Monday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 7-11-22
Al-Hakim Calls On The Kurds To Resolve The President Of Iraq: It Is Not Correct For Everyone To Participate In The Next Government
Shafaq News/ The leader of the “State Forces” coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, said on Sunday that it is not correct for all political forces and parties to participate in the next federal government, and that it is necessary for there to be opposition within the Iraqi parliament, calling at the same time the Kurdish political forces to Accelerate the conclusion of the position of the President of the Republic.
Al-Hakim said in the Eid prayer sermon among crowds of people in the capital, Baghdad, that there is a political movement to form the government after 9 months of holding the early elections, which were marred by many problems and observations, and which the country still suffers from and is not insignificant
He stressed the need to support and strengthen the positive parliamentary opposition, saying, “The parliamentary system must be strengthened from within the parliament itself by enhancing confidence through two tracks, one of which adopts the formation of the government and the other monitors it and evaluates its work.”
Al-Hakim expressed his opinion that it is not correct for everyone to participate in the government, and there must be a parliamentary body that supports the government and another party that monitors it, otherwise we will not find a solution to the political process in Iraq.
The leader of the “state forces” coalition stressed that “there must be a speedy formation of a national, balanced service government, in line with the magnitude of the challenges surrounding Iraq, most notably the economic, environmental and social challenges.”
Al-Hakim considered the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc as a challenge facing the next government, saying that “the withdrawal of the Sadrists does not mean their exit from the political scene. critical and sensitive.
He continued by saying, “We call on the brothers in the region to the fastest in deciding the position of the President of the Republic, as this position concerns all Iraqis, not only the Kurdish brothers,” except that this position “is greater than the entitlement of one component, but rather it is for all components of the country, and it is a guarantee for the unity of Iraqis and the safety valve for Iraq.” and for the constitution.” LINK
Delegating The Iranians To Saudi Arabia.. Tehran Requests And Baghdad: We Will Do Our Best
Shafaq News/ The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hussein Amir Abdollahian, asked the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fouad Hussein, on Sunday, to continue the process of grouping Iranian visitors to perform Umrah, while he praised Baghdad’s mediation in sending Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj this year.
Abdullahian discussed with Hussein, according to a statement seen by Shafak News Agency, some issues of common interest, including the development of bilateral relations between Tehran and Baghdad, as well as some matters related to the travel of Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims to visit the holy shrines.
The two ministers stressed, according to the statement, the need to “follow up on the agreements reached during the Iraqi Prime Minister’s visit to Tehran regarding the expansion of bilateral relations, as well as facilitating the travel of Iranian and Iraqi visitors on religious occasions, especially the Arbaeen visit.”
For his part, the Iraqi Foreign Minister affirmed his readiness to continue providing assistance to facilitate the travel of Iranian visitors to Iraq, as well as the rituals of Hajj and Umrah, and that the Iraqi government will do its utmost to facilitate the visit of Iranian visitors and the holding of the Arbaeen ceremonies as much as possible. LINK
The National Union Expects The Two Kurdish Parties To Go With Two Candidates For The Post Of President Of Iraq
Shafaq News/ The deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan parliamentary bloc, Mulla Karim Shakur, expected on Sunday that his party and the Kurdistan Democratic Party will go with a candidate for each of them to compete for the position of President of the Republic of Iraq in the House of Representatives.
Shakur told Shafaq News Agency, “We with the Democratic Party have constants and commonalities that cannot be overcome, and they are greater than all differences and crises, suggesting that discussions between the two parties will continue to reach understandings that end the current dispute.”
And he indicated that the insistence of both parties on the presidency is still valid, and the past discussions did not witness any new developments that would end the crisis of the presidency, noting the possibilities of each party presenting its candidate for the presidency to vote in parliament if the current situation continues.
Shakur added that “politics requires agreements, consensus and extensive discussions to come up with solutions that end crises and expedite the formation of the government.”
Last February, the Kurdistan Democratic Party announced the candidacy of the region’s interior minister, Reber Ahmed, for the presidency of the Iraqi republic.
According to the political custom followed throughout the previous sessions, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has held the position of President of the Republic since the overthrow of the previous regime in 2003.
But in terms of numbers, the fact that the Kurdistan Democratic Party won 31 parliamentary seats in the recent legislative elections, compared to only 17 seats for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, may reverse the equation this time.
The Democratic Party says that the Union nominated Saleh for the position without the consent of the rest of the Kurdish forces, which prompted him to put forward a candidate from his side to fill the position. LINK
Al-Kazemi Attends The Tactical Exercise Of The Counter-Terrorism Service
The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, attended, on Monday, the activities of the tactical field exercise (The Black Leap) implemented by the Counter-Terrorism Service.
The Media Office of the Prime Minister, (July 11, 2022), said that “Al-Kazemi, during a speech that followed the exercise, congratulated the heroic fighters on the occasion of the blessed Eid,” noting that he “remembered the championships that the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism Service wrote with their brothers in other military and security institutions in the liberation of Mosul city”.
Al-Kazemi expressed his “confidence in the complete harmony, training, and dedication to exerting efforts by the fighters, officers and ranks, and that these discipline and performance are a cause of pride, pride and testimony before the whole world.”
The statement stated that “the event was attended by a number of commanders and commanders from various types of our heroic armed forces, as well as a number of military attaches and advisers representing friendly countries.” LINK
Khazali Sends A Message To The Kurds Regarding The President Of Iraq: The Prime Minister’s Decision Within The Framework Will Not Be Delayed
Shafaq News/ The Secretary-General of the “Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq” movement, Qais al-Khazali, considered, on Sunday, the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement from the political process will accelerate the formation of the next federal government in Iraq, while he called on the Kurdish forces and parties to resolve the position of the President of the Republic, expecting that the Shiite coordination framework will be able to Submit a candidate for prime minister easily.
Khazali said in the Eid prayer sermon in front of a number of his movement’s supporters, that not long ago, and nearly nine months after the elections, the situation had stopped, and developments had taken place, the most important of which was the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc from the political process, which generated a new horizon to break the blockage and form the new government.
He added, “There is no delay in forming the government, because Parliament is in a legislative recess, and there is a session that is supposed to take place after the Eid, in which it will be seen whether there is a delay or not,” stressing, “We are working to ensure that the formation of the government does not disrupt further, and there is a real opportunity to form it.”
Khazali also pointed out that “the situation requires not to cause chaos in Iraq in a country that produces 4 million barrels of oil, and the messages from the countries of the region and the major countries are clear to form a government of national unity.”
The Secretary-General of the Asa’ib movement touched on factors that will lead to the success of the next government, including the financial abundance and the government’s high oil prices.
Regarding the challenges facing the formation of the government, Khazali said that “there is one challenge to the formation of the government, which is choosing the president of the republic,” noting that there is a Kurdish-Kurdish dispute, given that the political custom on the position of the president of the republic is the entitlement of this component, and there is a dispute between the two Kurdish parties.
He believed that the disagreement between the Kurdish political forces is deeper than the dispute between the Shiite forces, and this became clearer
He continued, “The coordination framework is with the meeting of the Kurdish political forces and to agree on the issue of the presidency, and there are two solutions. The first is to agree on one person, whoever they will agree on. We do not have a problem, especially the two Kurdish parties. He wins the vote in Parliament and takes the presidency.
Khazali added, “We hope that the Kurdish political forces will reach an agreement, because we will not wait long on the issue of choosing and electing the president of the republic.”
On the Shiite-Shiite difference over the position of prime minister, Khazali said that “the choice of the prime minister is not a big issue, and there is agreement on his choice among the forces of the coordination framework, and they are at a level of full awareness in this regard.”
He stated that “there is no real problem with the prime minister’s decision within the coordination framework, but there are differences within the framework, but they do not rise to be a real problem.”
He pointed out that “the survival of Al-Kazemi’s government is totally rejected by the coordination framework, and it is not possible for a caretaker government to remain.” LINK
Al-Kazemi Decides To Activate The Alternative System For The Armed Forces
Shafaq News/ The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi decided on Monday to activate the alternative system for the Iraqi armed forces, which was suspended in the government of former Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi.
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, “Al-Kazemi agreed to the recommendations of the committee consisting of the Army Chief of Staff, First Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Rashid Yarallah, and the Military Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Muhammad Hamid Al-Bayati. And Representative Iskandar Watout is a member of the Security and Defense Committee in the House of Representatives, which is concerned with restoring the alternative system.
Rasool explained, “The first phase includes the Fifth Division of the Federal Police (based in Al-Rutba District, Anbar Governorate) and the 20th Division of the Iraqi Army (based in Sinjar District), noting that “after two months of the experiment, the evaluation will be conducted to include other military units.”
The “alternative system” is a leave system followed by the army. If the military unit numbered 40 soldiers, then 20 of them spend 10 or 15 days vacation, before they rejoin and their colleagues go on vacation, and so on.
It is noteworthy that the former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a decision to stop the work of the alternative system in order to expose the “space soldiers”, that is, the fictitious in the Iraqi army and the rest of the armed forces. LINK
The Iraqi Street Awaits A Political Breakthrough
Sumerian special 2022-07-11 | 05:59 Source: Sumerian 663 views With the Shiite framework confirming that the Kurdish agreement is an urgent necessity, the isolation between them is currently the biggest obstacle and has impeded proceeding with the completion of the constitutional dues. Therefore, the crisis of the Presidency of the Republic must be ended in preparation for the start of the steps to form the government after the Eid al-Adha holiday. LINK
