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Sadr poses from Kuwait his vision on the shape of the new Iraqi government

 

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The leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr met Tuesday evening Amir of the State of Kuwait Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at the Palace of Dasman in Kuwait.

"During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and means of enhancing ties and constructive cooperation which contributes to the consolidation of stability and prosperity," a statement issued by Sadr's office said.

The statement added that "Sadr made clear his vision of the form of the next government, stressing its patriotism and its identity and be a sponsor of the rights of all components and minorities of all affiliations and the national broad tent.

Al-Sadr is to pay an official visit to Kuwait as he left Najaf on Monday afternoon.

The leader of the Shiite young Iraqi political scene after the legislative elections that took place recently, as the coalition, "Saron" supported by the first place the number of votes and seats, which leads to the possibility of forming the largest bloc and the announcement of the new federal government.

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Sadr's visit to Kuwait is an eloquent message to Iran

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BAGHDAD - The leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, visit to Kuwait after the achievement of the Alliance, "close to" close to him the first place in the recent Iraqi elections, in a move observers said its goal to send a dual message to Arab countries and Iran that the next phase in Iraq will not be like its predecessors .

The Sadr Information Office said in a statement that Sadr went to Kuwait on an official visit aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries, without further details.

Observers point out that Sadr's visit to Kuwait wants to tell the Arab countries that Iraq, which is accused of being under Iranian control, is working to return to its Arab depth, and Sadr's visit is part of this desire. As for Iran, Sadr's message to it that Iraq will not accept any external umbrella even if Iran succeeded in infiltrating into the majority of the joints of the Iraqi state.

The Iraqi political observer for the "Arabs" that the guidance of Kuwait's invitation to Muqtada al-Sadr, being the leader of the political coalition in the Iraqi legislative elections, is a step in the right direction that will deepen the sense of the possibility of Iraq's return to the Arab environment in record time. This is what Sadr is keen to emphasize in his election program, away from the interventions of the embassies of Iran and the United States and their representatives.

The observer added that he would certainly seek to understand the fears, concerns and aspirations of a neighboring country such as Kuwait. He will also brief the Kuwaitis on the details of his political project, which begins with fighting corruption and corruption, ending militias and weapons and keeping Iraq out of any conflict between the United States and Iran.

Al-Sadr visited Riyadh and met Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, then the UAE and met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. It is clear that the leader of the Sadrist movement seeks to change the mood in Iraq for the benefit of returning to the embrace of the Arabs after the Iraqis have known the role of sabotage of Iran in their country.

Sadr, on Tuesday, rejected the intervention of Iran and the United States in forming the next government. This came in response to a question from one of his supporters, on the statements of some Iraqi politicians pointed out that the possibility of forming the next Iraqi government without Iranian and American intervention.

"Iran is a neighboring country that is afraid of its interests," Sadr said in the statement. "We hope that they will not intervene in Iraqi affairs, and we refuse to interfere with its affairs."

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Abadi or Maliki .. Dawa ruling party in Iraq at the crossroads

29/05/2018

 

 

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The winning Shiite lists in the legislative elections held on May 12 are preoccupied with negotiations to form the largest parliamentary bloc, which has the constitutional right to nominate the next prime minister. The obstacle to the re-integration of the Islamic Dawa Party, whose members are divided into two lists: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's "victory" and "state of law" led by Nuri al-Maliki, the party's secretary-general ahead of the elections, is the most important obstacle to resolving the future of Shiite alliances, The merger necessarily means the departure of Haider Abadi from the coalition of "Ssron" leading the results of the elections led by Moqtada al-Sadr, which puts a lot of red lines on the mass of Nuri al-Maliki and the rest of the blocks nearby.

According to the leader of the party "advocacy" sincere frankness, "the time is still early to resolve the ongoing talks between the wings of the party, because it depends on a number of things, most notably the relationship with the rest of the winning lists," and said: "The leadership of the Supreme Party in the case of Continuous contacts and meetings since the announcement of the results of the elections, and there is a great positive in the discussion of all things. "

He added that "Vice President Nuri al-Maliki presents the idea of" political majority ", and seeks to form a large bloc to form a government alone and away from the concept of quotas, while Abadi has ideas about the need to involve all the large blocs in the next government.

"All the indicators confirm the near re-integration of the two blocs of" advocacy ", is the most likely possibility, and will take over the bloc head of government regardless of the name to be put for this post "He said.

Al-Maliki revealed in a statement to Al-Sharqiya channel on May 9 that there was a signed "agreement" from the leaders of the Da'wa, including al-Maliki, to restore the party's unity after the elections and that the separation was merely "electoral measures." With this agreement.

Abadi denied this agreement, saying in a televised statement: "The leadership of the Dawa Party insisted on being on the list headed by Abadi. Thus, Maliki asked to participate in a single list. "

He pointed out that "Maliki, contrary to the decision of the Dawa Party and the signed document, the party's record with the mass, and a revolution within the party, and considered it a stab in the back and contrary to all contexts." He said: "Maliki told the need to reverse the decision, but did not abide by it."

In this shadowy scene of the Dawa Party, which has been ruling the country since 2005, there are reports that the announcement of Abadi's release from the Da'wa is imminent, but a well-informed source, who preferred not to be named, said: The government, and that Abbadi does not mind the merger of the Dawa Party if his nomination for a second term, while insisting Maliki's wing that this will be an internal vote of the party.

The source pointed out that "Abadi has seats in the new parliament more than Maliki's seats, and therefore is not in a hurry to make his decision, and wants to discuss it with all winning lists to find the best partner possible to meet legitimate political ambitions."

The source did not rule out that the Iranian pressure to influence the decisions of party leaders, but "likely to throw the leaders of the party to compromise solutions, the nomination of another name, non-Maliki and Abadi to head the government, in the event of the failure of the alliance with al-Sadr."

And if the achievement of the scenario of the alliance with al-Abbadi and the nomination of the last prime minister, the issue of re-unification of members of the Dawa Party again will not be easy, as one of the most important conditions of Sadr to exclude Maliki from any coalition to form a government. Thus, what the leader of the Da'wa Jassem Muhammad Jaafar told the Iraqi News website on 17 May is very close to reality: "It became difficult for the Al-Nasr alliance led by Haider al-Abadi to join the alliance of the state of law "He said. He pointed to the impossibility of the parties agree on the candidate prime minister.

Either way, the party "advocacy" today at a crossroads, either Maliki's acceptance of the nomination of Abbadi as prime minister of the new government and maintain the unity of the party, or the departure of the latter is irreversible, which necessarily means the split of one of the two men from the party, Is unlikely to accept Abadi to abandon the ambitions of the second term at the head of the government. In any event, the dissent is not new to the Dawa Party, which has a long series of splits and divisions. The last was the departure of the former Secretary-General of the party, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and his formation as a "reformist" party after he was dismissed as prime minister in 2006.

Ultimately, the winning Shiite parties in the elections need to join the Alliance and register the largest bloc in the Independent Electoral Commission before the first session of the new parliament. As the majority of these parties seek to take over the post of prime minister and remove him from the mantle of "da'wah" in all possible ways, the party will not stand idly by and may try to postpone its differences until after naming one of its leaders as prime minister and naming the new ministers, Keep the differences within the internal framework until the next elections in 2022.

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Jaafar al-Sadr responds to the news of his candidacy for prime minister

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The independent political figure Jaafar al-Sadr, the son of the martyr Grand Ayatollah Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, responded to the circulation of his name as a candidate for prime minister.
"From the outset, I have played a part in any political position in the near future or the future," Sadr said in an interview. "There is a flaw in the system of quotas on which governments are formed." 
"The next prime minister advises that the constitution be safeguarded, that all be involved in running the state and fighting corruption," Sadr said. 
Local media have named Mr. Jaafar al-Sadr as a candidate for prime minister in the next government
 

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Peshmerga: The return of our troops to the disputed areas is one of the conditions of our participation in the next government

 

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The Secretary-General of the Peshmerga Ministry, General Jabbar Yawar, confirmed on Wednesday that the return of our troops to the disputed areas is one of the main conditions of the Kurds to participate in the new federal government.

"One of the main conditions for the Kurds to participate in the new federal government, which will be carried by the negotiating delegation to Baghdad, is the return of the Peshmerga forces to the disputed areas as they were before the events of October 16 last year," Yawar said in a press statement.

"The Peshmerga forces should keep the security forces safe with the Iraqi security forces," he said.

The meetings continue between the leaders of the blocks winning in the parliamentary elections in order to reach the formation of the next government

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National coalition: We seek to form the largest bloc and others are closest to us

 

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The official spokesman for the National Coalition Hussein al-Moussawi said on Wednesday that his coalition seeks to form the largest bloc, indicating that the coalition is the closest to them. 

"The National Coalition seeks to be a partner in the formation of the largest bloc and our efforts are focused in this direction," Moussawi told Al-Ghad Press.

"There are many understandings that took place last week with the brothers in Sarawan and the rest of the other alliances and we talked about the program and how to manage the state and the nature of the political challenges of the last stage and what should be the situation next." 

He added that "there is an awareness of most of the political power to produce a new approach to the administration of the state," noting that "nationalism is trying to play a prominent role in the subject, especially as it does not go in a certain sectarian direction." 

He stressed that "the national has a clear basis for the national approach in general, but there are some understandings that took place with some small blocs that got certain seats agreed with the National and merged with it and the number has now reached 32 deputies." 

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"We see very clearly that the brothers are moving and the national movement that is created by national will is the closest to national orientation."

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Newspaper: Maliki meets with the Sunni winners of a room Sulaimani and "great temptations" of the Kurds

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The newspaper "Okaz" Saudi Arabia report on the political situation in Iraq addressed to the return of the commander of the Iranian Quds Force Qassim Soleimani to the scene again for the formation of the new federal government.

The newspaper said in a report issued on Wednesday that "Iran refuses to get out of the Iraqi political equation, despite the blow hit by the results of the elections to Tehran and its followers alike," noting that Iran is seeking all its strength to reverse the election secretions and moved the official Iraqi file in the Guard Iranian revolutionary Kassem Suleimaniyah to carry out this difficult task, but he was unable to make any violations in his first attempts after his plan was a failure, "the report said.

The report added that "Soleimani seeks to mix the cards, and turn the table on the election results through the support of Iran to the head of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki and the Secretary-General of the (Badr) Hadi al-Ameri to form alliances to establish the largest bloc within the parliament to allow the owners to form a government, Sulaymani "began to move all Iranian tools in Iraq to convince the political forces after entering any coalition formed of the alliance (victory), led by Abadi, and the alliance (s), which Sadr said).

"The Iranian embassy in Baghdad has been turned into a room for the success of al-Maliki's endeavor, and it has begun to engage with political forces, and held intensive meetings with the Sunni Party of Solution, which won 14 seats in the elections, as well as the loyal figures in the Sunni and Shiite forces."

The report pointed to the "political temptations offered by Maliki and the Iranian embassy to the Kurdish forces to enter into with the coalition of al-Maliki - Amiri."

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Iran moved its arms to foil the alliance of Abadi - Sadr

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Iran refuses to get out of the Iraqi political equation despite the painful blow directed by the election results to Tehran and its followers alike, and seeks all the power it has to turn the secretions of the elections, and moved the official of the Iraqi file in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Qasim Soleimani to carry out this difficult task, but was unable to create Any violations in his first attempts after his plan was thwarted by a failure. Sulaimani, who seeks to re-mix the cards and flip the table on the election results by supporting Iran to the head of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, and the Secretary General of the «Badr» Hadi Amiri, to form alliances leading to the establishment of the largest bloc in parliament to allow the owners to form a government, In Iraq to convince the political forces not to enter any coalition formed of the alliance «victory» led by Haider Abadi, and the alliance «Sauron» of the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr.

The Iranian embassy in Baghdad turned into a room for Maliki's success, began to engage with Sunni forces, and held intensive meetings with the Sunni-dominated Sunni Party, which won 14 seats in the elections, as well as independent figures in the Sunni and Shiite forces. 

And speaks of information about the political temptations offered by Maliki and the Iranian embassy to the Kurdish forces to enter into the alliance of al-Maliki -Americi, as explicitly hinted at the Iraqi parliament member for the «Movement for Change» Kurdish Hoshyar Abdullah, in a press statement in which he confirmed that Maliki, »Massoud Barzani, they are close to entering into an alliance.

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Maliki vs. Barzani: Ex-Iraqi PM, Kurdish presidency in volatile exchange

By Rudaw 30/5/2017

Combo: Kurdish President Masoud Barzani [L] and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Photo: Rudaw/AP

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Kurdistan presidency and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki engaged in a volatile exchange of words, each accusing the other of violating the Iraqi constitution.

 

Maliki said the use of force may be necessary to “deter” the policies of Kurdish President Masoud Barzani and his efforts to establish a greater Kurdistan. Barzani responded saying Maliki should have taken his own life for having driven Iraq into a sectarian war.

 

Barzani speaks and acts as he wishes in the face of the “weak government” of Iraq, Maliki told the Lebanese al-Akhbar newspaper in an interview published on Monday. “If it is necessary, he should be deterred by force.”

 

The Kurdish presidency responded with a statement declaring that they give no importance to the remarks of Maliki, the source of all Iraq’s problems including sectarian conflict and struggling economy.

 

“It is a surprise that somebody who became a plague over the people of Iraq, the source of failures and misfortunes and the rise of terror, still does not feel shame and speaks,” read the statement published by the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

 

“Someone like him who brought Iraq to chaos should have taken his life, or at least he should have hidden himself from the sight of the Iraqi people,” it continued. 

 

Relations between the Kurdistan Region and Maliki have been fraught for years. Erbil blames Maliki for cutting the Region’s budget, a major factor in the ongoing financial crisis.

 

Maliki has been frequently critical of Barzani.

 

In his recent interview, he said Barzani “is no longer a legitimate president” because his term has expired in accordance with the laws of the Kurdistan Region. Maliki described Barzani as a tribal leader, saying “He is ruling Kurdistan based on the approach of the past Kurdish tribal leaders and the chieftains.”

 

Maliki accused Barzani of making statements about holding an independence referendum for “domestic use” and to deviate from the differences between his Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its ally the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

 

The Kurdish president speaks and acts he wishes, “violating every red line” in both Kurdistan and Iraq, Maliki claimed.

 

“Barzani is not of the type that should be given such freedom. He should be faced with the facts and the realities. If necessary, he should be deterred by force,” Maliki told the Arabic newspaper. 

 

The Kurdish presidency warned Maliki against making such threats.

 

“This man has used threatening language against the people of Kurdistan in his interview. We hereby tell him that here is the field – test yourself. In the past, stronger and more reckless enemies tested themselves, but finally knelt in the face of the will of Kurdistan’s nation and faced disgraceful fates,” the Kurdish statement declared.

 

The two main ruling parties in Kurdistan, the PUK and the KDP announced earlier this year that they intend to hold a referendum on independence, widely expected to take place in the fall. Senior Kurdish officials have since said that disputed areas, including the oil-rich and multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, claimed both by Baghdad and Erbil, would be included in the referendum.

 

The referendum is confined to Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish officials say, with no plans to extend it to other parts of Kurdistan in neighbouring countries where Kurds live – Iran, Turkey, and Syria. 

 

Maliki challenged that, claiming that Barzani is preparing for a greater, united Kurdistan.

 

“Barzani wants one day, when the conditions are right, to form the Greater Kurdistan state and separate parts of Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey,” Maliki claimed. “However, the facts on the ground with regard to the surroundings do not allow such a move. It is the right of the states – at least in public – to not support this move, except for Israel. He depends on Israel, in every aspect of his politics and behaviour.”

 

“Kurdistan has become a magnet for all Israeli companies and intelligence agencies,” he said in a separate part of the interview. 

 

“As for Kirkuk, it does not have the right to have a referendum on separation, or self-determination,” Maliki said. “There is no word such as the right to self-determination in our constitution. The Kurds practiced their self-determination through this constitution, and voted on it.”

 

The Kurdish presidency said that Kurds are united on holding the referendum, apart from some Kurds who are aligned with Maliki. 

 

“Independence for Kurdistan is a right of the nation of Kurdistan. He is in no way in a position to talk about this. He should know well that all the people and parties of Kurdistan are united and have the same stance on the question of independence. If the lack of willpower on the part of some Kurds makes him happy, he should be certain that his position and that of the Kurds affiliated with him will consequently be in the dustbin of history.”

 

The Kurdistan Region has been suffering a financial crisis, partly brought on by Baghdad withholding the Region’s budget share under Maliki’s direction in mid-2014. Maliki has also made comments unwelcomed by Kurds about the Region and its Peshmerga forces who have been fighting ISIS for nearly three years.

 

Maliki is head of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s Dawa party, head of the State of the Law coalition, and a prominent member of the ruling Shiite National Alliance. He told the Lebanese paper that among all the different components of Iraq, the Shiites are the most united, apart from the faction headed by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which is outside of the Shiite alliance.

 

He said he is not planning to return to power as the prime minister of the country. He would rather remain in the Iraqi politics calling for the government of the majority.

 

Kurdish parties have refused such calls for majority rule, deeming it against the foundations of the new Iraq established after the US invasion in 2003. 

 

Maliki also claimed that he is the one who founded the mainly Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi. He said he was behind the law passed by the Iraqi parliament last year that recognized the armed force so that it could not be dissolved by current or future prime ministers without an act from parliament.

 

The former prime minister also alleged that there is a conspiracy by domestic and foreign powers to postpone the general election in Iraq scheduled for next year so that an interim government would assume power that is not “Islamic.” He gave the example of the Iraqi interim government that ruled after 2003, headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite politician. 

 

As for the Sunnis, most of whom had opposed his government before 2014, Maliki said that they are fragmented because they lack a “united political or religious leadership.” Instead, some are backed by Turkey and other by the Arab Gulf countries.

 

Personally, he said, he supports those Sunnis who have no foreign links and have “national and strategic” plans for Iraq. 

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Al-Sadr from Kuwait: The next government is a sponsor of everyone's rights

31/5/2018 12:00 am  The  leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, discussed with Kuwaiti Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah bilateral relations and political developments in Iraq after the parliamentary elections on 12 May  .  A statement issued by al-Sadr's office said that "the Emir of Kuwait met with the Dasman Palace and exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. During the meeting, they discussed brotherly relations between the two neighboring countries and the two brotherly peoples. In consolidating stability and prosperity. "  Sadr said his vision for the form of the next government, stressing the "patriotism and its identity and be a sponsor of the rights of all components and minorities of all affiliations and independent of the national broad tent," according to the statement. For his part, the Amir of the State of Kuwait to the chest "congratulations on the success of the parliamentary elections in Iraq, and the victory of the alliance of Souron."  Al-Sadr arrived in Kuwait on Sunday and was received by Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Sabah Al-Sabah   .  The visit comes at the official invitation of the State of Kuwait to develop relations between the two countries and peoples. "

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Nujaifi meets a delegation from the Virtue Party

31/5/2018 12:00 am  Baghdad / Sabah  met with the Vice President of the President of the Iraqi decision coalition, Osama Najafi delegation of the Virtue Party headed by Hashim Hashemi.  "The meeting discussed the visions and ideas in the post-legislative elections and the nature of the discussions and alliances that precede the formation of the new government. The two sides expressed keenness to overcome the obstacles to achieve the Iraqi people's goals in a decent life and the future secured away from Sectarian approach and within a national space of cooperation and cooperation. "  "The violations and failures that accompanied the election process were discussed, and the doubts raised and reflected in the confidence of the Iraqi citizen in this practice. Where Nujaifi stressed the "need to reach a solution based on the principles of truth and justice and gives the Iraqi citizen confidence in his choices and strengthen the democratic approach," according to the statement.

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Iraq's Sunnis plan to revive their united alliance before joining the larger bloc

Sadr renews the demand of the patriarchal government ... and not a red line for Barzani's party to the next prime minister

Baghdad «Al-Quds Al-Arabi»: Planned leaders of the Sunni political blocs in Iraq, to maintain the unity of their alliance, before embarking on negotiations with the rest of the political blocs, Shiite and Kurdish. 
The results of the recent elections contributed to the fragmentation of the old alliances (the Shiite National Alliance and the Kurdish Kurdistan Alliance), but they were in favor of the Sunni political forces. 
Al-Quds Al-Arabi learned from a well-informed source that the leaders of the Sunni political blocs are seeking to revive the "Alliance of Forces", the political representative of the Sunnis in Iraq, through three main parties: Gamal al-Karbouli, leader of the Al-Hal Party, The decision, Athil Nujaifi. 
According to the source, these parties have one task to unify the Sunni house, is to persuade the National Coalition, led by Iyad Allawi, to join the "Union of Forces."
As the source acknowledged the difficulty of achieving this, considering that Allawi is in the midst of dialogues aimed at joining the largest parliamentary bloc, revealed moves in the direction of leaders in Allawi's coalition, namely Salim al-Jubouri and Saleh al-Mutlaq. 
In the middle of this week, the coalition «National» held a meeting in the house Jubouri, including a number of deputies and political figures and entities, in order to form a «national bloc» able to meet the challenges of the next phase, according to a statement Jubouri office. 
He added: «During the meeting discussed the most important factors that would enable the political blocs to form a strong national government has all the factors of success and meet the challenges, and can change the current reality to the best».
According to the statement, the meeting included the signing of the «priorities and requirements of the next phase, to achieve the comprehensive stability of the return of displaced people and support reconstruction and investment in cities affected by the war on terrorism, especially the rest of the provinces in general, and arms limitation by the state, and the need to open Iraq to its regional environment Which strengthens its sovereignty and its Arab depth. " 
The signatories also opened channels of cooperation with all blocs in the framework of the work to build a civil state fair according to the standard of law and the interest of Iraq, according to the statement.

Balanced relationships

At the other end, the leader of the Sadrist alliance, Muqtada al-Sadr, continues his series of meetings in Kuwait with the aim of creating a balance in Iraq's foreign relations. 
Al-Sadr stressed from Kuwait the importance of forming a "national patriotic government" that will sponsor the rights of all components. 
His office said in a statement that "the leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada al-Sadr met with the Amir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at the Palace of Dasman in Kuwait," noting that "the two exchanged greetings on the occasion of the month of Ramadan." 
According to the statement, "the friendly relations between the two neighboring countries and the two brotherly peoples were discussed during the meeting and means of enhancing ties and constructive cooperation that contribute to the consolidation of stability and prosperity." He said that Sadr expressed his view of the form of the government. 
He added that «Sadr stressed the patriotism of the government and its parents and be a sponsor of the rights of all components and minorities of all affiliations and is dependent on the national broad tent».
The Amir of Kuwait, presented, according to the statement, «congratulations to the chest on the occasion of the success of the parliamentary elections in Iraq, and the victory of the National Alliance in the elections and get the first place».

Difficulty forming a government

Kurdish, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) predicted that the formation of the next federal government will be delayed, as it revealed its proximity to the alliance with political parties that believe in the rights of the people of Kurdistan and abide by them. 
The leader of the party, Khosro Korn, told reporters on Wednesday in Erbil that «the formation of the new Iraqi government will be delayed, as happened with the current government after the elections that took place more than four years». 
He pointed out that «this time I do not expect the government to form easily and may be delayed for 4 5 months after the ratification of the election results», saying that «the lists that won the elections did not achieve either of them overwhelming majority, and even the coalition of the first winner has 54 seats and does not qualify This to form a government ». 
Also, a member of the Political Bureau, the official spokesman of the party, Mahmoud Mohammed, said that «real partnership and harmony and balance is a priority of his party, to participate in the next Iraqi government».
He added in a statement to the official website of the party that the Kurdistan Democratic Party "listens to all parties, and not necessarily to do what they say, where we see that the highest interests of Kurdistan in our relations is the most important." 
On the priority of the Kurdistan Democratic Party to participate in the next Iraqi government, he said: "We will participate in the next Iraqi government on the basis of three priorities, namely, partnership, harmony and balance. We are involved in the decision-making, and we are convinced that there is a consensus between all components, especially with regard to the citizens of Kurdistan and not rely on the principle of majority and minority ».
"We have insisted on these principles after 2003, but since then none of these principles have been applied and made into law," he said. "We insist on consensus, because Iraq can not be managed on the basis of a single national, religious, So we insist on the need to maintain this consensus, without this consensus can not see a stable Iraq in which citizens enjoy the comfort and safety and prosperity ». 
As for the issue of balance, he pointed out that it is related to «the share of the Kurdish citizens in the institutions of the Authority and the Iraqi government, where this balance must be taken into account, if we look at the functional portfolios (ambassadors, deputy ministers, directors general, advisers and the proportion of Kurds in the Iraqi army ... etc) This angle, we see that there are a number of bags should be occupied by the Kurds, but they were occupied by other people ».
He added: "At the beginning of the liberation of Iraq in 2003, the proportion of Kurds 30 35% in the Iraqi army, but now there are others fill it and the percentage of Kurds in the army now less than 1.5%, if all these things must be reviewed and rearranged to rebalance the Kurds feel that there Balance between them and Sunnis and Shiites ».

External effects

According to the source, the Kurdistan Democratic Party «did not put red lines against anyone in the political process in Iraq», adding «we have observations on the performance of some of them during the previous period in power, but we do not draw red lines in front of anyone to fill the portfolio and the post of prime minister of the future, , It is on the shoulders of the Shiite parties that are allied on this issue ». 
"The formation of the government is not in the hands of the Shiite component alone, but the neighboring countries of Iraq and the Arab countries and even America and Europe have an impact on it."
This means, according to the source «that the satisfaction of all these parties and their consensus on the candidate itself is not easy», noting that «in the previous government there was a kind of rapprochement between America and Iran, but what now appears is the divergence of views between these two parties on the future of Iraq, Now, Iran and America have comments on some of the candidates' names, which complicates the formation of the next government more ».

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Planning begins with the preparation of the ministerial portfolio to be submitted to the next minister

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The Ministry of Planning announced on Thursday the preparation of the ministerial portfolio to be submitted to the next minister, pointing out that the preparation was in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.


In a statement received by Mawazine News, a spokesman for the ministry, Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, said that "a higher committee was formed in the ministry under the chairmanship of Administrative Agent Qassim Al-Attiyah and includes in its membership Director General of Sector Planning Department, Director General of the Administrative Department and Director of the Minister's Office, The director of the human rights department, the director of the human rights department and the director of the follow-up to the implementation of the development plan, will prepare the full details of the ministerial portfolio, which will also be sent to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers for the purpose of unifying them with the portfolios of other ministries and submitting them to the next prime minister.

He added that "the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers held a number of workshops on how to prepare the bag and fill the forms of the axes of work," noting that "the Committee held several meetings during the last few days during which all the details contained in the bag, which is necessary should be informed The new minister. "

"The portfolio includes a brief explanation of the functions and functions of the ministry, what are the proposals aimed at developing the organizational structure of the ministry and administrative organization, as well as the main issues that need to be reviewed by the new minister during the first period of his duties, And the investment of the ministry and what are the problems facing the work with the description of solutions and treatments.

The spokesman also pointed out that "the bag also includes an explanation of the ministry's plans and strategic priorities and projects, whether short or medium or planned within the five-year development plan 2018-2022, in addition to the statement of the committees headed by or involving the minister and deputy ministers and general managers "He said.

"It also includes the identification of key international partners and the statement of international agreements in this area and the nature of support provided by these partners, whether expected or required during the next phase."

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Maliki and Allawi emphasize the need to move to the stage of forming a government away from the "marginalization"

 

Thursday 31 May

 

 

 

 

 

The  head of the coalition of state law Nuri al-Maliki and the head of the National Coalition Iyad Allawi, on Thursday, the circumstances that accompanied the electoral process, and stressed the need to move to the stage of forming the next government away from "exclusion and marginalization."  Maliki's office said in a statement received by Alsumaria News a copy of it, the latter received "the head of the coalition of the state of national Iyad Allawi," adding that the parties "discussed the latest political and security situation, and discussed the file of elections and the circumstances that accompanied the electoral process and accelerate the formation of the government."   Maliki and Allawi, according to the statement, "the need to continue work to reach common understandings contribute to address the imbalance that accompanied the electoral process, and move to the stage of forming a government with sound premises and the cooperation of all national forces away from exclusion and marginalization."

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Warning of the tense security situation in Iraq as the government turns to the conduct of business without powers

 

Thursday 31 May

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad   A Gulf newspaper said there was fear of a tense security situation in Iraq as the government turned into a business without powers.   "According to the constitution, the mandate of the Iraqi government will expire on the first of next July, which will be transformed according to the Constitution automatically, to a caretaker government without comprehensive powers."     "There is concern that this may affect the fragile security situation in the country, especially with the registration of attacks to the organization" Daqash "in cities in northern and western Iraq during the past two days, the deaths of a number of civilians and military.   The political scene is witnessing a wide movement among the winning forces in the elections that took place on the 12th of May to form the largest bloc Niaibia in preparation for the task of forming the next government.

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sources: Iran will not succeed at the heart of the "table of alliances" in Iraq and Maliki will not return for these reasons

 

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[Asharq Al-Awsat] Iraqi official sources ruled out that Iran would succeed in turning the table of alliances in favor of a coalition of state law led by Nuri al-Maliki, and the bloc of "conquest" headed by Hadi al-Amiri.

The source, quoted by the Saudi daily Okaz, cited the reasons for "Iran's failure to position Najaf, which does not allow al-Maliki" to "go back."

The sources said that "the position of public opinion in Iraq is important because it will not allow to turn the table alliances in this manner.

 

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http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/64d46faf-ec7d-4e0d-8431-873af420c459

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Abdel Latif: the application of the law of parties, 90% of them excluded from participating in the elections

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The former MP and Judge Wael Abdel Latif confirmed on Thursday that the application of the Parties Law exposes more than 90% of the existing parties from participating in the electoral process.

"The parties law No. 36 of 2015 prohibits any party that has contacts or receives outside support from participating in political work and entering the elections," Abdul Latif told Al-Maaloumah.

He added that "most of the current parties participating in the elections have contacts with the outside and received support from regional countries and some of them implement the agendas of those countries."

He pointed out that "the current law of parties in the case of its application on the ground away more than 90% of the current parties to participate in the elections and political action."

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/05/31/314350/

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BAGHDAD: Iraqi political forces are close to agreeing on a parliamentary coalition of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish parties that will curb Iranian influence in the next government.

Details of negotiations that could reshape the country’s political landscape were revealed exclusively to Arab News by sources involved in the talks.

The talks are being led and sponsored by the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr, who emerged as the biggest winner in the May 12 elections.

 

His Sairoon alliance won 54 seats, and he aims to form a coalition of 200 seats, 34 more than the required number to form a government. 

By establishing such a big coalition in the 329-seat Parliament, Al-Sadr plans to block rivals from

attempting to form their own coalition, the negotiators said.

According to the Iraqi constitution, securing the largest parliamentary coalition is the first step to forming a government. 

Al-Sadr’s success in forming the biggest bloc limits the influence of pro-Iranian parties in the next government and boosts Haider Abadi’s chances of continuing into a second term as prime minister. 

Abadi, whose alliance came third in the parliamentary elections with 44 seats, enjoys clear US support.

Al-Sadr and Abadi have proposed a “consultative council” comprising heads of the political entities that make up the coalition. The council will form the government and supervise its work. 

“Formation of this (council) is the practical translation of the concept of patriarchal government adopted and announced by Sadr,” a negotiator from one of the Shiite parties told Arab News. 

“Initially this council will not enjoy any official status but will organize the governmental and legislative work of the bloc.”

The negotiator said that along with Al-Sadr and Abadi, the council will include Ammar Al-Hakim, the prominent cleric and politician who heads Al-Hikma alliance, and “those who come with them to form a government.”

The council “is likely” to include Iyad Allawi, the Sunni-backed vice president and head of Wattiniya alliance; Masoud Barzani, the former president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region and head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party; and Ossama Al-Nujaifi, the Sunni vice president and head of Al-Qarar alliance.

“They have reached preliminary understandings on the key points,” the negotiator said.

The plans propose that the sharing of power between religions and ethnicity should be limited to the president, the prime minister and the speaker of the Parliament, while ministers are selected by the new coalition. 

Previously all the ministries have been divided out among Iraq’s various sects.

“This will be a political majority government, but will include all the contents of Iraqis (Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds),” the negotiator said.

“Negotiations are going well and we expect to announce the formation of the largest bloc before Eid (middle of June) or maybe before that.”

Two other politicians familiar with the talks confirmed details of the plans to Arab News, and said Al-Sadr, Abadi and Al-Hakim generally agreed on most of the points.

Negotiations are continuing with Alawi, Barzani and Al-Nujaifi, a senior Shiite leader told Arab News.

“The project aims to build up a governmental bloc that includes all the parties, which will participate in the government and an opposition bloc that includes the rest. No party will be allowed to be in the government and in the opposition at the same time,” he said.

Since the 2003 US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein, Iraq has been a battleground for world powers in the region, especially Iran and the US. A stable government cannot be formed without agreement from the two nations. 

Two sources familiar with the talks told Arab News that the US “fully supports” Abadi and Al-Sadr, and “there are no objections against Al-Sadr so far.” 

But Iran is “still negotiating to ensure that one of its allies is in the new formation.”

The negotiator said Iran hopes to get the Badr Organization, one of the most prominent Iraqi armed factions, into the new coalition.

Badr is led by Hadi Al-Amiri and is part of Al-Fattah alliance, which is also headed by Al-Almiri and came second in the election with 47 seats. Al-Fattah included most of the pro-Iranian Shiite paramilitary groups.

 

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1313446/middle-east

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Sadr reveals the fact that he met with Trump envoy in Kuwait on the formation of the government  2018/05/31 23:57   Baghdad today – Najaf The leader of the Sadr movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, on Thursday, the fact of meeting with Trump envoy to Iraq, Brit McGuck, during his recent visit to Kuwait, in Kuwait, on the formation of the government. A person named Ali Hussain said: "There are rumors that the visit to Kuwait was aimed at forming the Iraqi government, where some promote the occurrence of a meeting with the US envoy overseeing the formation of the largest bloc, and Saudi intervention, and everyone knows your position of occupation, Neighboring countries, is it clear? ".  "Kuwait is a moderate country and its Emir is the prince of peace and moderation, and it would be good if all of them would turn their backs and solve our problems with brotherly dialogue exclusively," Sadr said.

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Planning begins with the preparation of the ministerial portfolio to be submitted to the next minister

 

 Since 2018-05-31 at 10:55 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News


The Ministry of Planning announced on Thursday the preparation of the ministerial portfolio to be submitted to the next minister, pointing out that the preparation was in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.


In a statement received by Mawazine News, a spokesman for the ministry, Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, said that "a higher committee was formed in the ministry under the chairmanship of Administrative Agent Qassim Al-Attiyah and includes in its membership Director General of Sector Planning Department, Director General of the Administrative Department and Director of the Minister's Office, The director of the human rights department, the director of the human rights department and the director of the follow-up to the implementation of the development plan, will prepare the full details of the ministerial portfolio, which will also be sent to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers for the purpose of unifying them with the portfolios of other ministries and submitting them to the next prime minister.

He added that "the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers held a number of workshops on how to prepare the bag and fill the forms of the axes of work," noting that "the Committee held several meetings during the last few days during which all the details contained in the bag, which is necessary should be informed The new minister. "

"The portfolio includes a brief explanation of the functions and functions of the ministry, what are the proposals aimed at developing the organizational structure of the ministry and administrative organization, as well as the main issues that need to be reviewed by the new minister during the first period of his duties, And the investment of the ministry and what are the problems facing the work with the description of solutions and treatments.

The spokesman also pointed out that "the bag also includes an explanation of the ministry's plans and strategic priorities and projects, whether short or medium or planned within the five-year development plan 2018-2022, in addition to the statement of the committees headed by or involving the minister and deputy ministers and general managers "He said.

"It also includes the identification of key international partners and the statement of international agreements in this area and the nature of support provided by these partners, whether expected or required during the next phase."

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Maliki and Allawi emphasize the continuation of work to address the imbalance that accompanied the electoral process

Political

 Since 2018-05-31 at 13:02 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The head of the coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, on Thursday, with the head of the National Coalition Iyad Allawi to accelerate the formation of the next government. While continuing to work to address the imbalance that accompanied the electoral process.

The media office of the owners, in a statement received / Mawazin News / a copy of it, "the head of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki received in his official office today, the head of the coalition of the state of national Iyad Allawi."

The office added that "the meeting was discussed during the political and security developments, as was discussed the file of elections and the circumstances that accompanied the electoral process, in addition to the acceleration in the formation of the government."

During the meeting, the two sides stressed the need to "continue working towards reaching common understandings that contribute to tackling the imbalance that accompanied the electoral process, moving to the stage of forming a government with sound premises and cooperation of all national forces away from exclusion and marginalization."

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Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States in Iraq, called the United States “an invader country” in remarks Wednesday, vowing to do whatever he could to diminish America’s role in the country.

“The U.S. is an invader country; we do not allow it to interfere at all,” al-Sadr said in a statement in response to how his Sayirun (“On the Move”) Coalition plans to form a new government in Iraq, reported the Washington Times.

Despite his remarks, the Times reports that sources claim Washington has successfully attempted to reach out to al-Sadr and his coalition, which recently won the majority position in the Iraqi Parliament. The Times alleges American officials were interested in “the cleric’s position toward the prospect of a long-term U.S. military presence.”

Iraq’s Election Commission declared al-Sadr’s Sayirun Coalition the winner of the majority of seats in Parliament in May’s national elections. Since al-Sadr did not register to run in the election, he cannot become Iraq’s next prime minister.

Prior to the official release of Iraq’s election results, the Sayirun Coalition was believed to have won one-sixth of Iraq’s 18 provinces. Al-Sadr joined forces with several allied blocs in Iraq to form a government.

These elections were of particular importance given Iraq’s recent liberation from the grips of the Islamic State. In March, the State Department said Islamic State jihadists are “adapting” to the fall of their so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

Al-Sadr’s statements on Wednesday indicated his lack of willingness to see America’s influence there.

While al-Sadr has come out in opposition to Iranian influence in Iraq, as well, the Washington Times noted that al-Sadr was less critical of the Islamic Republic on Wednesday, saying, “Iran is a neighboring country that fears for its interest and we hope it will not interfere in Iraqi affairs.”

Soon after his declared victory, Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi said al-Sadr is a “dear and influential friend and brother” of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In an interview with Alalam news network, Masjedi reportedly said Iran “welcomes and supports the will of the Iraqi people” and praised the “age-old and deep-rooted relations” between Iran and al-Sadr.

Despite tensions between them, their opposition to the United States and Israel are two things al-Sadr and Iran appear to agree on.

Prior to President Donald Trump’s official recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the historic relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, al-Sadr reportedly said the act of relocating the U.S. Embassy would amount to a “declaration of war against Islam” and that it would result in the formation of an armed group to liberate the holy city.

 

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/05/31/muqtada-al-sadr-shia-cleric-us-invader-country-iraq/