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May 4, 2018


We express our full support for the position and directives of the supreme religious authority led by Mr. Ali al-Sistani, which was included in the Friday prayer sermon for this day. This platform was the starting point for the positions that preserved the unity of Iraq and the interests of its people. 

We refer in particular to the call for broad participation in the elections and the right choice (and to see the practical process of candidates and heads of lists, especially those who were in positions of responsibility in previous sessions to avoid falling into the trap of fraudsters and corrupt experienced and unregistered).

Asking the Almighty to preserve Iraq and the Iraqis who will soon turn to cast their votes to choose their representatives correctly and avoid repeating the previous failed experiences and move forward towards a bright future to build a stable and prosperous Iraq for terrorism, corruption, discrimination and sectarianism 

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Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi, 
Prime Minister and 
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, 
May 4, 2018

http://pmo.iq/press2018/4-5-201802.htm

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MAY 4, 2018 / 5:21 AM / UPDATED 10 MINUTES AGO

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric hints at renewed opposition to Maliki return

Reuters Staff

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, suggested on Friday that he had not abandoned his opposition to former prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is bidding to return to power in elections on May 12.

Shi'ite Muslims perform Friday prayers at the Imam Hussein shrine in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Making a rare intervention in politics, Sistani in his weekly sermon that Iraqis should “avoid falling into the trap of those ... who are corrupt and those who have failed, whether they have been tried or not”.

Sistani, whose opinion is sacrosanct for millions of members of Iraq’s Shi’ite majority and beyond, said he was keeping an “equal distance” from all candidates and did not identify any of them by name in his sermon, which was read by one of his representatives, Sheikh Abdulmehdi al-Karbalai, and broadcast on television.

But the reference to Maliki was clear from his mention of the collapse of security forces in the face of Islamic State militants in 2014, when Maliki was in power.

Shi'ite Muslims listen to Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Al-Karbala'i speak as he delivers the text of a sermon by Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during Friday prayers at the Imam Hussein shrine in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq May 4, 2018. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Sistani successfully blocked Maliki from taking the premiership after winning the 2014 election, paving the way for the appointment of the current prime minister, Haider al-Abadi.

“Past electoral experiments were marked by failures, many of those who were elected or appointed to high positions in the government abused their power and took part in spreading corruption and squandering public money,” Sistani also said.

Abadi successfully led the campaign to defeat Islamic State, last year recapturing the city of Mosul, their main stronghold in northern Iraq, with the backing of a U.S.-led coalition.

The May 12 election is shaping up as a three-man contest between Abadi, Maliki and Shi’ite paramilitary leader Hadi al-Amiri.

Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Kevin Liffey

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-election-sistani/iraqs-top-cleric-opposes-return-to-power-of-corrupt-and-failed-leaders-idUSKBN1I511X?il=0

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The information publishes the full statement of religious reference regarding the elections

 

 

Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the supreme religious authority, recommended Friday not to return the corrupt to power and not to exploit sectarianism and nationalism in election propaganda.

The text of the full statement of the Office of the Supreme Religious Reference Grand Ayatollah Imam Ali al-Sistani on the elections of the House of Representatives 2018, scheduled for May 12, and said:

With the approaching parliamentary elections, many citizens are asking about the position of the supreme religious authority on this important political event.

1. Since the fall of the former tyrannical regime, the religious authority has sought to replace it with a system that adopts political pluralism and the peaceful transfer of power by returning to the ballot boxes in free and fair periodic elections, believing that there is no alternative to the conduct of this course in the country's governance. A future in which the people enjoy freedom and dignity, enjoy progress and prosperity, and preserve their original values and supreme interests.

Hence, the religious authority insisted on the occupation authority and the United Nations to expedite the holding of general elections to allow the Iraqis to decide their own future, by choosing their representatives authorized to write the permanent constitution and appoint members of the Iraqi government.

Today, 15 years after that date, the religious authority still believes that the conduct of this course is, in principle, the right choice for the present and future of the country, and that it is necessary to avoid falling into the trap of individual rule and autocratic regime under any pretext or title .

But it is clear that the electoral process does not lead to satisfactory results except with the existence of several conditions, including: that the electoral law is fair to protect the inviolability of the votes of voters and is not allowed to circumvent them. These include: that electoral lists compete for economic, educational and service programs that can be implemented away from personalization and national or sectarian shipments and media auctions. Including: to prevent external interference in the election order, whether financial or other support, and tighten the penalty for that. Including: voter awareness of the value of their voices and their important role in shaping the future of the country, they do not give them to people who are not qualified for the price of low and do not follow the whims and emotions or care for personal interests or tribal tendencies or towards it.

Certainly, the failures that accompanied the past electoral experiences of abuse of power by many who elected or occupy senior positions in the government, and their contribution to the spread of corruption and waste of public money in an unprecedented manner, and identify themselves with salaries and allowances and failure to perform their duties in the service of the people And the provision of a decent life for its children - was not only a natural result of not applying many of the necessary conditions even to varying degrees in the conduct of those elections, which is observed in one form or another in the current elections as well, but there is hope that the possibility of correcting the course of governance and reform founder Through the concerted efforts of spare parts of the people of this country and the use of other legal methods available for that.

2 - Participation in these elections is the right of every citizen who meets the legal requirements, and there is no need to exercise this right unless he is convinced of the requirements of the supreme interest of his people and his country. Yes, he should pay attention to They may be far away from their aspirations for their people and their homeland, but in the end, the decision to participate or not is left to him alone and he is responsible for him in every respect. He should take it with full awareness and keen interest in the interests of the country and the future of its sons.

3- The supreme religious authority confirms that it stands at one distance from all the candidates and from all the electoral lists, in the sense that it does not support any person or entity or list at all. All of this is left to the voters' conviction and their opinions are based on examination and scrutiny. A person or entity exploiting the title of the religious authority or any other title that has special status in the Iraqi people for electoral gains, all the lesson of the efficiency and integrity, and adherence to values and principles, and away from foreign agendas, and respect for the rule of law and the willingness to sacrifice in order to save the homeland Meh citizens, and the ability to implement a realistic program to resolve crises and problems growing throughout the years since. / is over

The way to make sure of this is to see the practical process of the candidates and heads of their lists, especially those who were in positions of responsibility in previous sessions to avoid falling into the trap of deceitful losers, losers or others.

We ask Allaah Almighty to take in the hands of everyone to the best of the country and the goodness of the slaves. He is the guardian of that and he is the most merciful.

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/05/04/306486/

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2 hours ago, ThePeoplesChamp said:

" Participation in these elections is the right of every citizen who meets the legal requirements "

You mean I have to show a valid I.D. to be legal to vote in Iraq? Whaaaaa? We don't even have that in the U.S.

Hmmmmmmm 

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Leading coalition victory: Reference, America and Iran will affect the choice of the next prime minister

 

 Since 2018-05-05 at 11:36 (Baghdad time)

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Baghdad Mawazine News

Aaras Habib, leader of the victory coalition, led by Haider Abadi, Saturday, that the religious authority, America and Iran will affect the choice of the next prime minister, pointing out that the elections abroad and the liberated provinces vulnerable to exploitation and forgery.

"The internal and external factors will affect the choice of the next prime minister," Habib said in a statement received by Mawazine News. "One of the most important factors is the supreme authority in Najaf, Iran and the United States of America."

He added that "the decisive decision in this matter will be the highest reference," noting that "fragmentation of large lists in this election session will reveal the real size of each party."

Habib said that "the elections abroad will be conducted according to the old system, so some of the parties of the Authority will have the ability to exploit these funds to their advantage, and will use the ballot boxes of the provinces that were in the hands of Daash, which is expected to be a large forgery such as Mosul, Anbar and Salahuddin." / A.43

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  • yota691 changed the title to Video .. Iranian tearing the electoral panel of the Amiri in Tehran !!?

Video .. Iranian tearing the electoral panel of the Amiri in Tehran !!?

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Video .. Iranian tearing the electoral panel of the Amiri in Tehran !!?

 

06-05-2018 04:32 PM

 

The Euphrates -

 

Monitoring the Euphrates news video clip was circulated on social networking sites and shows the Iranian section tearing the electoral list of the list led by Hadi Ameri in Tehran ..

Activists wrote a commentary on the video 'Traitors are not even desirable in their home country and the lesson for those who want to be considered accessory'.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=Wf3Tl4JHLrE

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On 5/5/2018 at 6:49 AM, yota691 said:

Leading coalition victory: Reference, America and Iran will affect the choice of the next prime minister

 

 Since 2018-05-05 at 11:36 (Baghdad time)

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Baghdad Mawazine News

Aaras Habib, leader of the victory coalition, led by Haider Abadi, Saturday, that the religious authority, America and Iran will affect the choice of the next prime minister, pointing out that the elections abroad and the liberated provinces vulnerable to exploitation and forgery.

"The internal and external factors will affect the choice of the next prime minister," Habib said in a statement received by Mawazine News. "One of the most important factors is the supreme authority in Najaf, Iran and the United States of America."

He added that "the decisive decision in this matter will be the highest reference," noting that "fragmentation of large lists in this election session will reveal the real size of each party."

Habib said that "the elections abroad will be conducted according to the old system, so some of the parties of the Authority will have the ability to exploit these funds to their advantage, and will use the ballot boxes of the provinces that were in the hands of Daash, which is expected to be a large forgery such as Mosul, Anbar and Salahuddin." / A.43

If that was the case Maliki would be campaigning from the other side.  

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"Trump is considering whether he will give up the 12 May deadline for European allies to reform Iran’s nuclear deal, which he sees as severely flawed. He will decide on this date on Iran’s nuclear deal reached after tough negotiations between Iran and the six major powers (The United States, China, France, Britain, Russia and Germany), but is likely to decide to withdraw his country from the agreement in order to re-impose sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program."

 

May 12th same day of Iraq elections..... Do you think this is coincidence?

 

In my opinion this is not coincidence.

 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Laid Back said:

"Trump is considering whether he will give up the 12 May deadline for European allies to reform Iran’s nuclear deal, which he sees as severely flawed. He will decide on this date on Iran’s nuclear deal reached after tough negotiations between Iran and the six major powers (The United States, China, France, Britain, Russia and Germany), but is likely to decide to withdraw his country from the agreement in order to re-impose sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program."

 

May 12th same day of Iraq elections..... Do you think this is coincidence?

 

In my opinion this is not coincidence.

 

 

 

 

 

Preach it LB!!! PREACH IT!!!! 

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Alliances against Abadi to thwart his continuation as prime minister after the parliamentary elections

Amiri, Allawi and Barzani support Maliki's majority

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Baghdad: «Iraqi political forces, moving behind the scenes, to determine the alliances after the parliamentary elections scheduled for 12 of this month, in a move to shape the features of the next government, and the post of new prime minister. 
The focus of these moves depends, according to an informed source, on the proximity of the leaders of the blocks or away from the leader of the coalition «victory», Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi. 
The source, who asked not to be named, told «Al-Quds Al-Arabi» that «Maliki received in his office, about 10 days ago, the leader of the Fatah coalition, the head of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Ameri», indicating that the latter announced to Maliki «support for the draft political majority Which is adopted by the coalition of state law ». 
He pointed out that «this support, will be followed by a step to collect« the conquest and the rule of law in a large coalition, after the elections, in addition to other political blocs ».
The Fatah list includes the leaders of the Popular Popular factions, who abandoned their military wings to run for the elections, in their political names. 
According to the source, «a delegation representing the leader of the movement of the solution Jamal Karbouli, also visited al-Maliki, to announce the accession to the draft political majority, in preparation for the alliance after the elections». 
The movement is sponsoring a number of electoral lists in the Sunni provinces of Anbar, Diyala, Salah al-Din and Nineveh, and Baghdad. 
The marathon meetings did not end there. The leader of the National List, Iyad Allawi, also sent a delegation to meet with al-Maliki to announce his support for the "majority" project, in a similar move to the previous meeting. 
In the last statement to Allawi, he said: «not« the coalition of victory is a murderer and a supporter (...) conquest and popular mobilization and the United States, Britain and Iran also fought a supporter ».
He pointed out that he did not "touch the great achievements of the Iraqi government is not necessarily due to the work of the government, but because of our preoccupation with the war on the pretext of the situation in Iraq." 
He said that «the problem still exists with the Kurdistan region», stressing that with «the return of the Kurds to the national row». 
The source also revealed «Maliki received positive messages from the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Massoud Barzani, stating the party's support for the project of al-Maliki». 
It seems that the dispute that arose between al-Maliki and Abadi, in August 2014, after the latter's mandate to form a government, behind Maliki's bid for the post of prime minister next. 
Law enforcement operations in disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad on October 16, 2017, and the loss of Kirkuk's oil-rich province of Barzani may be a justification for a future alliance of state law, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and other political blocs.
The Kurdistan Regional Government President, Nigervan Barzani, saw, for his part, that the next stage will be difficult, while stressing the importance of unity of the Kurdish class in Baghdad, and stressed the «importance of unity of the Kurdish row during the next phase», according to a press conference held in Dohuk. 
In the context, the Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr, urged the Kurds and other minorities in Iraq to participate strongly and steadfastness and determination in the elections. 
"The elections and the democratic process have been enacted for all sects, not only for the majority, and they have to participate forcefully and resolutely," he said in a statement. 
He added «the voice of the Kurds must prevail over injustice and corruption as the voice of the Shiites of Iraq and his regime and other minorities to participate with all firmness and determination».

Abadi abandoned

In a phenomenon that is the first of its kind, announced a candidate of the alliance «victory» in the province of Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, withdraw from the list of Abadi. 
"I decided, without any pressure, to withdraw from the list (Al-Nasr) and not to run," said candidate Hayman Ramzi Mahmoud, who holds the 4th rank in the Al-Nasr coalition in Erbil province. 
She justified her withdrawal saying: «At first we thought that this list (victory) will have a different policy from the rest of the Iraqi lists towards the components and citizenship, but we did not find this in the recent statements of the officials of this list, so I decided to withdraw without any pressure». 
The withdrawal of Mahmoud, after three days, a similar withdrawal of the candidate for the coalition «victory» in the province of Dohuk, Rohsan Abdul Salam, and its announcement to join the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massoud Barzani, according to Kurdish media.
In the context, announced the candidate Ali Ghadeer, the list of «Bayarq good» in Kirkuk, led by former Defense Minister Khalid Obeidi, his withdrawal from the elections, without giving reasons. 
Al-Obeidi decided to run in the next elections on the list of "Bayarq al-Khair", within the coalition «victory» led by Abadi. 
The candidate of the coalition «Tamdan», led by MP Faiq Sheikh Ali, in the province of Kirkuk, Sawsan al-Bayati, withdrew from participating in the parliamentary elections, attributed to the lack of possession of political blocs program to achieve security and stability and provide services to citizens.

Pressure on the voters of the region

In the context, the MP for the «Change» Kurdish movement, Kawa Mohammed, the pressure of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the voters in the Kurdistan region, especially the associate. 
He said in a statement that «the Kurdish citizen is very dissatisfied with the policies adopted by the two ruling parties for years, especially after the referendum and the issue of the salary crisis, as well as strained relations with Baghdad». 
"The two parties are beginning to pressure the internal security forces to press for their parties, and threatened them not to give them their salaries if they do not vote," he said, noting that "the popularity of both parties has receded and this has become clear." 
He explained that «in all elections depends on the two ruling parties the issue of the purchase of funds and votes through political money and control over the armed forces by various means», stressing that «Erbil and Dahuk controlled by Barzani Party and pressures known to everyone».
He pointed out that «this behavior is political and moral bankruptcy and unacceptable», stressing that «most moderate Kurdish parties consider the Kurdish citizen as the only person who can remove these parties through active participation in the elections».

Facilities for the displaced

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced that displaced people in the camps are allowed to vote in elections without the need for electronic voting cards. 
"It is decided to allow voters in refugee camps to vote without relying on electronic voter cards, and will rely on other official identification identities," said Hazem al-Ridini, a member of the Commission's board. 
He added that "the camps where voting will be allowed without relying on the ballot papers will be closed on polling day and prevent entry and exit from the start of the voting process until completion to ensure the integrity of the (electoral) process." 
The Independent Electoral Commission (IHEC) has previously declared that there are "technical obstacles" (which have not been clarified) that prevent IDPs from obtaining electronic voting cards.
More than 2 million displaced people have been in displacement camps since the liberation of their areas from the control of the "Islamic State" in the north and west of the country at the end of last year, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration. 
In the upcoming elections, 7376 candidates, representing 320 parties and coalitions and 328 seats in parliament, will be competing for the election of prime ministers and the republic. 
Of the 37 million people, 24 million are eligible to vote. 
The current elections are the first in the country after the defeat of the "state" organization, and the second since the US military withdrawal from the country in 2011.

 

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Speaker of the House of Representatives: The next government will be formed more smoothly than some believe and we have confidence in the national project

 May 7, 2018 6 Views

While attending a youth gathering in Baghdad

Speaker of the House of Representatives: The next government will be formed more smoothly than some believe and we have confidence in the national project

Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Salim al-Jubouri said on Sunday that patriotism was a work, not a claim, a superficial speech, empty promises or an attempt to circumvent the will of the masses or falsify the facts through speechless slogans, electoral slogans or propaganda posters carrying beautiful sentences. Is a work and a promising program and able to meet the conditions and developments and the creation of a new Iraqi situation can accommodate all the needs of Iraqi citizens, especially security, services and economy.

"We have managed, thankfully, to run the parliament in difficult circumstances and serious challenges. Through this balanced administration, we have been able to withdraw the sectarian crisis and to miss the opportunity of those who wanted to disturb the national unity and use the media platforms to mobilize sectarianism," he said.

"We say with pride that we managed to manage the parliament, which was able to submit dozens of legislations that serve the citizens and to monitor the executive work and to be questioned and held accountable.

Dr. Jabouri stressed that the face of Baghdad will be bright with a new era that makes the priority of its work to be a civilized capital worthy of its history and glorious past and its illustrious name among the capitals of the world, if it was the kiss of visitors, intellectuals and thinkers,

He explained that the next government will be more smoothly than some believe and we have confidence in the national project that it will be the real basis for building a national partnership with those who agree with us in the program and we will support the Prime Minister of economic advancement of Iraq from its peak and achieve the reconstruction project and ends the construction of Mosul and the affected provinces and provides compensation worthy of the editors and transform Baghdad In an elegant capital, all during the four years that we will take responsibility and ask him for his plan before giving him confidence.

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http://ar.parliament.iq/2018/05/07/رئيس-مجلس-النوابالحكومة-القادمة-ستتك/

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Allawi demands an urgent investigation to uncover the circumstances of the assassination of his coalition candidate in Mosul

 

 Since 2018-05-07 at 12:19 (Baghdad time)

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The head of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, on Monday, to conduct an urgent investigation of the killing of a candidate from his coalition to know in Nineveh the circumstances of the crime and who is behind it.

"The gangs of terrorism and extremism continue to escalate to add another heinous crime to the record of its crimes stained with the blood of the innocent people of our father, after it carried out a horrible way to assassinate Farouk Zarzour candidate for the National Coalition in the province of Nineveh "He said.

"There is no doubt that this terrible crime is part of a systematic process," he said, noting that "the electoral process and the political presence of this chaos reached a low level of vulgarity and suspicious campaigns based on hypocrisy and lying, to the repeated targeting operations."

Allawi said that "the killing of candidate Farouk al-Jubouri and the attacks and other assassination attempts will not only increase our resolve and determination to continue the reform process." He called for "an urgent investigation into the circumstances of the crime and those behind it, as well as attempts to target other candidates and activists, Security ".

"We call upon all our security forces and their branches and units to shoulder their responsibilities to protect our people and to confront firmly the attempts of the gangs of terrorism and extremism and thwart their criminal schemes," he said.

On Monday, unknown gunmen killed Farouk al-Jubouri, a university professor and a candidate for the National Coalition led by Iyad Allawi, south of Mosul.

A security source told Mawazine News that unknown gunmen broke into the house of candidate Farouk al-Zarzoor al-Jubouri, in the area of al-Zaqka, in the direction of Qayara, south of the city of Mosul and gave him several stabs, which led to his death from serious injuries sustained.

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  • yota691 changed the title to Iraq’s prime minister is making electoral history in the former jewel of the Islamic State
 
 
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An election campaign poster next to destroyed buildings in Mosul, Iraq, on April 24. (Ammar Salih/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
By Tamer El-Ghobashy and Mustafa Salim May 6 at 7:13 PM Email the author

MOSUL, Iraq — In advance of national elections next weekend, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is the front-runner here, and if he ultimately prevails, he will make political history as a Shiite politician in this overwhelmingly ­Sunni city.

The electoral strength of Abadi and his ticket in Mosul, the country’s second-largest city, underscores his nationwide popularity and bodes well for his reelection, which U.S. officials have repeatedly indicated they would like to see.

But beyond that, Abadi’s success in a place that had been the jewel of the Islamic State — an extremist Sunni group — would represent an opening for cooperation between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in a country long bedeviled by sectarian grievance and violence.

When campaigning officially kicked off last month for the May 12 elections, the boulevards of this city were instantly lined with candidate posters. But it was Abadi’s face, smiling softly and ubiquitous on the vehicle-jammed streets, that stood out as both familiar and entirely unexpected.

For the first time since Iraq began electing a legislature in 2006, a Shiite politician is headlining an electoral ticket in Mosul. Abadi’s list is named “Nasr,” or “Victory,” a reference in part to his role in ending the city’s Islamic State trauma by orchestrating the military campaign that liberated the city last year.

Mosul may now be the ultimate proving ground for Abadi’s message of nationalism over sect.

“Abadi is a symbol of shedding sectarianism,” said Rana al-Naemi, 44, an English teacher from Mosul running on the prime minister’s list. “The people of Iraq are ready for this.” Alluding to the traditional colors worn by Sunni and Shiite clerics, she added, “Sectarianism is what destroyed us — whether it was a white turban or a black turban.”

Once considered a weak and unremarkable leader who stumbled into power in the midst of the Islamic State blitz that conquered about one-third of Iraq, Abadi has been campaigning on a message of national unity in hopes of breaking the cycle of sectarian fighting that has marked Iraq’s politics since the U.S. ouster of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Abadi’s popularity has soared since he managed the successful military campaign to claw back Iraqi cities from the Islamic State while artfully juggling the interests of the United States and Iran. He also won plaudits from many Iraqis when he dispatched troops to block an attempted secession by Kurds in the north late last year. 

“One thing that we see consistently is that Prime Minister Abadi has a more balanced degree of support across all regions and across all ethnic and sectarian religious groups,” said a senior U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Iraq’s internal politics.

For the United States, Abadi’s presence in Mosul and other Sunni areas, such as Fallujah, is reassuring. He has worked closely with Washington in the fight against the Islamic State while maintaining cordial ties with Iran and reestablishing relations with regional powers such as Saudi Arabia.

The war against the Islamic State has significantly altered the political map in Iraq, where Shiites are the majority.

In previous elections, one or two major Shiite coalitions dominated the vote and subsequently the formation of the government.

This year, the support of the Shiite political establishment is fragmented among Abadi and challengers old and new. His predecessor, Nouri al-Maliki, though severely diminished because of losses to the Islamic State, is headlining a ticket that is running on a traditional platform of Shiite supremacy. 

Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the powerful Badr Organization, is the face of a new coalition called “Fatah,” or “Conquest,” which represents Shiite militias that helped defeat the Islamic State, earning much public support. Many of those militias, including Badr, are backed by Iran, and a key element of their campaign has been urging the expulsion of U.S. forces from Iraq. In a sign of confidence, a number of the militias are running candidates in Mosul even though Abadi kept many of them out of the city during the battle because of their ultra-sectarian leanings.

With those major blocs essentially splitting the vote in Iraq’s Shiite heartland, any candidate hoping to become prime minister must run well in Mosul and other Sunni areas.

The province of Nineveh, of which Mosul is the capital, is quickly emerging as one of the hottest contests in the election. This year, 940 candidates have been registered, compared with just 455 in 2014.

Nineveh holds 31 seats in Iraq’s upcoming 329-member parliament, second only to Baghdad’s 69. Iraq’s parliament elects the prime minister and president, and those 31 votes could prove critical to Abadi winning a second term.

His Nasr coalition is the only one fielding candidates in all 18 provinces, and many observers have concluded that he is the only candidate who can credibly claim to be a genuine centrist leader — even though his rhetoric of making a fresh, nonsectarian start has also been embraced by many of his opponents.

“His attitude is one that he will be more successful with a larger variety of constituencies than many of his opponents,” the U.S. official said.

Rasha Al Aqeedi, a political researcher at the Dubai-based al-Mesbar Studies and Research Center and a Mosul native, said that Iraq’s minorities are unlikely to be enthusiastic about the prospect of another Shiite head of government but that Abadi remains the only candidate with the credentials to garner votes among Sunnis.

“If you compare him to everyone else, he does stand out for sure,” she said. 

But there are major roadblocks Abadi must overcome in Mosul. Voter apathy runs deep among the population after the grueling nine-month battle against the Islamic State.

In western Mosul, the situation is dire. The Old City neighborhood, where some of the most intense fighting took place, remains largely leveled, with some families living in the skeletons of what used to be their homes.

On one street, a single election poster was hung next to a sign warning of unexploded ordnance in the area — drawing a scornful smile from a police officer stationed at the corner. “These politicians have no shame,” he said.

Across the Tigris River in eastern Mosul, there are barely any reminders of the fight. New markets have popped up at a startling pace, and cratered roads and bullet-pocked buildings have been repaired. But the restoration has been largely self-financed by the city’s residents, who are becoming impatient with the central government’s slow response.

“There will be no change — if there was going to be any change, it would have happened already,” said Bilal Mohamed, a 41-year-old restaurant owner who said he will abstain from voting. “These candidates are paying attention to Mosul now, but I’m certain once they get elected, they will forget about us.”

But he said that if Abadi wins, it “will be the best possible outcome in a bad overall scenario.”

Saleh Elias, a 34-year-old journalist, said he does not expect much to change after the elections but will vote in the hopes of registering his voice. Not doing so has been disastrous in the past, he said.

“This city has always rejected the political process, and what we ended up with was the Islamic State,” Elias said.

Abadi has stocked his ticket in Mosul with both new and old faces. Most notable is Khaled al-Obeidi, a career politician whom Abadi named as his first defense minister in 2014. Obeidi is a Mosul native widely respected for his role in the battle against the Islamic State. He retains his popularity despite being ousted by parliament in 2016 during a corruption probe in which he was never formally charged.

Mohsen Abdelkader, 37, a law professor also running on the ticket, said Abadi and Obeidi had inherited a “military that was in shambles” and restored it so it could eventually liberate Mosul.

Abdelkader added that they had treated all Iraqis as equal under the law. “People in Mosul are starting to feel like they are citizens just like the people of Baghdad, and this is because of the leadership of Abadi and Obeidi,” he said.

Abadi has also recruited local officials who gained prominence during the battle against the Islamic State. Basma Baseem, the head of the Mosul local council, was vocal during the conflict, drawing attention to the plight of civilians in the crossfire.

“Nasr is not just an election coalition. It’s an ambitious project that will start after the elections,” she said. 

But Abadi’s popularity has also made him a prime target for his opponents.

Wissal Ali, a former member of parliament, is running on a purely Sunni ticket led by Osama al-Nujaifi — one of Iraq’s current vice presidents and a former speaker of parliament from ­Mosul.

On the campaign trail, Ali has accused Abadi’s coalition of being no different from that of the Shiite militias: outsiders interested only in votes and not in Mosul’s well-being. She said the legacy of the Islamic State, often known in Arabic as Daesh, has left the city politically vulnerable.

“People understand that the gangs of Daesh destroyed the city but also gave a chance for parties with outside agendas to gain a foothold in the city,” she said.

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22 hours ago, Laid Back said:

"Trump is considering whether he will give up the 12 May deadline for European allies to reform Iran’s nuclear deal, which he sees as severely flawed. He will decide on this date on Iran’s nuclear deal reached after tough negotiations between Iran and the six major powers (The United States, China, France, Britain, Russia and Germany), but is likely to decide to withdraw his country from the agreement in order to re-impose sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program."

 

May 12th same day of Iraq elections..... Do you think this is coincidence?

 

In my opinion this is not coincidence.

 

 

 

 

Darn right it is no coincidence. Trust you are doing well LB. 

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/07/trump-says-hell-announce-iran-nuclear-decision-2-p-m-tuesday/585689002/

 

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday he will disclose his plans for the future of the Iran nuclear deal at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, as his hard-line advisers urge him to kill the deal and allies around the world urge him to stay in.

"I will be announcing my decision on the Iran Deal tomorrow from the White House at 2:00 pm," Trump tweeted midday.

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  • yota691 changed the title to Maliki's focused on Khamenei for his campaign and Safavi confirms: stepped down the request of the guide

Maliki's focused on Khamenei for his campaign and Safavi confirms: stepped down the request of the guide

Maliki is focusing on Khamenei for his campaign and Safavi confirms: stepped down the request of the guide

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 5 hours ago


The streets of 9 Iranian cities have been filled with signs of a "coalition of state law" led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is participating in the parliamentary elections scheduled for Saturday in Iraq.

The elements in Maliki's electoral campaign published a picture of the latter with the guide Ali Khamenei, putting a statement to Khamenei during his meeting with Maliki during his tenure as prime minister.

"You have played a great role in the transfer of power in Iraq, and you have blocked the way to instability, and your work will not be forgotten on the Iraqi scene," Khamenei said.

 

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Iraqis abroad will go to the polls on Thursday and Friday to participate in parliamentary elections.

Iran aspires to be able to nearby political entities to win most of the seats in the Iraqi parliament, where information indicates the presence of efforts to establish an alliance of a coalition of the rule of law led by al-Maliki, and the list of the opening led by Hadi al-Ameri, which includes factions of the popular crowd backed by the Revolutionary Guards.

In a related context, announced General Yahya Rahim Safavi, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Saturday, that "the former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped down on the recommendation of Khamenei, in order to maintain the interests of Shiite," he said.

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"Maliki has won 95 parliamentary seats, but when he ran for prime minister for a third term, the leader sent a letter to him and asked him to step down for the Shiite issues, even if he was right," said General Safavi.


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13:13 09.05.2018(Updated 13:20 09.05.2018)

Revealed the head of the coalition, "state law," Nuri al-Maliki signed a document with the leader of the "coalition of victory," Haider Abadi on the coalition after the election and the integration of the results.

Maliki said in a television statement that a decision issued by the party "Dawa" merge the results of the lists and the alliance, and this is confirmed in the document signed by Abadi, and we hope to implement.

Maliki pointed out that the entry of the Dawa Party in two lists is an electoral measure, to remove the party as the name and address of participation in the elections.

The leader of the alliance, "victory" Haidar Abadi, previously denied the existence of any agreement with al-Maliki to form the largest bloc after the parliamentary elections to be held next Saturday, calling for the need for understanding between the blocks for the benefit of the country.

"Any prior agreement on alliance with other coalitions is beyond the will of the voter, and categorically denied any agreement to form the largest bloc," Abadi said at the time.

Maliki's "State of Law Coalition" is adopting the political majority government, which will be a national project involving all segments of the Iraqi people, according to coalition officials.

The leader of the "coalition of victory," MP Ali Alaq said in televised remarks that "Maliki and Abbadi signed an agreement between them and handwritten provides for their alliance after the emergence of election results to form the largest bloc that forms the government."

The statement raised the political circles of Iraq , and considered the forces that the parties are seeking, despite their apparent differences, to re-establish the formation of the next government as the entitlement of the party, "Dawa," which is led by al-Maliki and continues to retain the post of Abbadi, the head of the political bureau.

But the "coalition of state law," led by former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki signed a "secret agreement" with Prime Minister Haider Abadi, who is running in the election as a "victory bloc" after separating from Maliki's coalition.

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Ports Policy provides an explanation for the entry of funds and posters for Haidar Al Ameri

The outlets issue a clarification on the entry of funds and posters for Hadi Al Ameri
 
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Shafaq News / The Board of Border Ports denied on Wednesday the entry of funds and posters to Iraq from Iran to support the leader of the Fatah coalition Hadi al-Amiri.

"We deny the entry of any posters or election propaganda with money through the border port of Manziriya in Diyala province," the agency said in a statement. "According to some social networking pages (Facebook), which shows a video showing the entry of these advertisements to the land Iraq ".

The social media reported a video showing one person talking about the arrival of loads of money with posters for Al-Amiri fans coming from Iran.

 
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Security
clashes between Swat and protect Abadi

Swat clashes between Swat and Abadi protection
 
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 5 hours ago
 
 

A security source in the province of Babil, on Wednesday, a violent dispute between the force of the "Swat" and a number of members of the protection of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi.

The source told Ashqaf News that a quarrel broke out between the two forces mentioned during an election rally held in Babil province, which witnessed today the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, to promote the electoral list "victory."

The fighting between the two forces wounded at least four people, the source said.

 

 

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Maliki's policy : civil war may occur soon in Iraq

Maliki: Civil war may occur soon in Iraq
 
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Iraqi Vice President Nuri al-Maliki has expressed concern about the manipulation of the results of the parliamentary elections scheduled for next Saturday, warning at the same time of civil war in Iraq. 
"Civil wars usually take place after the population census if the result does not satisfy the components, and a civil war occurs after the elections if the results are challenged," Maliki said in a television interview. 
"I do not want a civil war, not a census, nor an election," he said. "We stress the need to give us 100 percent assurance that there will be no manipulation in the elections." 
"Are you afraid that manipulating the election results could lead to civil war?" He said. 
The head of the coalition of state law, saying "
All political parties in Iraq are warning against manipulation of election results, as Sadr's leader Moqtada al-Sadr threatened on Tuesday that he would shake the ground under the feet of those who visit the polls. 
Accompanying the previous Iraqi elections, large charges related to forgery, the most recent Iraqi Vice President Nuri al-Maliki in the last elections in 2014 to get the votes of areas west of Baghdad.

 
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