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butterfly  After his meeting with the leaders of the framework, Al-Sadr tweeted five words

2021-12-29 07:54   After his meeting with the leaders of the framework Al-Sadr tweeted five wordsShafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, confirmed, on Wednesday, his quest to form a “national majority” government, after his bloc led the recent parliamentary elections.

This came in a tweet by Al-Sadr after his meeting with the leaders of the coordination framework in “Al-Hanana”, his residence in Najaf.

Al-Sadr was satisfied with a brief tweet to confirm his adherence to his position, saying, “A national majority government, neither Eastern nor Western.”

Al-Sadr met with the delegation of the coordination framework headed by the leader of the “Al-Fateh” coalition, Hadi Al-Amiri, and included a group of prominent leaders in the framework that includes the majority of the prominent Shiite forces.

This meeting came two days after the Federal Supreme Court approved the election results and rejected the lawsuit brought by Al-Amiri to cancel the results.

The Sadrist bloc topped the elections with 73 seats out of 329, followed by the Progress Alliance with 37 seats, the State of Law coalition with 33 seats, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 31 seats.

The Sadrist bloc seeks to form a majority government in alliance with the Sunni and Kurdish forces that won the elections, contrary to what was customary in previous sessions that witnessed the birth of consensual governments with the participation of all political forces.

However, other Shiite forces within the coordination framework are working to find a foothold in the next government to preserve their gains despite losing many seats in the parliamentary elections that took place last October.   shafaq.com

butterfly   Iraq..a delegation of prominent Shiite forces meets Al-Sadr in Najaf to convince him of a consensual government

12-29-2021   Iraq..a delegation of prominent Shiite forces meets Al-Sadr in Najaf to convince him of a consensual governmentThe delegation of the coordination framework of the Iraqi Shiite forces that reject the results of the legislative elections met at the home of the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr in the Al-Hanana area in Najaf (south of Baghdad).

The delegation included Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, the Secretary-General of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Qais al-Khazali, and the leader of the National Contract Alliance, Faleh al-Fayyad.

Al-Jazeera correspondent stated that the coordination framework delegation met with al-Sadr, in an attempt to persuade him to form the next government by consensus.

Al-Sadr, who won the most seats in the elections (his movement won 73 seats out of 329 in the Iraqi parliament), has expressed more than once his refusal to form a government by the method of consensus and quotas, and insisted that the next government be by the majority method.

Yesterday, Tuesday, the coordinating framework called on its supporters who are camping at the gates of the Green Zone (central Baghdad) to end their sit-in.

Hisham Al-Rikabi – a leader in the “State of Law” bloc that is affiliated with the coordination framework – called on the sit-in to withdraw, while retaining the right to demonstrate in the coming days.

Al-Rikabi added that the call came after the sit-ins and protesters succeeded in what he called “exposing fraud” that marred the electoral process.

butterfly   Two days ago, the Federal Court in Iraq ratified the election results, and it is expected that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will invite the new Parliament to hold its first session during the next two weeks, which will be devoted to electing the Speaker and his two deputies, then electing a new President of the Republic, before the prime minister who will present His government formation during a period not exceeding a month, according to the Iraqi constitution.

It is noteworthy that in early December, a meeting took place between Al-Sadr and the leaders of the coordination framework at a house in Baghdad Al-Amiri, during which the meeting agreed to continue dialogues and discussions, leading to the development of realistic solutions to the blockage in the political scene.

After the first meeting, al-Sadr announced that the next Iraqi government would be “a national majority government, neither eastern nor western,” while the coordination framework issued a statement making it clear that outstanding issues and the latest developments in the current situation were discussed “to strengthen the bonds of unity and fraternity among the people of the same country, and in a manner that serves the interest of the people.” Iraq, which is a priority for all parties.”

The political forces close to Iran suffered a significant loss in the recent elections compared to the previous one in 2018.

While the Sadrist bloc topped the list, the Progress Alliance won 37 seats, the State of Law coalition won 33 seats, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party won 31 seats.   rawabetcenter.com

butterfly   Two days ago, the Federal Court in Iraq ratified the election results, and it is expected that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will invite the new Parliament to hold its first session during the next two weeks, which will be devoted to electing the Speaker and his two deputies, then electing a new President of the Republic, before the prime minister who will present His government formation during a period not exceeding a month, according to the Iraqi constitution.

It is noteworthy that in early December, a meeting took place between Al-Sadr and the leaders of the coordination framework at a house in Baghdad Al-Amiri, during which the meeting agreed to continue dialogues and discussions, leading to the development of realistic solutions to the blockage in the political scene.

After the first meeting, al-Sadr announced that the next Iraqi government would be “a national majority government, neither eastern nor western,” while the coordination framework issued a statement making it clear that outstanding issues and the latest developments in the current situation were discussed “to strengthen the bonds of unity and fraternity among the people of the same country, and in a manner that serves the interest of the people.” Iraq, which is a priority for all parties.”

The political forces close to Iran suffered a significant loss in the recent elections compared to the previous one in 2018.

While the Sadrist bloc topped the list, the Progress Alliance won 37 seats, the State of Law coalition won 33 seats, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party won 31 seats.   rawabetcenter.com

butterfly   Iraqi army captures for antiquity smugglers in al-Anbar 2021-12-29 10:54

Shafaq News/ Iraqi military apprehended four persons for charges related to smuggling artifacts in the western governorate of al-Anbar earlier today, Wednesday.

A statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said that a joint force from the eighth infantry brigade's first regiment and the seventh infantry brigade's 20th regiment executed an arrest warrant against four persons suspected to be smuggling ancient antiquities.

The arrestees were caught in possession of a pistol, hand grenade, and an artifact, the statement said.

"The arrestees along with the seized weapons and artifact were transferred to the custody of the organized crime department," the statement said https://shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Iraqi-army-captures-for-antiquity-smugglers-in-al-Anbar

Butterfly   Al-Shabki: There Will Be No Budget For 2022

POLITICIAN 2021/12/29 | 7:35 PM

The former member of the Finance Committee, Muhammad Al-Shabki, suggested, on Wednesday, that next year will not witness the approval of any new budget for Iraq due to the political circumstances.

A member of Al-Shabki said, in a statement to the "Information" agency, that "the new parliament will not have enough time in light of the current circumstances to discuss and approve a new budget for the country, and thus the economic files will be carried forward to the year 2023."

Regarding the statement of the Minister of Finance, Ben Al-Shabki, "the minister had to explain the reasons and not make the statements in an alarming manner, and that Iraq is suffering from a crisis in resources and its dependence on oil is not enough."

He pointed out that "the situation and political logic prevent the application of many laws related to taxes and customs duties that help raise the level of resources and cover new and current expenditures."

The Minister of Finance had warned of the lack of financial liquidity after 10 years from now, and employees may be laid off due to lack of salaries and coverage. https://almaalomah.me/2021/12/29/573609/

butterfly   An important comment from the Al-Fateh Alliance regarding the change in the price of the dollar

Pratha News Agency 2021-12-29   Today, Tuesday, the Al-Fateh Alliance confirmed that raising the price of the dollar harmed many segments of Iraqi society.

Union member Nasser Turki said in a press interview, "The Al-Fateh Alliance will have a strong position, not only in the media, regarding exchange rates," noting that "this issue greatly harmed the income of citizens and employees."

He added, "The decision to raise the price of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar contains a lot of confusion, as there is a large class of people estimated in the millions, suffering from hatred and poverty, and this decision affected them."

Turki indicated that "the realization of the demands of the poor and the return of the exchange rate we hope from any list, not only from Al-Fateh," demanding that "there will be great positions to bring down the price of the dollar and Al-Fateh will press strongly on this issue."

The member of the Al-Fateh Alliance concluded, "There is a desire and real intentions within the coalition to raise the issue of the dollar in the upcoming parliament sessions and amend it." https://burathanews.com/arabic/economic/405100

butterfly   Where is the Iraqi economy? !

Qassem Gharawi 2021-12-29   The total amount that Iraq has paid over the 17 years since 2003 to today amounted to 52.4 billion dollars, which is equivalent to approximately 5 percent of its total oil revenues.

Governmental parties are trying to redirect the funds that were intended to pay compensation towards establishing sovereign funds for the future in which funds will be collected and invested internationally as a fund for generations, but the idea may not be appropriate at the present time, as the additional financial abundance estimated at 2 to 3 billion dollars annually that was allocated For Kuwait’s compensation,

it is better to place it in a local development fund that participates in setting up a development program to create profitable and sustainable development projects for the fund and that are outside the authority of the government, and that contribute to strengthening national development plans, instead of the annual borrowing operations that the Iraqi government holds with international parties to pay some of its expenses or spending on projects categorized in balance

Therefore, the payment of compensation to Kuwait provides Iraq with a wider political and economic scope in its international relations at the diplomatic and commercial levels.

Economic crises must be addressed to reduce the damage caused by them, and this is done through; Maximizing the country's non-oil revenues,

butterfly   Relying on the industry and overcoming the difficulties in front of it.

Reducing imports as much as possible and relying on domestic product by encouraging agriculture and providing soft loans, which provides hard currency for the central bank’s reserves to support internal projects and reduce the volume of debts and their benefits as well as a necessity

Reducing public expenditures and compressing them to the maximum extent to stop the waste of money.

Investment should also be encouraged and the private sector should be allowed to take its leading developmental role in the country.

And seriously consider real alternatives to oil and invest money from the cash flows that are available after the Kuwaiti debts have been paid, which constitute a percentage of the oil revenues.

Activating tourism in Iraq, and adopting a more flexible foreign policy in Iraq's relations with countries, especially America, in order to try to recover the money reserved for Iraq.

butterfly   The widening of the gap between expenditures and revenues is widening and it is heading to a collision in the coming decades because Iraq depends on oil revenues by ninety percent, and this is a disaster because it is the only resource, and the next government should think and plan to find alternatives to oil, considering that the world is currently thinking about using clean energy In the future, which affects the fluctuations and decline of oil prices, funds must also be allocated to complete the large FAO project, which is beneficial to Iraq and is therefore a reliable resource by studying the economic feasibility of this giant project. https://burathanews.com/arabic/economic/405096

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