Wednesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-15-22

Between The Formation Of The Government And The Continuation Of The Political Complexity... What After The Resignation Of Al-Sadr's Representatives?

POLITICIAN   06/14/2022 | 7:55 PM   Information / special   A member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ayed Al-Hilali, confirmed today, Tuesday, that some parties are trying to exploit the process of the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process, while indicating that the resignation of Sadr's deputies is in progress and the new government will be formed soon.

Al-Hilali said in an interview with "Information", that "the alternative names will replace al-Sadr's representatives, and thus proceed with the formation of the new government," noting that "what is afraid of the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement is two things, the first is the influence of some parties on the masses of the Sadrist movement to take to the street. “.

A member of the Al-Fateh Alliance explained that "the second thing that some personalities, political parties, and satellite channels that do not want Iraq to have stability are pushing, is that going down through Saraya al-Salam," stressing that "the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, will not take this step that could inflame the general situation." in the country".

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan had hinted, today, Tuesday, that there are positive signs by the parties to the coordination framework looming over the next two days to bring the views of the political forces closer to getting out of the current blockage crisis       https://almaalomah.me/2022/06/14/603511/

A New York Times Report: The Resignations Are Just A Negotiating Tactic By Al-Sadr

Sumerian special  2022-06-15 | 04:53  Source:  Sumerian   561 views    According to the newspaper, analysts described the political turmoil provoked by al-Sadr's move as one of the most important developments that are likely to destabilize since the election of Iraqi governments, while others saw that the resignations themselves would not lead to new elections.

This was promised by constitutional experts that the parliamentary resignations were valid after being accepted by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and did not require the approval or vote of the House of Representatives.  LINK

Three Presidencies Call For Calm, And Parliament Speaker: We Do Not Need To Vote On The Resignation Of Sadr's Deputies

June 13, 2022  The coordination framework accelerates the dialogues to form the government and the blocs devour the vacant seats    Amman - Al-Zaman - Baghdad - Abdul Hussein Ghazal

Baghdad woke up with the dust storm to political anxiety and an atmosphere of caution after the Sadrist movement withdrew from the operation political. while

The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, confirmed on Monday from Amman that he flew directly to it after a political decision It has emerged in the Iraqi arena that the resignation of the representatives of the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr is effective, and he will succeed them. Who came after them in the number of votes in the elections.

Al-Halbousi, who was received by Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman yesterday, said in a joint press conference With his Jordanian counterpart Abdul Karim Al-Daghmi, “The membership of any member of the House of Representatives directly ends.” Upon submission of resignation, death or participation in an executive act, and therefore (the resignation of the members of the bloc Sadriya) does not need a vote » the Iraqi parliament.

He explained that the parliament’s vote on the resignation of members of it is “limited to only three cases: the first is to appeal.” the validity of membership, the second, a serious breach of the rules of electoral conduct, and the third, the representative exceeded the permissible absence limit.” Noting that these cases do not apply to resignations.

In Baghdad, which will not recover from the shock of Sadr's sudden decision, the rest of the presidencies, represented by the President of the Republic, met Barham Salih, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, stressed the necessity of Reaching a real and realistic solution to the political crisis.

And the Supreme Judicial Council stated in a statement yesterday that “ the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zeidan, received the President of the Republic.” The Republic, Barham Salih and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and discussed with them the developments of the political scene and its repercussions on the economic and service reality for the country .”

The statement added, " The parties to the meeting agreed to invite all political forces to unite and unite the ranks. " To reach a real and realistic treatment of the political crisis in a way that guarantees the unity and interests of Iraq at all levels .”

The statement continued, “ The meeting parties also called on all elites and media and cultural events to calm down and spread the spirit of love and societal solidarity among all sects and components of the Iraqi people .”

The coordinating framework also confirmed, on Monday, its respect for the decision to resign the Sadrist bloc from the House of Representatives, explaining that it is going ahead. In dialogues with political parties in order to form a government.

A statement by the framework stated that “ the coordinating framework held its regular meeting to discuss the latest developments in the political arena Continuing with the necessary steps to address the political crisis and continuing dialogues with all political forces to complete the constitutional entitlements and form national service government .

He added, " The coordinating framework had hoped that it would go with all the political forces, but it respects the decision of the Sadrist bloc. " to resign from Parliament .

He stressed that he will continue to work with everyone to ensure broad participation and achieve the aspirations and hopes of the people for security, stability and livelihood Karim and enhances the role and position of Iraq in the region and the world .”

However, Iraqi analysts and politicians believe that the resignation of al-Sadr's representatives must be approved in the parliament.

Regarding the next step, Al-Halbousi said, "We will proceed with the legal procedures, and according to the electoral law and the mechanisms of electoral work, he will be compensated." Losers (those with the highest number of votes) in each electoral district instead of women And gentlemen from the Sadrist bloc, who unfortunately resigned.”

The Iraqi electoral law stipulates that, upon the resignation of a representative, the position of the resigned representative, the second largest, shall take over Number of votes in his circle.

"The next steps may go quickly," al-Halbousi said. We seek to form a government in which the political forces will bear responsibility for its outputs and management, and the assessment will remain before the people.”

On Sunday, deputies of the Sadrist bloc submitted their resignations at the request of al-Sadr, amid an ongoing political crisis since the early legislative elections In October 2021. Al-Sadr described the step as "a sacrifice on my part for the sake of the homeland and the people to rid them of an unknown fate."  

On Sunday, Al-Halbousi announced the acceptance of the resignations, saying in a tweet on Twitter, "We reluctantly accepted the requests Our brothers and sisters, the Sadrist bloc’s deputies, have resigned from the Iraqi parliament.”

The constitutional consequences of this step are not yet clear, but it is feared that it will lead to demonstrations and increase fears of violence A politician in a country where the majority of political parties own armed factions.

The early parliamentary elections in the fall of 2021 came as an attempt by the government to make concessions to the street, after illegal demonstrations The country witnessed unprecedented repression in 2019, and was subjected to severe repression, in which 600 people were killed.

Eight months after the legislative elections, which did not produce a clear majority, but the size of the parliament's bloc declined Pro-Iranian, the country's main political parties are still unable to agree on the next government.   Parliament also failed three times to elect a President of the Republic.    LINK

Al-Salihi: There Is No Tendency To Dissolve Parliament And Go Towards Early Elections

POLITICIAN   LAST UPDATE 06/14/2022 | 10:21 AM  The Information / Baghdad…  The representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Rafiq Al-Salihi, confirmed that there is no intention within the framework to go towards dissolving the parliament and resorting to early elections, pointing out that there is harmony from the other parties with the initiative put forward by the framework to end the political blockage.

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. Al-Salihi told Al-Maalouma, that “the Kurds and Sunnis before the Sadrist bloc’s representatives submitted their resignations from the House of Representatives, the two components had harmony and response to the initiative put forward by the coordination framework recently.”

He added, "Dissolving Parliament and going towards early elections is out of the question at the present time, as going towards this option does not serve the country or the political process."

And he indicated that "the Sunnis and the Kurds are likely to reject any trend or move towards dissolving parliament and resorting to early elections in order to end the current political impasse." finished 25

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A Deputy Talks About The Fate Of The Initiative Of The Independents After The Withdrawal Of The Sadrist Bloc[/Size]

Sumerian special  2022-06-15 | 04:14  2,397 views  He added, "The independents, even if the green light is given to them to form the government, should not impose people on the ministries, and allow the independents to fully choose the government cabinet in order to assume their responsibilities, as for the rest of the political forces and the Iraqi people without interference from any party," stressing that "The independents accepted the challenge and assumed responsibility. Therefore, no person or method should be imposed on them that leads to failure, God forbid, and in the end, this failure is calculated on the independents."   LINK

Al-Sadr’s Withdrawal Plan Was Prepared 10 Months Ago: “This Is My Last Experience, Either A Rescue Government Or The Protests.”

Posted On2022-06-15 By Sotaliraq    Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan  Ten months before the decision of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to boycott the political process, the features of the withdrawal plan had been drawn, and the alternative was to "go to the street."

On the contrary, his opponents were surprised by Al-Sadr's implementation of his threat and withdrew his deputies from Parliament, and with the absence of a "B" plan for the opposing team, randomness appeared in dealing with the situation.

Until recently, the Shiite "coordinating framework" was expected that the leader of the Sadrist movement would reverse his decision, as happened in previous situations, but this did not happen.

The "frameworkers" remained clinging to the idea of ​​"al-Sadr" returning to his new convictions after the 2021 elections for the past eight months, or waiting for Iran to intervene.

Even Sadr's allies did not succeed in changing the latter's position, and his partner, Muhammad al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament and a leader in the "Sovereignty" coalition, admitted that he had signed the Sadrists' resignation "reluctantly".

Al-Halbousi said after the Sadrists' sudden resignation: "We have made a sincere and sincere effort to discourage (Al-Sadr) from this step, but he preferred to be a sacrifice..."

A meeting that took place in Erbil between the two sides of the tripartite alliance in the absence of "Sadr" on the eve of the decision to resign, it was leaked from him that it was for the purpose of persuading the leader of the movement to reverse his position.

Among the Sadrists, I spoke to (Al-Mada) about the scenes of the decision to withdraw from the political process, especially since the current had withdrawn its ministers in the 2007 and 2016 governments, but did not withdraw the representatives.

Those circles say, "An alternative plan was developed during the Sadrist movement's decision to participate in the elections in the wake of the October demonstrations."

In that period, the Sadrists were keen that the election law be different this time and emulate the demands of the demonstrators, while their opponents accused them of being "according to the Sadrists."

The Sadrists invested in the law that allowed for multiple constituencies and individual candidacy for the first time since 2005, and were able to collect 72 seats before becoming 75 with the accession of independents.

And add among the Sadrists: "There were discussions within the movement, and we expected that the tremor experienced by some factions and parties close to Tehran would not allow the elections to pass easily."

During "October", accusations emerged against some factions and parties of the development of violence against the demonstrators, and a number of them were arrested after that.

After the election results appeared, which revealed a significant decline in the popularity of the Shiite forces that later formed what became known as the “blocking third,” the latter disrupted the election results for two months after besieging Al-Khadra on two sides.

And the circles familiar with the dialogues of the political body within the movement continue, saying: "In anticipation of this position and other positions that occurred after that, during the eight-month crisis, we had drawn up a plan to withdraw or align with the Iraqis."

The circles confirm that "the leader of the Sadrist movement used to say that these elections are his last experience in dealing with the political process in Iraq: in front of saving Iraq or sitting with the people."

In these elections, the Sadrists asked for the first time after 2005 to be prime minister, and they also participated for the first time in the name of the outspoken "Sadr bloc".

Sadrist circles indicate that the leader of the movement said in one of those dialogues that preceded the elections: "He has no other political experience...this last one."

According to those circles, "the withdrawal plan had been finalized at least two months before the start of the last poll, which took place last October."

The prospects of the Sadrists returning to the demonstrations are consistent with the continuing political blockage and the scarcity of services, especially electricity, which usually cause Iraqis to anger each other every summer.

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On the other hand, the "demonstrations scenario" and with the participation of the Sadrists frightened his opponents, who seemed confused in dealing with the position of the leader of the last movement.

Three trends emerged within the coordinating framework to deal with Al-Sadr's position: a position that flirts with the Sadrists, another that was exposed to the latter's opponents, and a third that talks about proceeding with forming a government.

The statements of the former representative of the Badr Organization, Hamid Al-Moussawi, angered his party, which considered them to represent only the speaker's opinion.

The office of Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of "Badr", said in a statement yesterday, "What was issued by Mr. (Hamid al-Moussawi) in one of the television interviews, does not represent the opinion of Hajj Hadi al-Amiri, the coordinating framework or the Al-Fateh coalition."

He added, "This language spoken by Mr. Al-Moussawi is totally rejected because it disturbs the political climate and contradicts the moderate approach adopted by the Al-Fateh Alliance and its leadership, which is why it requires clarification."

The former deputy had attacked the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Alliance of Sovereignty, hinting that there are 6 brigades on the borders of the Kurdistan region.

Hamid al-Moussawi, during a televised interview, said in the colloquial dialect, in response to the statements about the continuation of the tripartite alliance despite the withdrawal of the Sadrists: "I will answer them, I will make them go together - the sovereignty and the Kurdistan Democratic Party...".

In response to Moussawi's statements, the Democratic Party wondered how the party could ally itself with such a "mindset".

Arafat Karam, a leader in the party, wrote in a tweet on Twitter, “How can we ally with this mentality, if you had read lines in history, you would know that President Barzani is only made stronger by threats, toughness, stubbornness and resistance, so read something from history in order to know your limits and your size in front of lofty mountain peaks.

As for the second trend in dealing with the "coordinating party" with the withdrawal of the Sadrists, like Durgham al-Maliki, a representative of the state of law, who announced that he is seeking to return the current's deputies to Parliament?

Al-Maliki, a well-known tribal leader in Basra, said in a statement yesterday, "I will, after obtaining permission from His Eminence Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, and permission from the brothers, the deputies and the masses of the Sadrist bloc (...) to appeal before the Federal Court the resignations of the brothers in the Sadrist bloc for the purpose of returning them...".

On the other hand, the official position of the coordination framework is to proceed with dialogues with the political forces to form a government.

Yesterday, Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of the State of Law coalition, gathered at his home a meeting of the National Union, Azm Alliance, the "Christian" Babylonian Movement, and some independents.

According to a statement issued by the meeting, the attendees discussed “continuing the dialogues” and completing the elections for the “presidents of the republic and ministers.”

And from within the meeting, one of the sources says to (range) that «the Shiite forces do not expect to form a government without the Sadrists .. It is dangerous that the current is outside the equation».  LINK