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butterfly Independent: The Next Stage Will Witness Strong Opposition And The Opening Of Files Of Constitutional Violations
Politician Last Update 12/18/2021 | 4:40 PM The independent deputy and winner of the early elections, Basem Khashan, revealed on Saturday that the new opposition's influence will be stronger than the previous one.
Khashan said, in a statement to the Information Agency, that "the mistakes that were committed in the last session will not be neglected, and we will renew them in the next stage, and the negligent will pay the price, regardless of his position and authority."
He added, "The fifth session will be a real court for all those who committed violations of the constitution and the law and exceeded their powers and were not held accountable by the previous parliament and the judiciary."
He pointed out that "violations, no matter how old they are, must be revived and the perpetrators will be held accountable and punished," noting that "the new stage will witness the emergence of real opposition to restoring the force of law."
The political parties are still waiting for the Federal Court's decision on the results, to clarify the steps of the new political forces that will be built on the basis of what the judiciary will come up with on December 22 this year. https://almaalomah.me/2021/12/18/571556/
18 Dec 21, 09:11 AM butterfly Coordination Framework initiates an effort to define a formula to choose candidates for the state leaders 2021-12-18 06:09
Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework is leading an effort to establish a formula to choose the candidates for the state's top positions, leading figure in the State of Law Coalition Gatah al-Rikabi said on Saturday.
Al-Rikabi said on Saturday that the Shiite forces consortium assembled a committee that will hold meetings with the influential political forces in the country.
"The committee has already met with the leaders of the Azm alliance," al-Ribaki said, "it will hold meetings with Takaddom, the Kurdish parties, and the Sadrist movement soon."
"These meetings are an introduction for the formation of an alliance after the issuance of the Supreme Federal Court's ruling and the ratification of the election results."
"The movement towards the political forces now aims to find a consensual formula to choose the President of the Republic, Prime Minister, and Parliament Speaker," he concluded.
Earlier, the Coordination Framework said that a group of lists and independent MPs from outside the consortium had joined their assembly, which boosts their negotiating power. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Coordination-Framework-initiates-an-effort-to-define-a-formula-to-choose-candidates-for-the-state-leaders
butterfly The Federal Court may request a 2nd manual recount of the ballots in the contested EVMs 2021-12-17 06:50
Shafaq News / A reliable source reported that the Supreme Federal Court may issue a decision to manually re-count (again) the ballots in the contested electronic voting machines in four Iraqi governorates.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The Federal Court may issue a decision to re-count (again) the ballots in the contested electronic voting machines in Baghdad, Babel, Saladin, and Nineveh, in which high rates of electoral violations were recorded, according to reports of international observers."
He added that this decision -if issued- will slightly change the election results in those governorates.
The Federal Court said in its meeting last Thursday, that it will postpone its decision regarding the election results until it finishes examining all the appeals it received. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/The-Federal-Court-may-request-a-2nd-manual-recount-of-the-ballots-in-the-contested-EVMs
butterfly Iraqi government owes +32 billion dinars to a state-owned company 2021-12-18 05:24
Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Government owes the Ur Company for Electric Industries more than 32 billion dinars, a press release by the State-owned company said on Saturday.
The company's CEO, Haidar Sahar, told Shafaq News Agency that the company sold products to the Ministries of Electricity and Oil at a value of 30 and 2.5 billion dinars, respectively.
"The company demanded the respective ministries pay the dues on multiple occasions, but they did respond. This has contributed to the lack of funds to buy the material we use to manufacture cables," he explained.
The sales of Ur Company, according to Sahar, amounted to 45 billion dinars. "This can be doubled if the government buys our products as it does with foreign companies." https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/Iraqi-government-owes-32-billion-dinars-to-a-state-owned-company
butterfly USD/IQD exchange stabilizes in the Iraqi markets 2021-12-18 03:03
Shafaq News/ The U.S. dollar (USD) exchange against the Iraqi dinar (IQD) stabilized on Saturday.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that Al-Kifah and al-Harithiya Central Exchanges traded the USD at a rate of 147,900 IQD to 100, the same as last Thursday.
Our correspondent added that today's buying and selling rates in the local markets of the Iraqi capital settled at 147,500 and 148,500 IQD for every 100 USD, respectively. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/USD-IQD-exchange-stabilizes-in-the-Iraqi-markets
butterfly out for now.........bbl
butterfly Iraq’s oil exports to the United States fell 88% within a week
December 18, 2021 11:24 am Iraqs oil exports to the United States fell 88 percent within a weekMubasher: The US Energy Information Administration announced today, Saturday, that Iraq’s oil exports to the United States decreased by more than 88 percent, to an average of 29,000 barrels per day, during the past week, down from the previous week, in which the average Iraqi exports amounted to 248,000 barrels per day.
The US administration said that the average imports of crude oil during the past week from nine countries amounted to 5.869 million barrels per day, an increase of 57 thousand barrels per day compared to the previous week, which amounted to 5.812 million barrels per day, according to the Middle East News Agency.
She indicated that most of America’s oil revenues during the past week came from Canada at a rate of 3.879 million barrels per day, followed by Mexico at a rate of 569,000 barrels per day, Saudi Arabia at a rate of 463,000 barrels per day, then Ecuador at a rate of 265,000 barrels per day, then Colombia at a rate of 232 thousand barrels Daily.
According to the administration, the amount of US imports of crude oil from Nigeria amounted to an average of 217,000 barrels per day, followed by Russia at a rate of 107 thousand barrels per day, and then Trinidad and Tobago with 51 thousand barrels per day. mubasher.info
butterfly Former MP: The departure of the Al-Kazemi government has become a popular demand
2021-12-18 Former MP - The departure of the Al-Kazemi government has become a popular demandMember of the dissolved parliament, Abbas Yaber, confirmed, on Saturday, that the departure of the current government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi has become a popular demand, noting that the government does not meet the needs of the poor citizen.
Yaber said in a statement to “Al-Maalouma”, “The current government has not fulfilled its promises towards the poor citizen, but rather has increased poverty and unemployment by raising the dollar exchange rate.”
He added, “The Al-Kazemi government, since taking over its work duties, has not provided anything but high prices and unemployment, the last of which was the congestion of the political scene,” noting that “the departure of the Al-Kazemi government has become a popular demand to end poverty and suffering and return the dollar exchange rate to its previous era.”
The expert in economic affairs, Ahmed Abdel Ali, confirmed that the current government’s decisions regarding economic reforms are fraught with risks, as they are immediate decisions that are not far-reaching. burathanews.com
butterfly By 10%.. Disclosure of a decision from the Federal to re-count and manual sorting of stations
2021-12-18 By 10 percent .. Disclosure of a decision from the Federal to re-count and manual sorting of stationsA source in the coordination framework revealed, on Saturday, the intention of the Federal Supreme Court to issue a decision to re-count and manual count by 10%, indicating that this percentage will change the balance of the election results.
The source said that “there is information obtained that the members of the Federal Court reached convictions about the evidence that proves fraud, manipulation and technical errors in the recent electoral process.”
The source added, “The Federal Court is in the process of discussing the possibility of issuing a decision to re-count and manual sort by 10% of the stations,” noting that “in the event of issuing the decision, the objecting political forces will request the formation of special committees determined by the Federal Court to carry out the counting and sorting process.”
He pointed out that “the percentage of 10% if it happens, the balance of political forces will change in a way that leads to a balance between the political forces in the seats in the House of Representatives.” burathanews.com
butterfly Al-Mutairi and Al-Eidani discuss the issue of the delay in the approval of the Federal Court on the results of the parliamentary elections
Saturday 18 December 2021 The head of the political body of the Sadrist movement, Ahmed Al-Mutairi, discussed with Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani, the issue of the delay in the Federal Court's approval of the results of the parliamentary elections.
The head of the political body of the Sadrist movement welcomed the visit of the governor of Basra, reviewing with him the most important recent political developments in the country and addressing the issue of the delay in the approval of the Federal Court on the results of the parliamentary elections.
The Governor of Basra held the head of the political body of the Sadrist movement the secretariat of conveying his greetings to Muqtada al-Sadr, stressing his support for His Eminence al-Sadr, the leader in his reform revolution. The Governor of Basra also expressed his hope for the formation of a national political majority government that would take care of Iraq's interests and preserve its security, sovereignty and prestige, stressing the need to fight the corrupt and provide the best services to all the Iraqi people./End of 7
Al-Eidani called on all political blocs to unite their parties to achieve the aspirations of the masses and advance the country's reality, indicating that he aligned with Muqtada al-Sadr's choice in forming a government of the national political majority. https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=945562
butterfly Kakai minority scores two seats in Iraqi parliament
After years of absence, two female candidates from the Kakai minority managed to reach the Iraqi parliament following the fifth Iraqi legislative elections held on Oct. 10 for the provinces of Ninevah and Kirkuk. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/12/kakai-minority-scores-two-seats-iraqi-parliament
butterfly The Netherlands announces a comprehensive closure from tomorrow until January 14 due to the spread of the Corona virus
Saturday 18 December 2021 23:35 The Dutch government announced today a comprehensive closure, starting from tomorrow until the fourteenth of next month, due to the spread of the Corona virus.
According to Dutch media, the Dutch government has extended the night-time closure until January 14, when all non-essential activities are closed at 5:00 pm; A procedure similar to the measure adopted in other countries, such as Austria or Romania.” https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=945635
butterfly Shankali: Talk To The Numbers, And Whoever Will Form The Government Has To Come Up With 166 Parliamentary Seats
Politician Last Update 12/18/2021 | 7:55 PM A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Alliance, Majid Shankali, suggested, on Saturday, the formation of the coordinating framework forces for the next government, attributing this to the numbers reached through the alliances.
Shankali said, in a statement to the "Information" agency, that "forming the government is not a simple process and does not depend on political influences between the forces, if the matter is not linked to one party over the other, and therefore whoever wants to form the government must provide 166 parliamentary seats."
He pointed out that "the framework forces talk about more than 90 non-Sunni and Kurdish seats, and therefore this number could make a big difference in the process of forming a government and attracting other alliances to them."
He pointed out that "the parliamentary seats are able to pass the government according to consensus or the majority, and therefore the party that can collect the largest number of seats in parliament can pass the government." https://almaalomah.me/2021/12/18/571581/
Sparky ... " The Federal Court may request a 2nd manual recount of the ballots in the contested EVMs 2021-12-17 06:50
Shafaq News / A reliable source reported that the Supreme Federal Court may issue a decision to manually re-count (again) the ballots in the contested electronic voting machines in four Iraqi governorates. " ...
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