Tuesday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 9-27-22

Al-Sudani Reveals The Priorities Of His Government “If It Is Formed

Posted On2022-09-27 By Sotaliraq   While fears of escalation are still inherent in the Iraqi political crisis, and increase with the imminent announcement of the results of the negotiations to unfreeze Parliament and its return to work, which puts the political forces in front of the need to form a government in accordance with the direction of the coordination framework (which includes all Shiite forces except for the Sadrist movement),

the “framework” candidate announced To head the new Iraqi government, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, today, Sunday, expressed his vision for the next stage, noting that the files of electricity, health, municipal services and combating corruption will be among the priorities of his government if it is formed.

This came during Al-Sudani’s meeting with a group of political analysts, writers and journalists, according to a statement issued by his office, where he said that “the files of electricity, health, municipal services and fighting corruption will be the priority of our work as a government.”

Noting that he will be responsible for holding the minister accountable and replacing the minister in case he fails or commits corruption.

The personality of the framework candidate for prime minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, is re-emerging as one of the most prominent current obstacles, in light of the continuation of the two sides of the crisis (the framework and the current) on their positions.

He explained that "all the names circulated for the ministerial cabinet or the appointment of an office manager are untrue and baseless," stressing that "the goal of our plans and work as a government will be to stop the negative repercussions of the economic and service situation, fight corruption, and reduce unemployment and poverty."

Al-Sudani pledged during the meeting that he would “restore the citizen’s confidence in the state and its institutions through serious and transparent work, away from intimidation and counterfeiting,” stressing that “his government program contained several files and included 23 axes, but the axes (health, electricity, municipal services, anti-corruption) will have priority. “.

And the framework candidate indicated that these axes “fall within the framework of addressing the consequences of the difficult living and service conditions experienced by most citizens as a result of the rise in the price of the dollar and the economic downturn that has caused its negative impact, as well as the files of reviving agriculture and industry and addressing unemployment, in parallel with the political files.”

He stressed, "It has short, medium and long-term plans that will work to secure services, improve living conditions and create job opportunities for graduates and youth, by supporting the private sector and activating economic sectors such as industry, agriculture, tourism, state control of imports, and strengthening and identifying aspects of fruitful spending, which will lead to It creates hundreds of thousands of job opportunities,” revealing that “it has been agreed with the leaders of the blocs that he will be responsible for holding the minister accountable if he fails and to replace him if necessary.”

Observers of the Iraqi political affairs rule out that Al-Sudani assumed the task of forming the government, justifying this by the large number of current political divisions, and the inability of the framework to gather the votes necessary to pass his candidate due to his differences with the Kurdish and Sunni houses.

Thus, the return of the crisis to the street is a forthcoming matter in their opinion, stressing that its return will not be as peaceful as the previous protests witnessed, suggesting the Sadrist movement’s participation in commemorating the third anniversary of the start of the October protests early next month, in a way that may lead to the end of the political system.    LINK

Analyst: Political Forces Refuse To Elect A Deputy Speaker Of Parliament.. For These Reasons

Posted On2022-09-27 By Sotaliraq    Political analyst Issam Al-Faili confirmed, on Monday, that the issue of holding a parliament session in order to elect the first deputy speaker of parliament depends on the nature of the coordination framework’s movements and agreements with other political forces, and this issue is still excluded

Al-Faili explained: “Political forces within parliament refuse to pass the election of the first deputy speaker of parliament for two main reasons, as the first reason is their view that this step will complicate the crisis in a greater proportion if no agreement is reached with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, on it.”

The second is that those forces believe that the election of the deputy speaker of parliament means that the coordinating framework will be able to hold parliament sessions without the presence of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi or his deputy, Shakhwan Abdullah, and this issue has many future accounts.   LINK

The Law Comments On Al-Halbousi’s Resignation: A Maneuver To Restore Confidence

Posted On2022-09-27 By Sotaliraq    Baghdad …Today, Monday, the leader of the State of Law coalition, Saad Al-Mutalibi, commented on the decision to resign from the presidency of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Al-Halbousi.

Al-Mutalibi said in a statement, "The decision to resign by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi is a maneuver and an attempt to renew confidence and support again by members of the House of Representatives."

He added, "The purpose of the resignation is for the purpose of presenting it to the members of the House of Representatives to reject it and renew confidence in him as Speaker of Parliament, and then choose a deputy for him and ensure the conduct of matters during next Wednesday's session."

Al-Muttalibi indicated that "Al-Halbousi took the decision to submit his resignation after feeling a lot of changes and exchanging political positions during the current period."

Today, Monday, the House of Representatives set the date and agenda for its session, while the agenda included voting on the resignation of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi from his position, and electing the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.

Earlier today, Monday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi confirmed that he had not discussed his resignation decision with the leaders of the political blocs.   LINK

Iraqis Participated In An International Poll: Our Country Is Devoid Of Democracy

Translation: Hamed Ahmed   Iraqis who participated in an international poll affirmed that the country is devoid of democracy, calling for the continuation of the international community's oversight to prevent the emergence of new dictatorships, pointing out that there are major problems, the most important of which is quotas.

A report by the (The National News) news website, translated by Al-Mada, stated that "few regions in the world share their countries with one identity, religion and language, as is the case in the Middle East and North Africa, while differing in their views, ideas and worldview."

And he spoke about a survey on Arab youth's views of the democratic system that included 3,400 young people from 17 countries and 50 cities in the region, that 65% of Arab youth believe that democracy is not compatible with the region and their countries.

He pointed out that “an independent poll conducted by the news website for the opinions of young people in Iraq and other Arab countries, including Egypt and Tunisia, confirmed that 75% of the youth of the Middle East countries do not believe that democracy is compatible with the nature of their countries, while 62% of the youth of North African countries have the same opinion. “.

An Iraqi young man from Mosul, Yasser Ahmed, 23, says that “the term democracy is only found in the media, but there is none of it on the ground.”

The report confirmed, “Ahmed, who works in the delivery services network project in Mosul, was only 4 years old when the American invasion of Iraq took place and toppled the previous dictatorial regime that ruled Iraq for decades. Instead of that system, the United States introduced a democratic system to the country, but after 20 years of that time, the Iraqis say they are deluded by this system.

Ahmed added, "Since it entered us, democracy has overshadowed other problems in the country, most notably the quota system."

Ahmed pointed out that "the system of government prevailing in Iraq since 2003, according to which positions are distributed between political parties and blocs based on sect, race and religion without taking into account the results of the elections."

The report indicated that "since 2003, Iraq has held five national elections for a full government session, and after each election period, the parties take several months in an attempt to reach a consensus government that represents all parties."

The report stressed, "It has been almost a year since Iraq held the last early elections, and a new government has not been formed," explaining that "competitions between parties have hindered the formation of the new government."

Ahmed returns to believe in "the possibility of implementing democracy in Iraq, but that takes time," expressing his hope that "the future generations of Iraqis may achieve this and find a new path in the political process."

For his part, a 20-year-old law student, Mohamed Naji, said, “Middle Eastern democracies need continuous support from the international community to be able to survive and be implemented.”

Naji added, "As long as democracy is new to the region, it needs constant supervision by the international community so that it does not pave the way for a new authoritarian regime."

Naji pointed out that "the United States created in Iraq a space for freedom in the country that allowed the introduction of a nascent democracy that took root in it, but it turned its back, leaving the political competitors with the opportunity to create a democracy that suits their own interests."[/size]

For her part, Farida Magdy, a journalism student at the American University in Cairo, emphasized that “successful democracy does not exist anywhere in the world.”

Magdy, 24, added that "efforts to activate democracy have failed in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Libya, and they are not suitable for the Middle East."

Magdy spoke about "rampant sectarian policies in the Middle East, violations of human rights in many places in the region, as well as government corruption and neglect of the needs of the people," and asked, "How can anything close to democracy grow?" Nassif, a 28-year-old Tunisian computer engineer, pointed out the impossibility of "achieving democracy in the Arab world because of the divisions and rivalries caused by the powerful forces in the region."

Nassif believes that "there are sectarian, religious and intellectual divisions resulting from influential parties, and democracy cannot succeed in this atmosphere." And the Iraqi Yasser Ahmed returns to saying, "The losers are always the innocent people of the country, not the governments."                                  

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