Wednesday Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-12-22

Wednesday Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-12-22

Rule Of Law: The President Of The Republic Will Pass Thursday

Sumerian special   2022-10-11 | 14:37   Source:   Sumerian  6,442 views   The deputy of the State of Law coalition, Muhammad Al-Ziyadi, said today, Tuesday, that the presidency of the Republic will be decided next Thursday, while noting that the State Administration coalition is working to bring the viewpoint between the Kurdish parties closer.

The House of Representatives, during its session held today, headed by Muhammad al-Halbousi, set next Thursday as the date for passing the President of the Republic.

Al-Ziyadi said in an interview with the twenty-something program broadcast by Alsumaria TV, that "the best thing in the current Iraqi situation is the formation of a consensus government."

He added, "We are still waiting for the Kurdish negotiations to be resolved in order for them to enter with one candidate for the presidential election session, otherwise the national space will be resorted to (entry with two candidates and electing one of them through voting)."

He pointed out that "the state administration is working to bring the views of the Kurdish parties closer in order to reach a result that concerns Iraq as a whole," stressing that "next Thursday's session will witness the passing of the President of the Republic." LINK

Baghdad And Amman Discuss Supporting Efforts To Reduce Tensions In The Region

Political | 10:18 - 10/12/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News, a parliamentary delegation headed by the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Shakhwan Abdullah discussed with a Jordanian delegation, on Wednesday, support for efforts to confront challenges and overcome crises to achieve security and stability throughout the region and reduce tensions.

In a statement received by Mawazine News, Abdullah's media office said that "on the sidelines of the ongoing activities and meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, currently being held in the Rwandan capital - Kigali, the Iraqi parliamentary delegation headed by Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed held official talks with the Jordanian delegation headed by Haitham Al-Zayadin regarding Bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.

The two sides discussed, according to the statement, "ways to unify efforts and support efforts to confront challenges and overcome crises to achieve security and stability throughout the region and reduce tensions, especially as there are common borders and historical and cultural relations between the two peoples."    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=208009

We Will Return It To A State.. A Parliamentary Bloc Reveals A Message That Al-Maliki Carried By Appearing Before The Judiciary

Political | 08:09 - 10/11/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News  The State of Law parliamentary bloc revealed, on Tuesday, that the appearance of the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, before the judiciary sent a message to all expressing his absolute belief in the justice and impartiality of the judiciary.

Parliamentary Bloc spokesman Atwan Al-Atwani said in a statement received by Mawazine News that "the appearance of the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, before the Iraqi judiciary, expresses his absolute belief in the justice and impartiality of the judicial authority, and his great support for consolidating the principle of respect for the rule of law and constitutional institutions."

He added, "This brave step reflects in the speed of response to the judiciary's decision, the extent of Al-Maliki's confidence in himself and his insistence on refuting the fabricated accusations and allegations, and his ability to refute them according to legal methods, and sends a message to everyone that we will not deviate from the rule of law and we will "return it to a state" that takes care of people's interests. And it works to achieve justice among all, harmony, tolerance and affection among the one Iraqi people without discrimination.

Al-Atwani concluded that the supreme word remains for the judiciary, for the law, for justice and for the people. Ended 29/R77     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=207972

European report: The Iraqi political system is on the verge of collapse as it reaches “old age”

Posted On2022-10-12 By Sotaliraq   A European report stated that the political system in Iraq has reached old age and is on the verge of collapse, noting that attempts to reform it are futile, pointing out that citizens are waiting for change either by a popular uprising, a military coup or external intervention.

The European "Modern Diplomat" report, translated by Al-Mada, stated that "Iraq has been living since 2003 the impact of political crises that have obscured all consensus between the blocs that make up the political system."

The report added, "The United Nations envoy to Iraq, Jenin Plasschaert, criticized the political class and its failure to manage the country last Monday evening, during a briefing at the Security Council, noting that corruption is eating away at all joints of the state."

He pointed out that "Blaschart renewed her call to the leaders of Iraq to the importance of walking on the path to achieving political stability, stressing that the time has come for them to enter into a dialogue and collectively identify the country's basic needs and push it away from the brink."

The report pointed out that "these criticism coincide with the imminent launch of new demonstrations on October 25, a year after the elections demanded by the demonstrators in October 2019, and the failure to form a new government."

He believed, "The only solution is through dialogue, by returning to the negotiating table after the briefing provided by Plasschaert to the UN Security Council on Iraq."

And the report continued, "During her media briefing, Blackschaert diagnosed the absence of the Sadrist movement from the dialogue that took place under the auspices of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, which requires its return again."

He stressed, "The United Nations representative is not thinking of imposing the will of the international community, but her briefing carries messages to the political forces that there is no solution but dialogue."

The report pointed out that "the current Iraqi political system, since the formation of the political process, has gone through crises and challenges that almost torpedoed it, but it resisted and was able to overcome the challenges."

He continues, that "everyone who participates in this process, even those who claim the opposition, do not want this system to collapse, even though it is full of problems and crises, such as corruption, quotas and sectarian rhetoric that need to be addressed."

The report talked about “the external international parties who want Iraq to remain disintegrated and weak economically and militarily, and pose no danger to its neighbors, and a market for the products of those countries.”

And he stated, "This is in line with the internal political forces that benefit from the continuation of the situation, as they facilitate the sharing of the country's many bounties and go to the pockets of a certain elite, with the lack of accountability and what threatens the gains that these forces obtain."

The report stressed, “there is an urgent need to alleviate crises and keep Iraq away from the brink of the abyss, and there is no solution but to return to commitment to the constitution, and the rule of law over every corrupt, sectarian or criminal without discrimination.”

He noted "many attempts to save the political system", but described those attempts as "weak and futile."

He promised the mechanisms for demanding reform, "either they are weak without leadership in a way that makes it easier for the ruling parties to steal these attempts, or those who demand reform are part of the current political system and the cause of the problem."

The report asked, “Is the Iraqi political system after 2003 on the edge of the abyss?” And it went on, that “the political forces are playing today with an incoherent and multinational political team, and in the extra minutes of the second half, despite the negative result in front of the Iraqi people’s team.

He added, "After five electoral cycles and about two decades of rule, the social, economic and service indicators are still negative, and the political forces have moved from the struggle of sectarian and national components to another complex struggle that is within the same component for control of power."

The report stated, “The impact of political discourse has receded to low levels, and this can be proven by the participation rates in each election, as it decreased from 70% to 35% in 2022, and expectations indicate that it will decline more and more.”

He finds, "The Iraqis usually think that an event that will contribute to the displacement of the entire political class is close, and it is represented by an angry popular uprising, a military coup, or international intervention."

And the report went on, "This dangerous indicator proves that the political system in Iraq has reached the stage of old age with the end of the social contract between the authority and the people.”

A few days ago, the Iraqis celebrated the third anniversary of the October uprising with demonstrations that took place in Baghdad and a number of provinces, and witnessed frictions with the security forces, resulting in some casualties. LINK

Political Expectations About The Reaction Of The Sadrist Movement During The Inauguration Of The Iraqi President

Posted On2022-10-12 By Sotaliraq   Political expectations about the reaction of the Sadrist movement during the inauguration of the Ira 210584

Today, Tuesday, the leader in the coordination framework, Fadel Mawat Kassar, ruled out the presence of the Sadrist movement's reaction to the holding of the presidential selection session next Thursday.

Kassar said in an interview, "The framework has no fears of the Sadrist movement's reaction regarding holding a session to choose the president of the republic next Thursday."

He added, "The session for choosing the president of the republic is legal and constitutional, because the country's situation will not bear any further delay in forming the government in order to approve the financial budget and prevent the country from slipping into a new crisis."

He added, "The Sadrist movement is responsible for its decision to withdraw from the political process, as it was in its place to participate mainly in forming the government."

The Presidency of the House of Representatives has set next Thursday an official date for electing the President of the Republic, after a political impasse that lasted for more than a year since the early parliamentary elections. LINK

With The Approach Of The Decisive Session.. The Democrat Throws The Presidential Dispute Into The Union Box And Blames The Framework

Political | 05:24 - 10/11/2022   Special - Mawazine News   The Kurdistan Democratic Party confirmed, on Tuesday, that the ball out of the crisis of the Presidency of the Republic is in the court of the Patriotic Union, while some blame was placed on the coordinating framework.

The leader of the Democratic Party, Wafa Muhammad Karim, said in an exclusive interview with Mawazine News Agency, that the ball is now in the court of the National Union, because their insistence on one candidate represents a "node" in the way of resolving the dispute between the party and the Yekti, indicating that if the National Union insists on Barham Salih. The Democratic Party will not attend next Thursday’s session.

” He added, “The coordinating framework is supposed to persuade the union to abandon the candidacy of Barham Salih for the post of president, while noting that he “expects an attempt to frame this aspect.

” Karim continued, “If he does not succeed, framework, the knot will continue and remain attached to this position."

Earlier today, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi announced that a session would be allocated next Thursday to choose a president. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=207955

The Coordination Framework Postpones The “President’s Resolution” Session To Thursday, And Doubts About The Possibility Of Achieving A Quorum

Posted On2022-10-12 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan  After the failure of the last Erbil meeting, the coordination framework appears to have retreated from the date of today's session, Wednesday, which was dedicated to electing the President of the Republic.

The failure of the mission of the “framework” delegation to the capital of Kurdistan precipitated the postponed and expected confrontation with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.

On the other hand, there are doubts about the possibility of achieving the necessary quorum for the session to choose the “president”, as some forces may boycott the parliament.

Meanwhile, a member of the Sadrist movement, Judge Jaafar al-Moussawi, said that the third Karkh investigation court decided to release the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, on bail, in the case of audio leaks that spread last month.

Al-Sadr's minister, known as "Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi", had on several occasions called on the coordination framework to take a position on the "leaks" and the "threats to civil peace" contained therein.

Also, the Secretary-General of the Sadrist bloc, Nassar al-Rubaie, had filed a lawsuit against al-Maliki, against the background of the leaked audio recordings.

Al-Moussawi, a prominent member of the Sadrist movement, said in a statement yesterday, "After the decision of the Third Karkh Investigation Court to bring in al-Maliki regarding the leaks, al-Maliki appeared this morning before the aforementioned court and his statements were initially and judicially recorded, and the judge decided to release him on bail."

Nassar al-Rubaie launched his call against al-Maliki last month, accusing the latter of making a clear and explicit threat to the Sadrist movement and the movement's leader, Muqtada al-Sadr.

Al-Rubaie accused al-Maliki of working to “create sedition and sectarian fighting and tearing the national fabric of Iraq,” describing the recorded speech of al-Maliki as evidence of “the criminal and terrorist danger to threaten civil peace.”

And spread last month, a series of leaks of audio recordings attributed to the leader of the coalition of state law, in which he attacked the Sadrist movement and its leader, in addition to the popular crowd, and expressed his lack of confidence in the army and the police.

In one of the recordings, al-Maliki threatened to arm 10 to 15 groups with weapons, to storm Najaf.

This position leads to increased confusion within the coordination framework, as a group within the Shiite group is still defending the idea of ​​"a settlement with al-Sadr", and rejects the proposal of al-Maliki and some of his supporters to go to form a government.

The first team seemed more insistent in its position, according to some leaks, especially with the failure of the meeting of the "Framework" delegation with the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani.

The differences within the coordination framework had reached a crucial point, as a group within the Shiite group pushed to form a government without the approval of the Kurds or the Sadrist movement.

Regarding the Erbil meeting, Abdul Salam Barwari, a member of the Democratic Party, told Al-Mada: "Until this moment, there has been no change in the party's discourse and its candidate, Reber Ahmed."

Berwari, a former deputy in the Kurdistan Parliament, confirmed that "the door for nomination within the party for the presidency has been closed some time ago, and the National Union does not show any flexibility."

The media office of the head of the Democratic Party confirmed in a statement the day before yesterday that "Barzani received Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and the delegation of the State Administration Coalition, which includes the head of the Popular Mobilization Authority, Faleh al-Fayyad, and Muhammad Shia al-Sudani."

He added, "The political situation in Iraq and the negotiating process for holding the next parliament session, choosing the president of the republic and forming the federal government were discussed," noting that "the participants agreed to study these sensitive issues and reach solutions before the relevant session is held."

Berwari expects that “the scenario of 2018 will be repeated with two presidential candidates in Parliament,” while he denied knowledge of what was leaked about the possibility of “the Democratic Party boycotting the president’s selection session if his candidate is not agreed upon.”

Meanwhile, the head of the Democratic Party in Parliament, Vian Sabri, wished not to go to the “2018 scenario,” while she talked about 3 options for choosing the president of the republic.

And Kurdish media quoted Sabri as saying, “The three options are either voting to choose a candidate for the presidency under the dome of the Kurdistan Parliament, reaching an agreement between the two parties, or respecting the choice of the majority of parliamentary seats and the votes obtained by each party.”

She added that "the dialogues between the two main parties in Kurdistan are continuing," stressing that "the two parties have not yet reached an agreement or a common vision for choosing a candidate for the presidency of the Iraqi republic."

And she continued, "We do not want to repeat the scenario of 2018 and the mechanism in which the President of the Republic was elected," noting that "the position is important to us and we have our own vision for it."

Following these developments, political sources close to the coordination framework indicated in an interview with Al-Mada that "it was not confirmed that Wednesday's session will be held to choose the president of the republic."

The source, who requested anonymity, expected that "the session will be postponed to another date, which may be on Thursday (tomorrow) or next week."

In a later development, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi announced the allocation of a session tomorrow, Thursday, to the elections of the President of the Republic.

A statement by the media office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives stated that the latter: “I announce that the agenda for Thursday’s session, corresponding to October 13, will consist of one paragraph, which is the election of the President of the Republic.”

The House of Representatives held 3 consecutive sessions this week, the last of which was yesterday.

Ali Al-Mandalawi, the second deputy speaker of Parliament, announced last Monday that he had received a request from 170 deputies to hold the presidential election session next Wednesday (today).

Al-Mandalawi added, during the penultimate session, that "the presidency of the council will discuss the request and decide on it."   LINK