one can predict the outcome of what will follow.” Eight months after the early legislative elections, the main political parties in the country are still unable to agree on the next government.  LINK

Al-Sadr Clarifies The Fact That There Is “Iranian Pressure” For His Deputies To Withdraw From Parliament

Posted On 2022-06-23 By Sotaliraq   On Wednesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, denied the existence of Iranian pressure on any Shiite party.

Al-Sadr said in a statement, "Iran this time did not exert any pressure on any Shiite party, and what is rumored that the reason for our withdrawal was an Iranian threat is a lie and is not true."

He added, "There are what some might call "Iran's arms" that practice political violations against the Iraqi judiciary and try to turn them in their favour, as well as trying to exert pressure against other political blocs, whether independents or non-Shiite blocs, especially since tomorrow's session is around the corner.

And he continued, "If I had enough courage, I withdrew from their participation in finishing off what was left of  Iraq , but some other blocs fear the increase in illegal pressures of violence, issuance of judicial decisions, false rumors and others."

Al-Sadr called on the blocs to “take a brave stance in order to reform and save the country, and not to go along with their sectarian pressures, as it is like a bubble that will quickly disappear,” adding, “Praise be to God, we have to withdraw from them and their plans.”  LINK

Al-Sadr Clarifies The Fact That There Is “Iranian Pressure” For His Deputies To Withdraw From Parliament

Posted On2022-06-23 By Sotaliraq   On Wednesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, denied the existence of Iranian pressure on any Shiite party.

Al-Sadr said in a statement, "Iran this time did not exert any pressure on any Shiite party, and what is rumored that the reason for our withdrawal was an Iranian threat is a lie and is not true."

He added, "There are what some might call "Iran's arms" that practice political violations against the Iraqi judiciary and try to turn them in their favour, as well as trying to exert pressure against other political blocs, whether independents or non-Shiite blocs, especially since tomorrow's session is around the corner.

And he continued, "If I had enough courage, I withdrew from their participation in finishing off what was left of  Iraq , but some other blocs fear the increase in illegal pressures of violence, issuance of judicial decisions, false rumors and others."

Al-Sadr called on the blocs to “take a brave stance in order to reform and save the country, and not to go along with their sectarian pressures, as it is like a bubble that will quickly disappear,” adding, “Praise be to God, we have to withdraw from them and their plans.”  LINK

Al-Halbousi's House Meeting Comes Out With An Agreement To Support The Political Process And The Rights Of The Liberated Governorates

Shafaq News/ The meeting of the "Sovereignty" coalition, which includes the "Azm" coalition led by Khamis al-Khanjar and "Progress" led by Muhammad al-Halbousi, came out after its meeting, Wednesday evening, at the latter's house, with an agreement to support the political process and the rights of the liberated governorates.

A statement issued by the coalition after the meeting and received by Shafaq News Agency stated that the meeting of the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Al-Khanjar and Al-Halbousi and the leaders of the coalition at the headquarters of the Sovereignty Alliance in Baghdad was held to discuss the latest developments in the political arena and the need to come up with a unified position towards the political process, indicating that it  was agreed to support the process. Political and affirming the demand for the rights of the liberated governorates and their masses in any upcoming movement.

Earlier, the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc and the "Sovereignty" coalition announced their participation in tomorrow's session, Thursday.

And on Wednesday, the Presidency of the House of Representatives called on the candidates "the biggest losers" to replace the Sadrist bloc's resigning representatives to attend tomorrow's session, Thursday, while six of these substitutes refrained from attending because they are from the Sadrist bloc's candidates.

And the Presidency of the House of Representatives announced yesterday, Tuesday, that the Council will hold an extraordinary session, based on the provisions of Article 58 first of the Constitution, and at the request of a number of Council members, on Thursday, June 23, at 11 am.   LINK