Thursday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-25-22

Al-Abadi: Iraq Is Experiencing A Crisis That Threatens Its Political System, And I Hope For The Wise

Shafaq News/ The head of the "Victory" coalition, Haider al-Abadi, said on Wednesday that the political crisis in Iraq threatens the political system and state institutions.

Al-Abadi said in a statement, "Today, our national state is experiencing a serious and new crisis that resulted from the 10/2021 elections and what resulted in a political blockage that developed into a contradiction between the political parties that threatened its political system and the flow of the state's action and its institutions in the service of citizens, which requires concerted efforts to get out of it." The crisis is to preserve the people and the state.

He added: "What is required today is calm, dialogue and agreement on an acceptable and legitimate roadmap to end the crisis, on the basis of considering the current stage as a stage that establishes a new constitutional stage, adopting reform and change in the body of the system and the performance of its institutions, to ensure the validity and effectiveness of the system led by the state and serving the people, and preparing for new fair elections." With wide participation in order to express the will of the citizens.”

Al-Abadi concluded his statement by saying, "I have great hope for the wisdom and responsibility of the faithful to find a national solution that preserves the state, its system and its people from slips and disasters."  LINK

Al-Sadr's Minister Attacks His Opponents Again: They Want To Form A Government In Order To Complete The Sale Of What Is Left Of Iraq

Shafaq News/ The so-called "Minister of the Leader" who is close to the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr accused, on Thursday, the coordinating framework that includes Shiite political forces of trying to form the next federal government to "sell and loot" the rest of Iraq and its wealth.

And the "Minister of the Leader" stated in a post on social media, "They want to form a government in order to complete the sale of what is left of Iraq and plunder the rest of its wealth and bounties and to subjugate those who have not submitted to them until now."  LINK

Al-Sadr.. We Will Take A Surprising And Unthinkable Step If The People Decide To Continue The Revolution And Undermine The Corrupt

Political scene Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 12:39 pm (77 views)  Sky Press   Muqtada al-Sadr announced via his Twitter account, that the trumpets of the authority came against the revolution, and I will characterize them in another article if they do not patronize, and that those trumpets came when we protested in front of the Supreme Judicial Council, fearing that the judiciary would resort to exposing their corruption files, and they thought that the demonstrators would storm the council and thus would fall They have files that expose everyone without exception.”

And he indicated that “the framework considers the judiciary to be the only protector for them.. If the sit-in continues in front of it, they will not have a presence in the future and will not be able to form a government, just as the fall of the current regime does not please some, led by the American embassy, ​​and the fall of corruption in the Iraqi judiciary means for them that the revolution You may overthrow corrupt people like them, for they consider the judiciary to be the head, and the fall of the head means the fall of what is below it.”

Al-Sadr added that "what bothered them the most was the demand for the resignation of Faeq Zeidan (head of the Supreme Judicial Council), who is considered the biggest supporter of (the framework)."

The leader of the Sadrist movement continued, “What resulted from this sit-in demonstrated the revolutionaries’ courage and surprise, and this is what terrified them. We also removed the international pressures by demanding dialogue with the corrupt. .

And he indicated, “Perhaps he will issue arrest warrants against those who demand reform, right or wrong, and not issue that against the other party. This means that the judiciary is trying to remove suspicions from him in an illegal way, especially since the demonstration was peaceful.”

Al-Sadr stressed that “the sit-in in front of the Supreme Judicial Council building was a break in the noses of the corrupt, as they were unable to defend themselves and imitate the actions of the revolution, as they did previously with the call for million demonstrations last week, and everyone is unanimous that corruption has affected the judicial institution for twenty years, and most are unanimous on that.” And as soon as (the current) took a stand before him, the judiciary became second to none and was almost infallible, as well as corruption and unfairness.”

The leader of the Sadrist movement concluded by saying that “whether this step is considered a failure or a success, it means that we will take another sudden step that they would not have thought of if the people decided to continue the revolution and undermine the corrupt and anger them, and we have more.”  LINK

Parliament Decision: There Is No Agreement To Hold A Session Of The House Of Representatives

Shafaq News/ Parliament Rapporteur Gharib Askar confirmed on Thursday that there is no agreement or a real date for holding a session of Parliament.

Askar told Shafaq News Agency, "The coordination framework, political blocs and the Iraqi street are all waiting for a date to hold a session of the House of Representatives," noting that "Parliament has been inoperative for more than a month, and we need to legislate many laws, monitor the work of the caretaker government and form the new government."

He added that "the Presidency of the House of Representatives discussed more than once to hold a session of the House of Representatives, but until this moment there is no agreement or setting a real date for holding the session."

And Askar said, "As a member of the coordination framework, I ask Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr to give an order to the protesters to withdraw from the parliament building for the purpose of expediting the holding of the session and forming the new government," stressing that "the parliament building is the best place to hold the session."

Members of the coordination framework are deliberating that there is an agreement with Muhammad al-Halbousi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, to hold a session to elect the president of the republic and assign the framework candidate to form a government.  LINK

 Plasschaert Asks To Meet Al-Sadr.. A Shuttle Tour And A Vision To End The Political Crisis In

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Disclosure Of The Details Of A Political Initiative Backed By Barzani

Political | 01:24 - 25/08/2022   Special - Mawazine News, KDP spokesman Mahdi Al-Faili revealed, on Thursday, the details of a political initiative backed by the party's leader, Massoud Barzani.

Al-Faili told "Mawazine News", "The party will attend the second meeting of the political parties called by Al-Kazemi, and the Democratic Party has adopted an initiative supported by (party leader Massoud) Barzani."

He explained, "The initiative will lead to the formation of a committee to present the outcome of those meetings," adding that "those proposals will be carried and submitted to Al-Sadr, and will include many steps called for by Al-Sadr, foremost of which is the establishment of elections and the dissolution of Parliament." Ended 29/N33    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203433

Anouz Proposes The "Only Solution" To The Political Crisis

Political | 01:05 - 25/08/2022   Special- Mawazine News  Independent MP Muhammad Anouz stressed, on Thursday, the difficulty of holding any parliamentary session without the agreement of the political parties.

Anouz told Mawazine News, "Talking about holding a session at the present time is very difficult, because it will cause a popular escalation," noting that "this difficulty is not limited to the place alone."

He continued, "He took the constitutional oath to attend parliament sessions, and that the only solution to what is happening now is to hold new elections and restore the balance of political forces in Parliament again." Ended 29/N33     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203431

For This Reason.. Al-Kazemi Postpones The Second Meeting Of Political Forces Until Further Notice

Political news  August 25, 2022   An informed political source said, today, Thursday, that the Prime Minister has postponed the second meeting of political forces until further notice.

The source said, "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi postponed the second meeting of the political forces, which is hoped to be held, today, Thursday, until further notice due to the refusal of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Sovereignty Alliance to attend the meeting until after a representative of the Sadrist movement attended the meeting."

He added, "Some of the coordinating framework forces refused to participate in the meeting, which prompted Al-Kazemi to postpone it without setting a new date for holding this meeting.

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The European Union Renews Its Support For Political Stability In Iraq

political | 01:00 - 25/08/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed, on Thursday, the need to strengthen the relationship with the European Union in the areas of combating terrorism, economic and climate cooperation and combating corruption.

And a statement by the Presidency of the Republic, received by Mawazine News, stated that "the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received, today, Thursday, at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the European Union Ambassador to Iraq Phil Variola."

During the meeting, according to the statement, "they discussed joint relations between Iraq and the European Union, and the importance of strengthening and developing them in various fields. The support provided by the European Union in the political, security, humanitarian and economic fields was also praised."

The statement quoted Saleh as saying that "Iraq is keen to strengthen cooperation relations with the European Union on many basic issues, especially combating terrorism and extremism, supporting the Iraqi economy, helping to combat corruption and recovering smuggled funds, and supporting efforts to confront the climate change crisis and protect the environment."

For his part, Ambassador Variola reiterated the European Union's commitment to support Iraq and seek to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, as well as support political stability and promote development in the country. Ended 29/N33    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203430

President Of The Republic: The Relationship With The European Union Is Important And The Need To Strengthen It

Baghdad – conscious   The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed today, Thursday, that the relationship with the European Union is important, and the need to strengthen it in the areas of combating terrorism, economic and climate cooperation and combating corruption.

A statement by his media office, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "the President of the Republic received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the Ambassador of the European Union to Iraq, Phil Variola, to discuss joint relations between Iraq and the European Union, and the importance of strengthening and developing them in various fields, and the support provided by him was praised. The European Union in the political, security, humanitarian and economic fields.

He added that "Iraq is keen to strengthen cooperation relations with the European Union on many basic issues, especially combating terrorism and extremism, supporting the Iraqi economy, helping to combat corruption and recovering smuggled funds, and supporting efforts to confront the climate change crisis and protect the environment."

For his part, Ambassador Variola reiterated the EU's commitment to "supporting Iraq and seeking to strengthen bilateral relations in various fields, as well as support political stability and promote development in the country."    https://www.ina.iq/163985--.html