Wednesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 7-20-22
Wednesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 7-20-22
The coordination framework rejects "espionage methods" and demands a "road map"
Policy 2022-07-19 | 16:21 Source: Alsumaria news 9,691 views A few days ago, social networking sites reported audio leaks attributed to the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, in which he spoke about the leader of the Sadrist LINK
Resolutions Of The 26th Session Of The Council Of Ministers
Iraq 19:27 - 07-19-2022 The Council of Ministers, during its twenty-sixth regular session, held today, Tuesday, headed by its Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, issued a set of decisions.
The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired today, Tuesday, the twenty-sixth regular session of the Council of Ministers," noting that "the session witnessed a discussion of developments in the general situation in the country, and a number of vital files related to providing services to citizens were discussed. ".
He added, "The session hosted the person authorized with the minister's powers to manage the Ministry of Electricity, who briefed the Council on the current situation of electricity," noting that "Al-Kazemi stressed making utmost efforts to expedite the treatment of some problems currently facing the electricity system."
He continued that " He stated that "the council discussed the central strategic plan (short, medium, and long-term) of the Ministry of Electricity, and directed the presentation of the study in a joint meeting of the Ministerial Council for Energy, Economy and Electricity within a maximum period of ten days, and the results are presented in the next cabinet session."
The office indicated that "the Minister of Water Resources reviewed the process of lifting abuses on water quotas, and the problems facing the workers charged with raising them," explaining that "the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, directed the competent security forces to provide full support and protection to the cadres of the Ministry of Water Resources in their campaign to lift abuses to confront the situation water scarcity.
And he indicated that "Al-Kazemi also directed all security leaders to take all required measures for the purpose of quickly arresting the person who had shot a gunshot wound to one of the ministry's cadres in Wasit Governorate, and bringing him to justice to receive his just punishment."
He pointed out that "the session witnessed a review of the epidemiological report, the procedures of the Ministry of Health in the face of the Corona pandemic, and its procedures to confront the high rate of injuries among citizens, and to provide all the required supplies," noting that "after discussing the topics on the agenda, the Cabinet issued the following decisions:
First / Approval of adding (printing, reproduction devices and stationery materials) to the Cabinet Resolution (137 of 2022) , which had authorized the Ministry of Education and the General Directorates of Education in the governorates to purchase and prepare materials (water, fuel, generators, and air fans) for the exam centers From the allocations (examination fees) for the current year / 2022, with the exception of the circular of the Ministry of Finance No. (133133), dated December 27, 2021, and the contracting methods stipulated in Article (3) of the instructions for government contracts (2 of 2014).
Second / Approval of the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, according to the following:
- Be patient in issuing export licenses for feed materials (fodder barley, hay, jett, and bran from corn residues) until October 1, 2022, to enable livestock breeders to obtain sufficient quantities of feed, To ease the burdens on their shoulders, and to maintain a balance in the prices of meat and animal products in the local markets, according to what was stated in the Ministry of Agriculture’s letter No. (TM/22/337) dated May 25, 2022.
Third / Approval of the exception of the project (Rehabilitation of Mosul Airport International) is one of the contracting methods in the instructions for implementing government contracts (2 for the year 2014), and the instructions for implementing the federal budget in force.
Fourth / Approval of the amendment of Cabinet Resolution (423 of 2021) to become as follows:
- The Ministry of Defense / Naval Force Command undertakes the contract for the construction of 3 marine boats for the Coast Guard, and the profitable oil ministry companies undertake to finance the project (as it serves its oil facilities), after the Ministry of Planning includes the project within the allocations of the Ministry of Defense; To ensure the possibility of financing and spending in the event that the companies of the Ministry of Oil are unable to complete the financing. https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/7596
Al-Amiri Sends A Message To Al-Sadr: The Leaks Are Fake
Political | 11:00 - 20/07/ Baghdad - Mawazine News, the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, called today, Wednesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, to turn a blind eye to the fake leaks attributed to the owners.
Al-Amiri said in a speech during his attendance at the Al-Ghadeer International Festival, that "the loss of credibility and the spread of falsehood, delusion and deception in the media is a real disaster that threatens peoples and destabilizes security, and we need the return of elements of media credibility."
He added that "the speedy selection of the presidents of the republic and the ministers represents urgent demands to restore stability and restore the prestige of the state."
And he indicated that "the political blocs are serious about resolving the prime minister's file to complete the rest of the constitutional entitlements and expedite the formation of the government." Ended 29/M99
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The Framework Rejects The Methods Of Espionage And Leaks: Cheap And Not Committed To The Values And Ethics Of Society
Political | 11:24 - 07/19/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The coordinating framework announced its rejection and condemnation of the methods of espionage and leakage, and considered them as cheap methods that did not comply with the values and ethics of Iraqi society.
In a statement received by Mawazine News, the framework stated that it "rejects the methods of espionage and leaks, considering them as cheap methods that do not follow the values and ethics of Iraqi society, and that the way to verify these leaks is entrusted to the judiciary, and everyone has to resort to it."
And he declared, "his refusal to target any religious or national figure and symbols, political force or security institution," calling for "the adoption of values and high competition in political action."
The framework called for "unity of the position and national solidarity away from the atmosphere of tension and reactions, and to spare the street unjustified rivalries, and to agree on a road map to deal with the stage, and to assume the legitimate and national responsibility to overcome sedition, and carry reality on the path of political stability and community peace." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=199853
Mawazine News/ Publishes The Details Of The Coordination Framework Meeting
Political | 11:06 - 19/07/2022 / Baghdad - Mawazine News The coordination framework held today an expanded meeting to discuss the formation of the next government, stressing their complete rejection of any abuse against the religious authority and the popular crowd.
A statement by the framework received by / Mawazine News / stated that the meeting discussed a number of files, the most important of which is the need to expedite the resolution of the name of the appropriate candidate for the circumstances of the current stage, and that he will not be affiliated with a specific party, but rather he is the candidate of all the forces of the framework.
He added, "The candidate's points will not be counted against any party so that he is not indebted to it, rather he is from the whole framework and for all of Iraq, and it was agreed that the leadership should be collective in making fateful and strategic decisions in all political, economic and social agreements, and the administration is left to the Prime Minister and his ministerial team.
It was also decided that there would be specific criteria for selecting ministers in terms of competence and integrity, and that they would be circulated to all Kurdish, Sunni and other components that participate in the government without exception.
He pointed out that the leaders of the framework affirmed their complete rejection of any abuse against the religious authority and the popular crowd and against His Eminence Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, stressing the need to resort to the judiciary and the law, and everyone should exercise responsibility, restraint and prevent abuses, stressing that the motive behind these leaks is to cause sedition and ignite unrest. And
breaching civil peace, which is what the enemies of Iraq are planning, and we have a duty to cooperate to protect the security of the homeland and the citizen.” "During the meeting, the leaders of the framework stressed that the outgoing Al-Kazemi government has no authority to conclude any international agreements, and not to recognize them by the new government that will be formed during the next few period." Ended 29 / p. 87 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=199852
The Democrat Reveals The Exchange Of 3 Proposals With The Union To Nominate The President Of The Republic
Political | 09:07 - 19/07/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News Today, Tuesday, the Kurdistan Democratic Party revealed that there are 3 proposals to resolve the nomination of the candidate for the presidency, which were exchanged with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, while confirming the existence of signs to resolve the crisis after two meetings held by Union President Bafel Talabani with Fouad Hussein yesterday and Democratic leader Massoud Barzani today.
Kurdistan Democratic Party MP Jiay Timur said that "there are signs of resolving the crisis and reaching an agreement to nominate a Kurdish candidate for the presidency."
He added, "The head of the democratic negotiating delegation, Fouad Hussein, visited the head of the National Union Party, Bafel Talabani, and a discussion took place on the issue, and today Talabani visited President Masoud Barzani, and discussions took place to come up with one candidate agreed upon between the two parties for the position."
He continued, "There are 3 propositions and proposals, one of which was presented by the Federation to give up all sovereign positions in the next federal government in exchange for its candidate, Barham Salih, taking over the position for a second term.
He added, "The third proposal included the Democrat's request that Barham Salih waive the nomination in exchange for the two parties presenting a Kurdish settlement candidate for the position from among the independents, and there are several names."
He pointed out that "the nomination of an agreed candidate has not yet been decided, and the coordinating framework must wait, and we are optimistic about reaching an agreement." Ended 29 / p. 87
State Of Law: 5 Names Were Presented To The Prime Minister At The Coordination Framework Meeting
Political | 08:32 - 19/07/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News The State of Law coalition revealed, on Tuesday, the details of the coordination framework meeting today, and the names of the candidates for prime minister.
A member of the State of Law coalition, Rasoul Radi, said in a television interview, which was followed by "Mawazine News", that the meeting of the framework was attended by all its members, including the leader of Al-Fateh Hadi Al-Amiri, who recovered from the Corona virus.
He added, that there are 5 names of the framework candidates for prime minister, some of them from the first line and some of them are independent.
Radi pointed out that next Saturday will be a deadline for deciding the prime minister's candidate from among these five.
Radi indicated, that there is a leak about the Kurdish agreement next Thursday on the candidate for the President of the Republic.
Radi stressed that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is allied with the coordination framework and the latter cannot abandon it.
A political source said earlier today, Tuesday, that the coordination framework meeting had ended, while confirming that 24 hours had been set to resolve the position of prime minister.
The source told Mawazine News that the coordination framework meeting ended with an agreement to form a committee to discuss the names nominated for the position of prime minister, and the committee will submit its report to the framework within the next 24 hours. Ended 29/R77
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The Presidency Of The Parliament Overthrows The “Coordination Plan” And The Selection Of A New Prime Minister Reaches A Dead End
Posted On2022-07-20 By Sotaliraq Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan Discussions of choosing a new prime minister within the coordination framework reached a dead end, while the Shiite group will try to hold a meeting for the same purpose next week.
The "frameworkers" are divided into more than one team regarding the next prime ministerial candidate, as each team supports one or more names for the position in the absence of decisive mechanisms.
The insistence of Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of State of Law, to obtain a third term in office constitutes a crisis within the "Coordination Committee" with the escalation of criticism against him because of what has become known as "WikiLeaks al-Maliki".
In the latest leaks of recordings attributed to Al-Maliki, the latter is attacking his Shiite allies this time, and the name of one of the factions whose voices have repeatedly appeared in the previous clips is revealed for the first time.
The Dawa Party and those close to "Al-Maliki" tried to push back the accusations against the latter with the "Sadrists" canceling demonstrations that were supposed to come out in condemnation of the leaked speeches of the leader of State of Law.
The " frameworks " also tried to implicate Parliament in the crisis, according to the statements of the Presidency of the House of Representatives, which requested not to hold a session to choose the President of the Republic before a political agreement outside Parliament.
Shakhwan Abdullah, deputy speaker of parliament, stressed that «the council will not be a party to the differences and problems, as long as some political forces fail to agree on a national figure for the prime minister capable of leading the country».
Abdullah's words came after the failure of the heads of the political blocs, during a meeting held last Monday in Parliament, to reach an agreement to hold a session to choose the President of the Republic.
And Abdullah added in a statement yesterday: "Unfortunately, there are those who are trying to plunge the legislative institution into the crisis and throw the ball into its yard, and what happened from blockages and previous data and the difference of parties in their positions complicated the political scene."
He stressed that "the House of Representatives distances itself from political conflicts and disagreements, and is keen to expedite the formation of the government and not set a date for electing the President of the Republic unless it is preceded by a political agreement outside the House, and the completion of the constitutional dues."
The "coordinating framework" tried to escape its crisis in not agreeing on a candidate for the prime minister by showing that the problem is with the Kurdish forces not to choose a president of the republic.
The "coordinator" insisted that the first session of Parliament after the end of its legislative recess should be to choose the "president", but Parliament closed the way to that "scenario", according to the last statement of the deputy speaker.
And the parliament’s presidency had revealed in a statement issued on Monday, after the meeting of the leaders of the blocs, that a new meeting of the heads of the blocs will be held next Thursday, according to Shakhwan Abdullah’s request, “in order for there to be time to reach an understanding between them.”
She also confirmed that the parliament's sessions will resume next week, at a rate of eight sessions per month, while presenting a table of the most important 20 laws that the latter seeks to legislate, without specifying a day for the presidential elections.
According to informed sources, I spoke to (Al-Mada) that "the crisis is deep within the framework, and he wants to implicate the Kurdish forces and show that they have the problem, while the problem is with the Shiites because of the escalation of the number of candidates and their distribution among the coordination force, and there is no way to resolve."
The source added that “the rule of law supports al-Maliki to head the government, while Asa’ib pays MP Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, and the Badr Organization advances Qassem al-Araji and Muhammad al-Ghabban in addition to Hadi al-Amiri, and the Movement of Wisdom supports Haider al-Abadi.”
The "Coordination" had retracted its previous announcement that it would finish the name of the next government candidate within "48 hours" - which has passed more than 24 additional hours - due to the intensification of differences.
According to the sources, "the coordinating framework will not meet for the most part this week regarding the name of the prime minister because of the differences, and there will be a new meeting next week in Baghdad."
According to the sources, the "Coordination Committee" is embarrassed by the continued demand of Nuri al-Maliki for the premiership, with the escalation of accusations against the latter due to audio leaks attributed to the latter.
In the last part of these recordings, "Al-Maliki" appears speaking with the Al-Baqi' Imams Brigades - one of the crowd's formations - which calls for bloodshed in order for the leader of the rule of law to come to power.
This is the first time that the identity of the speakers who repeatedly appeared with the leader of State of Law has been revealed in the previous four recordings.
In the clip, which lasts about 6 minutes, al-Maliki accuses the Badr Organization and members of the Al-Fateh Alliance (Al-Asa'ib, the Kataeb, and Sayyid al-Shuhada) of being "not interested in the situation of the Iraqis and confused (busy) in the farms."
Ali Fadel, an activist and journalist, had earlier promised to show other parts of the recordings, and some information was leaking out that the next clips would be "audio and video."
The leader of the Sadrist movement had expected, in a tweet, in which he attacked al-Maliki, that there would be new leaks in which the first would attack the religious references.
Al-Sadr called on his followers not to attack al-Maliki, and advised him to “declare seclusion, retire from political work, resort to seeking forgiveness, or surrender himself and those who sought refuge from the corrupt, to the judicial authorities….”
The Minister of the Leader, an electronic account of one of those close to "Al-Sadr", rejected the movement's supporters in demonstrations against the leaks of "Al-Maliki".
Muhammad Salih al-Iraqi (Minister) said in a tweet on "Twitter": "Thank you. There is no need for demonstrations regarding the leaks. I repeat: Thank you."
On the other hand, the Maliki clan refused to acquit the latter, according to the request of the leader of the movement in the last tweet, while the Dawa Party defended its leader.
The party said in a statement that "the marshes, mountains and valleys of Iraq" bear witness to its struggle against the former regime.
He stressed that there are "those who are fanning the fire of strife between us, the sons of Sadrists," stressing that he will not enter into "a partisan conflict with any party, and we will not be drawn into side conflicts that distance us from our Islamic and national goals."
On the other hand, Amer Al-Kafishi, a leader in the da'wa, announced that whoever made the "records" was a "known agent"!
Al-Kafishi said in a television interview in response to the audio leaks, "Al-Maliki is a son of clans and among the characteristics of the sons of clans, they do not talk about others, because it is a defective matter."
According to Al-Kafishi, the one who fabricated and leaked these matters was “a well-known man who is an agent of the Americans,” without revealing his name.
At a later time, the Judicial Council announced that it had received a request from the Public Prosecution to investigate the leaks attributed to Al-Maliki. LINK