Tuesday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-25-22

Al-Mandulai Assures The American Ambassador The Importance Of Forming A Government That Meets The Aspirations Of The People And Strengthens Iraq's Relations

Political | 05:31 - 10/24/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mohsen Al-Mandalawi stressed, on Monday, the importance of forming a strong government that meets the aspirations of the people and promotes balanced international relations that support stability.

Al-Mandalawi's office stated in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of it, that "the latter discussed with the American ambassador in Baghdad, Alina Romanowsky, the importance of the new government being strong and responsive to the aspirations of the Iraqi people, and seeking balanced relations at the regional and international levels, and supportive of the country's full stability, And that the House of Representatives exercise its legislative and oversight role in following up on the implementation of its duties within the government curriculum.

According to the statement, Al-Mandalawi affirmed, "The House of Representatives is keen to strengthen relations with the United States of America in the economic, political and cultural fields." Ended 29/h     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=209131

Al-Hakim Calls On Everyone To Support The Sudanese By Forming A Government Of National Service

Political | 04:16 - 10/24/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News, the head of the Al-Hikma Movement, Ammar Al-Hakim, called for the support of the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, to form a government of national service.

Al-Hakim said in a statement received by Mawazine News, a copy of it, that "while our patient and proud people eagerly await the birth of the new government booth, we call upon all political blocs to support, support and assist the Prime Minister-designate and his ministerial team in his mission and to stand with him in forming a government of national service."

He called on everyone to "join hands and compromise in the interest of Iraq and the Iraqis, and to prioritize it over all other interests."

He continued, "We hope that the next government will do its utmost to protect Iraq and serve its people, and that it will spare no effort in the task of restoring citizens' confidence in the political process and sowing optimism in the hearts of our people in the next stage, and benefiting from the experiences of the previous stages to overcome mistakes and work to develop real and realistic solutions. Today, he is only satisfied with a national service government that achieves his legitimate aspirations.” Ended 29/h

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Al-Sudani And Al-Amiri Are Angry, And There Is No Session This Week To Announce The Government

Posted On2022-10-25 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan  It has become almost certain that the government of designate Muhammad al-Sudani will not be presented to Parliament this week, as the coordinating framework had planned.

In conjunction with that, popular activities are supposed to begin today to commemorate the third anniversary of the second wave of the Tishreen movement in 2019.

In the last chapters of the Shiite-Shiite disputes over the ministries, a prominent leader in the "framework" threatened to withdraw from the government formation process.

For the second week, conflicts over security positions and sovereign ministries continue, while warnings are being issued that Al-Sudani may apologize for his mission.

According to what is going on in closed rooms, well-informed sources told Al-Mada that "the most prominent parties to the Shiite conflict are the State of Law, Al-Fateh, Hezbollah Brigades and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq."

According to those sources, the rounds of arms within the coordination framework "concluded with granting Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of the state of law, the Ministry of Oil at the expense of the Badr Organization."

The source speculates that the ministry will be assigned to al-Maliki's son-in-law, the head of the Al-Bashaer movement, MP Yasser Sakhel.

Al-Attar had recently launched an organized attack on the current Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, and removed him from the management of the National Oil Company and the acting Ministry of Finance.

Some of the "tyremen" accused Abdul-Jabbar of concluding suspicious contracts with some companies and distributing plots of land to senior employees in the ministry in an upscale area west of Baghdad.

The sources indicate that the rule of law's control over "oil" has caused Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of the Badr Organization, to decide to withdraw his candidate for the Ministry of Interior, Qassem al-Araji.

Al-Araji's office said in a statement on Sunday evening that "it has not issued any news about whether or not al-Araji's nomination for the position of the Ministry of Interior has been withdrawn, because Mr. al-Araji was not a candidate for this position."

He added that "everything published on news sites and pages in this regard has nothing to do with Al-Araji's media office, and it is unofficial and baseless news."

Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (Qais al-Khazali), the rest of the coordinating framework, is wrestling for the position of Interior Minister.

Hezbollah Brigades also entered the competition line, aiming to obtain the intelligence position, and trying to remove Faleh al-Fayyad from the PMF leadership.

According to well-informed sources, the raging conflict within the coordination framework led Hadi al-Amiri to "threatening to withdraw from the government."

And Al-Amiri threatens to withdraw for the second time after he was forced last July to remove his candidate, Qassem Al-Araji, from competing for prime minister, after Al-Maliki imposed the name Al-Sudani.

Shiites are supposed to get 12 ministries out of 22 or 23, and according to the points system (electoral weights), the share of the state of law is 4 ministries (1 sovereign), while the position of Vice President of the Republic may be added to it.

As for the share of the Al-Fateh Alliance, which includes the Badr Organization, Asa’ib, the Supreme Council and Sanad Gathering, according to that system, it is 5 ministries (one sovereign).

And the worst scenario that the coordination framework fears because of the intensity of the competition is that the Sudanese "apologise" for completing the government.

On those differences, State of Law MP Aref Al-Hamami said in an interview with Al-Mada that "there are bets on the failure of this government, but it has no choice but to succeed."

Al-Hamami adds: "The Sudanese are looking for specifics for ministers, which may conflict with some of the candidates."

The deputy points out that the person in charge of forming the government "is looking for a minister who has experience in his field of work, even if he is a partisan from the first line, but at least he has knowledge and previously worked in the same specialty of the ministry."

According to leaks, the coordination framework gave Al-Sudani a deadline next week to complete his government booth.

On Sunday, Al-Sudani announced that the interviews with the candidates for the ministries "will be through a specialized committee that includes a group of consultants, and is headed by the Prime Minister-designate."

He stressed that "the candidates who have been chosen to take charge will be officially announced after the end of the interviews, and to ensure the integrity of the candidates' position on the legal aspects, and to set a date for the parliament session to gain confidence."

Representative Aref Al-Hamami says, “The Sudanese may not present all the ministries. Delayed ministries can be postponed to another stage.

The Sunni forces are also still intersected regarding the ministries, especially the ministries of defense and planning.

In a television interview, the representative of the "Azm" coalition, Ahmed al-Jubouri, attacked Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, against the background of distributing ministries.

Azm had previously threatened that he would obtain the position of Speaker of Parliament if he did not obtain his electoral entitlement from the ministries.

Al-Jubouri said in a television program that Al-Halbousi “asked Azm to take the Ministry of Defense and to get 5 ministries in return.”

According to the quota system, the Sunni forces' share of the total number of ministries is between 5 and 6 portfolios.

Al-Jubouri defended his alliance, calling for "the position of Deputy Prime Minister in addition to the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Service."

In the midst of that conflict, supporters of the "Tishreen Movement" announced that the demonstrations to be launched today, Tuesday, would be in all governorates.

According to data from the movement’s coordinators, the demonstration will start at 3 pm, stressing the commitment to peace and discipline.

In this regard, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, a former candidate for prime minister, commented that the demonstrators "will enter our homes in the green and drag us into the streets."

Allawi said in a tweet on Twitter that the parties' struggle led to "their pockets (referring to those parties) being filled at the expense of the common people who suffer from poverty and starvation."

Allawi cited the words of one of the former heads of government, whose name was not mentioned, in describing what is happening now, and warning against the demonstrators entering "the homes of politicians and dragging them down.   LINK

Al-Maliki To The Turkish Ambassador: The New Government Will Gain The Confidence Of Parliament Very Soon, With The Participation Of All Components

Shafaq News/ The head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, said on Monday that the new government that he seeks to form, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, will gain the confidence of Parliament very soon, with the participation of all Iraqi components.

This came during a meeting in his office with Turkey's ambassador to Iraq, Ali Reza Konai, according to a statement received by Shafaq News Agency.

According to the statement, the two sides reviewed the developments of the political and security situation in the country, as well as the bilateral relations between the two countries and aspects of cooperation in various fields, as well as cooperation in solving the water crisis that Iraq suffers from.

Al-Maliki pointed to the depth of Iraqi-Turkish relations and the need to strengthen them to serve the interests of the two neighboring countries, stressing that "Iraq seeks in the next stage to strengthen stability and cooperation with all friends and brothers."

And the head of the State of Law coalition stated that "Iraq is open to the countries of the world and seeks to invest its positive relations in the framework of providing services and providing job opportunities through the establishment of development and service projects," noting that "the new government will gain the confidence of Parliament very soon, and all components of the Iraqi people will participate in its representation." ".

Al-Maliki called on everyone to "support Iraq at the current stage in order to enhance security and peace in all countries of the region."

For his part, Ambassador Konai expressed his country's readiness to support Iraq, stressing Turkey's keenness to respect Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity and its desire to strengthen bilateral relations in the interest of the two friendly peoples.   LINK