Wednesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-27-22
Iraq: Incomplete Government Formation In Front Of Parliament
Baghdad Zaid Salem Baghdad fair deputies October 27 2022 Al-Sudani conducted the final vetting process for the nominees for the ministries (Getty)
Amid huge security measures, which the security forces started early in central Baghdad, attention is turning to the Iraqi parliament, as it is expected to hold an upcoming session today, Thursday, to vote on granting confidence to the government of Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, who was assigned on the 13th of this month to form the government, through an alliance.
The Coordination Framework”, which includes the political forces and blocs close to Tehran, after it was officially named from the largest bloc in Parliament, which the constitution grants to form a government.
After political negotiations led by Al-Sudani (53 years old), which lasted for two weeks with the various political forces in Parliament, the Iraqis are waiting for a new sectarian quota government.
Until yesterday evening, Wednesday, identical sources in the capital, Baghdad, confirmed that Al-Sudani was unable to resolve differences over some ministries , over which several political blocs are competing from within the same component. She pointed out that more than 65 percent of the ministerial portfolios have been resolved, which creates the possibility of voting to grant them confidence, provided that other ministries will be completed later.
Al-Sudani will be a minister from a higher position by proxy (running the ministries himself by proxy) until the vote on the new ministers, according to the Iraqi constitution.
More than 65 percent of ministerial portfolios have been resolved, paving the way for a vote of confidence in the government
The constitution, in force in the country since 2005, allows the prime minister-designate to submit his incomplete cabinet, provided that the shortage does not exceed half the number of his government’s ministries, provided that the remaining part is completed, and through another supplementary voting session, on the rest of the ministries at his request to Parliament.
Refusal of civil forces positions in the government
The same sources revealed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that “civil forces and figures in Parliament rejected several offers from Al-Sudani to fill government positions.” She stressed that “Al-Sudani’s quest to win civilian and independent figures is an attempt to defend the form of government built on the lines of previous governments rejected by the street.”
She pointed out that these forces were satisfied with working within the opposition front that monitors the work of the government.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Iraqi parliament announced the session officially, after two successive statements from the Prime Minister-designate, who spoke that the parliamentary session will be today, Thursday.
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Iraq: Steps to Accelerate the Formation of the Government…The Birth of an Opposition Parliamentary Front
Al-Sudani, the day before yesterday, Tuesday, asked Parliament to hold a session today, Thursday, to vote on the formation and program of his government, but Parliament delayed responding to this request by about 24 hours, which observers interpreted as the most intense differences between the parties, especially Sunni and Kurdish, regarding the sharing The ministries and the names nominated for the positions, in addition to the “continuous replacement of the names of the candidates for the ministries,” according to what Al-Araby Al-Jadeed learned from political sources.
According to a statement issued by Al-Sudani’s office, yesterday, Wednesday, the latter conducted “ the final audit process for the names nominated to take over ministerial positions in the new government, by examining the names by specialized committees from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Ministry of Interior – Criminal Evidence, and the Integrity, Accountability and Justice Commissions.”
In addition to checking whether there is a criminal record against one of them,” he said, noting that “any candidate indicated in the records of the control and security departments will be excluded.”
The Sudanese succumbed to some pressure
Political sources close to Al-Sudani stated that “all the parties that chose to participate in the government put a lot of pressure on the person in charge of forming the government. The names were freely chosen.
The sources confirmed, to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that “the Sudanese have replaced a number of the nominated names with others during the past two days, which sparked new differences between the parties and the Sudanese on the one hand, and between the parties themselves on the other.”
The sources confirmed that “the ministerial lineup in the Sudanese government is not entirely partisan, and that there are candidates for ministerial positions from new faces, but they were nominated by the parties as a whole and within the quota system.”
The representative of the “Coordination Framework” coalition, Muhammad Al-Sihoud, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that “the Sudanese have settled the majority of ministerial portfolios with the blocs and parties, and there are some differences over a few portfolios and some candidates, and the dialogues continue until a few hours before the parliament session.”
He stressed that “the decision of Thursday’s session came after a political consensus and agreement on the necessity of holding it at this time. However, there is a possibility that voting on some ministerial portfolios will be postponed to a later session.”
Chihod added that “the dispute over some ministerial portfolios or candidates is normal, and the Prime Minister-designate rejected a lot of pressure on him from some parties, and relied on the criteria he set in selecting members of his cabinet. The vote to grant confidence to the new government will be by a majority, because it is a government Everyone, everyone participates and supports it.”
Giving confidence by an absolute majority
For his part, the representative of the “Sovereignty” coalition Mudar Al-Karawi told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that “the House of Representatives will vote to grant confidence to the Sudanese government by an absolute majority, and the majority of disputes over ministerial portfolios and the names nominated for these portfolios have been resolved.”
Muhammad Al-Sihoud: The Prime Minister-designate rejected a lot of pressure on him from some parties
He explained that “partisan and political differences are still continuing over some ministerial portfolios between the blocs and parties and with the Prime Minister-designate, but the meetings will continue to be resolved even before holding a session of granting confidence, especially since most of the differences are always resolved in the last minutes, because the Sudanese hopes to pass his entire team.
The ministerial session was held, and for this reason he is continuing his dialogue and negotiation with all political parties.”
Re-experiences of previous governments
As for the independent deputy, Basem Khashan, he confirmed, to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that “the Sudanese government is led by the coordination framework, and it is repeating previous experiences in all governments , by adhering to partisan and sectarian quotas, controlling ministries with all their capabilities, and ripping them off as the money and future of Iraqis were robbed.” .
He considered that “this method will show its results through the rebellious and resentful people against the ruling political class, especially since Al-Sudani had confirmed that his government would not be a front for the parties, and that he would form an independent government, but the reality seems to be quite the opposite.”
In turn, the researcher and political analyst, Kitab Al-Mizan, said, in connection with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, that “the mechanism of Sudanese thinking in forming his government and the method for selecting his ministers has never differed from previous methods, as he relied on partisan, sectarian and national quotas under the pretext of state administration, although he Very discreet about the appearance of the names of the candidates for the ministries.” LINK
Parliament Adjourned Its Session Until 6 Pm
Today, Thursday, the Presidency of the House of Representatives issued the parliament’s agenda, which included voting on the government and the government curriculum only. The Presidency of the Council set the meeting to be held at six o’clock in the evening.
Yesterday, the Presidency of Parliament decided to hold a session of granting confidence at two o’clock this afternoon. https://n.annabaa.org/iraq/81358
Iraq: Al-Sudani Puts The Final Touches On The Formation Of His Government
Posted On2022-10-27 By Sotaliraq A request from the Presidency of Parliament to set a session of granting confidence
Iraq: Al-Sudani puts the final touches on the formation of his government News-271022-iraq
The moment Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid assigns Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani to form the government (I.P.A.)
While half of the cabinet of the Iraqi Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, was leaked to the media, his office began, on Wednesday, the process of final scrutiny of the names nominated to fill the ministries. Al-Sudani’s media office said, in a statement, that “the audit process is carried out by examining the names by specialized committees from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Ministry of Interior – forensic evidence, and the Integrity, Accountability and Justice Commissions.
” The statement added that the aforementioned committees “will verify the academic certificates submitted by the candidates, as well as verify whether there is a criminal record against one of them, and ensure the integrity of their position in the integrity, accountability and justice bodies, and any candidate indicated in the records of the aforementioned control and security departments will be excluded.”
This comes after an official request submitted by Al-Sudani to the presidency of the Iraqi parliament to set a session for parliament on Thursday for the purpose of granting confidence to his ministry.
While a source close to Al-Sudani confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that “the committees that began their work for the purpose of auditing will finish their work on the same day, so that the booth will be ready to vote on Thursday,” a source close to the parliament’s presidency confirmed that “Al-Sudani’s request to set a session for his government to gain confidence. Not binding on Parliament.
The source added that “the parliament’s presidency will decide, after a meeting of Parliament Speaker (Mohammed al-Halbousi) and his two deputies, whether the session will be held on Thursday or not, as it requires the consensus of the presidency.”
In the event that the session is held on Thursday, according to the available data and despite the continuation of disagreements over some ministries, especially within the Kurdish and Sunni components, it will easily gain confidence by Parliament, as there is no opposition bloc within it that can affect the quorum or oppose granting confidence to the ministers.
According to the information circulated and identical between the political blocs that nominated the names in circulation, Al-Sudani named candidates for four ministries, including electricity, health, defense and interior, which is something that is happening for the first time, especially for the two sovereign ministries of defense (the share of the Sunni component) and the interior (the share of the Shiite component).
In addition, according to a former minister, “Kurdish-Kurdish and Sunni-Sunni differences still exist regarding some ministries and positions, including the position of Deputy Prime Minister.” The former minister, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, said that “some transfers took place at the level of some ministries, especially between the Ministries of Higher Education and Education, whose distribution is subject to a component balance.
While one of them became part of the Sunnis’ share, the other is governed by the share of Shiites and vice versa, which is What actually happened, as there was a dispute regarding them that was not resolved until the last hours,”
noting that “the Sunni-Sunni dispute still revolves around the way some ministries are distributed between the Sovereignty and Azm blocs, but not in terms of ministers’ rotation, but rather crawled to sovereign positions such as the presidency of Parliament. and the positions of Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister.
In this context, Dr. Fadel Al-Badrani, professor of international media at the Iraqi University, told Asharq Al-Awsat that “the incompleteness of the booth indicates that there are differences between the partisan forces over the names of the candidates for some ministries that have been postponed for a later time, without giving the Sudanese the freedom to choose.” .
Al-Badrany added that “this also indicates the parties’ adherence to a dictatorial behavior that they have done against those charged with forming the government, and their disregard for the people’s entitlements.” He pointed out that “the acceleration of putting up the imperfect booth will give the Sudanese, after gaining confidence, strong in imposing his opinion on choosing the best candidate.”
Regarding the continuing Sunni disputes over their shares of positions and ministries, Al-Badrany says that “the Sunnis have deep differences, like the rest of the Shiite and Kurdish components, caused by partisan competition for presence in the government booth to serve their self-interest, and I imagine that in the end the Sunnis will agree on the shares within settlements that serve them and do not serve the people.” limit saying. Baghdad: «Middle East» LINK
Coordination Framework: Al-Sudani Will Reveal A Surprise In The Session Of Granting Confidence To His Government
Shafaq News/ The coordination framework, which brings together the Shiite forces with the exception of the Sadrist movement, announced on Wednesday that the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, has a “surprise” that he will reveal during the parliament session to give confidence to his government, while the names and leaked lists of cabinet candidates are incorrect.
Representative of the framework, Ibtisam Al-Hilali, told Shafaq News Agency, “The Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, carries a surprise during the presentation of the ministerial cabinet to the House of Representatives in a session of granting confidence to his government.”
She stressed that “the lists of candidates for ministerial portfolios that were published in some media and social networking sites are incorrect, but some of those names are already nominated in the cabinet.”
Al-Hilali indicated that “the parliament presidency has not yet set an official date for the session, whether it is tomorrow, Thursday, or next Saturday.”
Yesterday evening, Tuesday, an informed political source told Shafak News Agency, that the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, sent an official request to the Presidency of the House of Representatives to set tomorrow, Thursday, the date for a session of granting confidence to his government, after a meeting of the leaders of the coordination framework on resolving the cabinet formation and sharing The twelve ministries are among the framework blocs, each according to his entitlement.
Today, a parliamentary source told Shafaq News Agency, that Al-Sudani’s request to hold a session of granting confidence is “not binding” to the presidency of the House of Representatives, which is the concerned authority and is authorized to determine the dates of the session. LINK
The Patriotic Union: Many Opinions Support Our Obtaining Two Ministries In The Next Iraqi Government
Shafaq News/ Spokesman for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Soran Jamal Taher, stated that political parties support obtaining half of the Kurds’ quota in the ministries in the formation of the federal government to be voted on Thursday evening.
Taher told reporters today, “Four ministries have been allocated to the Kurds,” adding that “there are many opinions in favor of the PUK obtaining two of them.”
This comes at a time when the Kurdistan Democratic Party revealed the names of its ministers in the government of Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, which are scheduled to be presented to the parliamentary vote in the evening.
Party member Sherzad Qassem told Shafaq News Agency, “The party deserves three ministries from the new government, namely Foreign Affairs, Construction and Environment,” noting that “the names that will receive these ministries have been decided to submit them to the Iraqi parliament and vote to give them confidence.”
He added that the names are two banks, Rikani, Minister of Construction and Housing, Fouad Hussein, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Vian Sabri, Minister of Environment.
Apparently, the dispute between the two main parties in the Kurdistan Region (the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) over the position of Minister of Environment, the position of Minister of Justice for Khaled Shwani of the Patriotic Union has been resolved. LINK
