Announcement of the largest bloc

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Encounters increase the features of the larger block

24/5/2018 12:00 am    Baghdad / Al-Sabah  significantly expanded the size of political movements aimed at forming the largest bloc, amid common understandings that include all political parties and do not investigate anyone, a position that has received wide political acceptance.  The delegation witnessed the delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, where he met with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr, and the leader of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, while the delegation visited the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan President Fuad Masum to discuss the mechanism of forming a new federal government and demands of the Kurds.  The presidential statement, received by "morning", that infallible research, on Wednesday, with the delegation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, "the results of the House of Representatives and prospects for the formation of the new federal government as well as political developments in the Kurdistan region and the whole of Iraq. Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi received the delegation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) headed by Mullah Bakhtiar and discussed "the formation of the government and the importance of speeding up it and exchanging views for the next stage."  The leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr, for his part, discussed with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubic, the results of extensive discussions and dialogues on the formation of the next government. "My visit comes ahead of the preparation of the special report on Iraq, which hopefully will be presented to the United Nations later," Kubic said. During the meeting, the envoy also congratulated the success of the democratic process in Iraq last week, saying "the readiness of the United Nations to provide the assistance needed by Iraq," while expressing the hope that "the outcome of the understandings and discussions on the formation of a national government to support the process of stability in the country." Al-Sadr also discussed the formation of the next government with the chairman of the list of the good guys Khalid al-Obeidi.  In the meantime, the Kurdish delegations, the Democratic and the Kurdistan Union, continued their separate meetings with the leaders of the coalitions and the winning blocs. The Kurdistan Democratic Party met with the head of the Fatah alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, who called, in an interview with a number of media, after the meeting, to "accelerate the formation of the government to ensure Continue to provide services to citizens, "stressing the need to" resolve the formation of the largest bloc nationally and invite everyone to join them. "  In another context, the House of Representatives on Thursday, a second extraordinary session, to discuss the elections and the repercussions that accompanied, while information that the meeting will witness "the vote on the abolition of the elections," parliamentary sources predicted the lack of a quorum.

[nannab]

2 minutes ago, yota691 said:

significantly expanded the size of political movements aimed at forming the largest bloc, amid common understandings that include all political parties and do not investigate anyone, a position that has received wide political acceptance. 

 

 What!!!! Does this mean that all is forgiven no matter what??  

I hope that I am reading this wrong. 

[yota691]

Hakim visits Kuwait and meets Emir

24/5/2018 12:00 am   BAGHDAD / Al-Sabah  The head of the National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim, the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, said Iraq is strong independent and stable necessity for the security and stability of the region, while stressing the need to form a national majority government service attributes.  Al-Hakim met with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah on Sunday, during which they discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop them, as well as political developments in the region and the world, and ways to reduce congestion. And escalation.  "Iraq today is different from any stage in which military, political and societal victories have prevailed, and it has also succeeded in its adherence to the democratic process through holding the last parliamentary elections in the country," Hakim said. Hakim stressed that «Iraqis are serious in forming a service government able to overcome the crises, without excluding any party, and build the best relations with the countries of the world and the region and the neighborhood on the basis of common interests».  "A strong, independent and stable Iraq is a necessity for the security and stability of the region," he said.  "The region is living in a situation of escalation in positions that do not serve any of the parties," Hakim said, calling on all to shoulder their responsibilities in averting the possible dangers of this escalation and working to bring regional parties together at the table of a joint dialogue.  On the other hand, stressed the President of the National Alliance, the need to form a government   service. The statement said that «Hakim renewed during a meeting with the delegation of the Institute of European Peace, called on the Electoral Commission for elections to consider the appeals by the political forces, and the need to address the problems in the election results in the provinces of Kirkuk and Sulaimaniya, and the search for a mechanism to prevent the occurrence of such cases in the next election » .

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Hakim from Kuwait: The government will be formed by an Iraqi decision, not American or Iranian

May 23, 2018

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The leader of the National Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, said the next government will be formed by an independent Iraqi decision, not by the United States or the Islamic Republic of Iran. "

 

 

Mr. Ammar al-Hakim said during a press conference held during his visit to Kuwait, "We are working to be the next Iraqi government national majority government, and are keen to form an independent Iraqi decision," stressing that "the decision to form the next government independent Iraqi."

 

"We are working to make the next Iraqi government a national majority government, and are keen to form an independent Iraqi decision."

 

Mr. Ammar al-Hakim referred to the renewal of the alliance with the Sadrist movement in the alliance of the others, "noting that" they walk and wisdom of the lists cohesive internally and in harmony and represent the main forces. "

 

He explained that "this bilateral alliance can be a solid nucleus to move towards other lists and this is what happened, and there are consultations and we have understandings to form the largest bloc, which will cost the formation of the national majority government."

 

"We want to distance Iraq from conflicts in the region or to be a party to the dialogue of conflicts," he said, ruling out "civil war in Iraq, especially that the Iraqi people carry the professions and the results of today's electoral results proved his vote for moderates."

 

"We will achieve the aspirations of our people in the formation of an independent government by its decisions and open to States."

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Maliki's coalition is moving "quickly" to "fragmentation" big alliances

May 23, 2018

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A member of the state of law, Mohammed al-Ukaili, said on Wednesday that his coalition is continuing its understandings with the forces it holds with "participants" and expects to "break up" some of the big alliances.

"There are understandings and participants combine the rule of law with a number of coalitions and political parties, including the conquest and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the movement of change." He said that "there are understandings and participants combine the state of law with a number of alliances and political parties."

"We also have understandings with the Kurdistan Democratic Party," he said, adding that "the presence of blocs within the alliances, is expected to be dislocated and some of the lists are fragmented."

He added that "the coalition raised the slogan of moving the joint and freezing the different, with all the forces that are now understanding with them," noting that "it is too early to talk about the formation of the rule of law and the coalition of the opening opposition front."

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Sadr removes the robe of the "rebel" and addresses the international community with the tongue of the statesman

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BAGHDAD - Excessive political contacts by Moqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist movement, have passed since the announcement of the victory of the coalition, backed by him in the parliamentary elections in Iraq, the local character to take an international dimension, with a meeting on Wednesday in Baghdad with UN envoy Jan Kubic, In which he talked about opening the United States channels of communication with members of the Alliance mentioned.

The results of the elections put Sadr and his current in a position to play a role in Iraqi politics during the next phase, including the possibility of active participation in the selection of a prime minister and determining the general direction of the government.

For regional and international forces, Sadr, who enjoys a degree of popularity in the elections, has an important advantage compared to the majority of members of the Iraqi Shiite political family. He is showing some degree of independence from Iran, which has a great influence on the Iraqi decision. The capitals of the province are based on the balance and independence of the Iraqi decision.

This advantage could be a motive for the United States, which has effectively embarked on a comprehensive strategy to contain Iran and limit its influence in the region, to reach out to Moqtada al-Sadr and to encourage independence from his Iranian decision-making.

But the problem for Washington is that Sadr has not appeared since the US invasion of Iraq and was a supporter of resistance, including carrying arms in her face, even appeared in this aspect closer to the Iranian camp. Observers say that the Iraqi Sadr, who faced a lot of And a pragmatic approach that qualifies him to change his "revolutionary" speech and adopt the speech of the statesman most appropriate to the new stage he has entered and the role he is preparing to exercise as a senior leader of the political process in Iraq and as a decision maker.

Observers believe that Muqtada al-Sadr has the right to sense the danger and work to avoid it by all means; the man who fought his current two battles separated, the first against the US forces in Najaf and the second against the government forces in Basra on Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister, suffering from various types of isolation and exclusion and marginalization of Before the members of the National Alliance formed by the ruling Shiite parties. Accepting him as a member of that alliance does not mean approving his views, which many view lightly. It is an attempt to prevent the destruction of the Shiite political house and not to provoke the resentment of Sadr's followers, estimated at seven million. By another Iraqi politician.

As Sadr's call to dissolve popular militia after the end of the battle in Mosul is expected to lead to a backlash from advocates of turning the popular crowd into a political force to manage the country in an emergency manner. And if we know that Nuri al-Maliki, a permanent enemy of Sadr, leads the ranks of enthusiasts of popular mobilization, we can understand the reasons for Sadr's sense of danger, not to mention that Sadr personally does not trust Iran, which in turn does not trust him, although Tehran was and still keen to cover all the parties Shiites in their tent. The lack of trust between the two parties may encourage Shiite parties to continue to isolate, harm or harm Sadr.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, during a meeting with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubic the importance of increasing support and support of the international community and the United Nations to get Iraq out of the tunnel sectarianism and quotas.

Sadr's office said in a statement that he "presented to Kubic the latest discussions and extensive discussions on the formation of the next government."

The statement quoted Sadr as saying: "Our vision for the next stage is that it stems from the popular desire and the necessity of the stage because the Iraqi people have suffered a lot of corruption and poor services, and that the decision is national Iraqi," stressing the importance of increasing support and support of the international community and the United Nations to get Iraq out of the tunnel of sectarianism And the need to provide support in the humanitarian and service areas in the liberated areas, especially Mosul and the contribution of international organizations in taking Iraq's normal position in free living. "

The Arabs

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Muqtada al-Sadr returns to Najaf after conducting a series of dialogues for the formation of the government

In the policy of  May 23, 2018 on Muqtada al-Sadr return to Najaf after conducting a series of dialogues for the purpose of forming a closed government 57 visits

 

 

BAGHDAD / The head of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced on Wednesday the return of al-Sadr to the province of Najaf, after conducting a series of dialogues and discussions with political parties on the post-election and the formation of the next government.

The office said in a statement, "SNG" received a copy of it, "Sadr held several meetings at his residence in the capital Baghdad, and was intended to translate popular demands into a living reality, to end the rampant corruption and the start of the process of real government reform, An independent professional technocrat government that is improving the country's economy and providing services to citizens. "

He added that "the meetings of the leader of the Sadrist movement, continued for several days continuous day and night, during which he heard the programs and visions of the political forces winning in the parliamentary elections to produce satisfactory results for the Iraqi people, who suffered from corruption and abhorrent quotas.

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    This  Election, Abadi and Sadr  are just like this song                  OK, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here
Two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth
There's the wind-up, and there it is
A line shot up the middle, look at him go
This boy can really fly
He's rounding first and really turning it on now
He's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for second
The ball is bobbled out in the center
And here comes the throw and what a throw
He's gonna slide in head first
Here he comes, he's out
No, wait, safe, safe at second base
This kid really makes things happen out there
Batter steps up to the plate
Here's the pitch, he's going
And what a jump he's got
He's trying for third
Here's the throw
It's in the dirt, safe a third
Holy cow, stolen base
He's taking a pretty big lead out there
Almost daring them to pick him off
The pitcher glances over, winds-up and it's bunted
Bunted down the third base line
The suicide squeeze is on
Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close
Here's the throw, here's the play at the plate
Holy cow, I think he's gonna make it...................................... love this song and hate to ruin it associating it with Iraq BUT     it's how they are    I WANNA KNOWWWWWWWWW  

 

Edited May 23, 2018 by stangernan

[stangernan]

I love this song and hate to ruin it associating it with Iraq BUT     it's how they are    I WANNA KNOWWWWWWWWW  

[ChuckFinley]

Can not tell you how many times I sang that song at parties. 

[pokerplayer]

3 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Can not tell you how many times I sang that song at parties. 

 

Is it because you can't remember or is it a secret ?  LOL 

 

pp

[ChuckFinley]

15 minutes ago, pokerplayer said:

 

Is it because you can't remember or is it a secret ?  LOL 

 

pp

It is the kind of thing that incriminates you. 

[stangernan]

16 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

It is the kind of thing that incriminates you. 

  yupp and now that it's there I just listened to it 4 more times   Who doesn't love parking    At my age who cares.... Incriminate me  

Edited May 23, 2018 by stangernan

[ChuckFinley]

1 minute ago, stangernan said:

  yupp and now that it's there I just listened to it 4 more times   Who doesn't love parking 

Your feeling it. 

[ChuckFinley]

2 hours ago, yota691 said:

Maliki's coalition is moving "quickly" to "fragmentation" big alliances

May 23, 2018

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A member of the state of law, Mohammed al-Ukaili, said on Wednesday that his coalition is continuing its understandings with the forces it holds with "participants" and expects to "break up" some of the big alliances.

"There are understandings and participants combine the rule of law with a number of coalitions and political parties, including the conquest and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the movement of change." He said that "there are understandings and participants combine the state of law with a number of alliances and political parties."

"We also have understandings with the Kurdistan Democratic Party," he said, adding that "the presence of blocs within the alliances, is expected to be dislocated and some of the lists are fragmented."

He added that "the coalition raised the slogan of moving the joint and freezing the different, with all the forces that are now understanding with them," noting that "it is too early to talk about the formation of the rule of law and the coalition of the opening opposition front."

When are we going to see the end of this guy?  

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1 minute ago, ChuckFinley said:

When are we going to see the end of this guy?  

 

I feel your pain Chuck. I have said so many times, oh oh now he's going to get it, but never doe's. At least so far. 

 

   pp

[ChuckFinley]

3 minutes ago, pokerplayer said:

 

I feel your pain Chuck. I have said so many times, oh oh now he's going to get it, but never doe's. At least so far. 

 

   pp

Guy makes the cat with nine lives look like a dead man walking.  

Edited May 24, 2018 by ChuckFinley

[pokerplayer]

Ain't that the truth !!  

 

  pp

[10 YEARS LATER]

6 hours ago, nannab said:

 

 What!!!! Does this mean that all is forgiven no matter what??  

I hope that I am reading this wrong. 

 

It does appear so Nannab . . . maybe it's a trap: get their cooperation, then bust the lot of 'em later. 

 

I don't know, I'm probably barking up the wrong tree here. All I know ( after 15 years ),  these folks are nuttier than squirrel turds. 

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The leaders of the call gather to force Abadi and Maliki to withdraw from the race to form a government

 

 Since 2018-05-24 at 09:28 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The newspaper "Life" on Thursday, the meetings of figures in the Dawa Party to discuss the possibility of gathering party seats distributed between the rule of law and victory, to force the leaders Haider Abadi and Nuri al-Maliki to withdraw from the formation of the government.

"The leaks confirm that meetings of figures from the Dawa party belonging to Abadi and Maliki, led by party leaders Abdel Halim Zuhairi, Tariq Najm and Ali al-Adeeb, all of them are not participating in the elections," the newspaper said in a report.

She added that "these meetings come to discuss the possibility of gathering party seats distributed between the rule of law and victory again, and forcing Abadi and Maliki to withdraw from the race to form a government, and work to form a Shiite coalition ensures that the post of prime minister from the party."

In another context, the newspaper said, quoting close to the Sadrist movement, "The US Embassy in Baghdad sent during the past days intermediaries to take the pulse of the Sadr in the normalization of the relationship between the two sides, but Sadr did not respond negatively or positively, Direct contacts with the US side in return for contacts with European countries such as France and Germany. "

The sources said that "the leader of the Sadrist movement does not want at this stage to provoke the Americans, and did the same thing in 2016 when his followers entered the Green Zone, sent through intermediaries assurances that they will not be exposed to the security of the US Embassy."

According to the newspaper, "the general context of the leaks from the two fronts, the parties and small and medium currents nominated within the various coalitions, or individually, refuses to provide any assurances about the direction of alliances, and the opening of some secret lines to request ministries or positions in exchange for joining any alliance" .anthy 29 / a 43

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Report .. 4 candidates for the presidency, one of them a surprise

 

 Since 2018-05-24 at 11:19 (Baghdad time)

Follow-up of Mawazine News

While attention is directed to the meetings of Baghdad, which is on the road to form the largest coalition in parliament and from it to the government of 2018, revolves in the scenes of Erbil, the recent nomination of names compete in a low temperature to win the post of President of the Republic of Iraq.

Najran Barzani, Fouad Hussein, Fuad Masum and Barham Salih, four names each with a framework similar to the other.

Barham Saleh, who called for dialogue with Baghdad after the failure of the referendum, do you win the post of President of the Republic today after being excluded in 2014?

Fouad Masoum is said to have wanted to turn the differences of the recent budget between Baghdad and Erbil to a paper to ensure his survival in office, may be the last option, as happened in 2014.

Fouad Hussein, head of the Office of the Presidency of the Territory, a man of the scenes and close to Massoud Barzani and Baghdad at the same time, may be the most likely.

However, Najran Barzani in his candidacy to the presidency will be a surprise to Erbil and Baghdad, and this is not strange to Iraq, which offers surprises, the latest alliance of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr with the Communists, and then win this alliance with the largest number of seats in the Parliament of 2018.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Dia al-Asadi, according to Al-Arabiya channel, said that "although the selection of candidates for the presidency of the Republic is subject to the region and political consensus, but the selection of a personality acceptable to all parties may have a role to rebalance the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil."

Nigervan how will turn his back to the presidency of the territorial government in exchange for the presidency? Is it true that the lesson learned by the Kurds from the failure of their dispute and endless disputes with Baghdad is that the road to a solution and dream must be back to the arms of the homeland or through Baghdad. But does this mean that Erbil and the region have become less important to the Barzani? And what about the Talabaniyans, is the man compromises the most prominent today, Talabani to the presidency of the Government of the Territory?

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Iranian Ambassador: It is too early to talk about the formation of the next Iraqi government

 

 Since 2018-05-24 at 12:48 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Erj Musjidi, on Thursday, that the time is still early to talk about the formation of the next Iraqi government.

"The meeting with the delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was to discuss post-election conditions in Iraq, dialogues and ongoing coordination between the political parties to form the next government," Masjedi said in a statement after meeting with a delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

He added that "the blocs and the winning parties in the elections are currently engaged in dialogues on forming a government and exchange views on this aspect, and therefore the time is still early to talk about the formation of the new government in Iraq."

A delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party arrived in the capital Baghdad to hold meetings with leaders of the political blocs to discuss the formation of the next government.

The Iraqis voted last Saturday (12 May 2018) to choose a new parliament. These elections are the first after the defeat of the terrorist "Da'ash" organization, while the Independent Electoral Commission announced that the participation rate in the elections was 44%.

 

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Al-Nasr coalition denies withdrawals from him and confirms: Abadi preferred for the second term

 

 Since 2018-05-24 at 13:22 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The coalition of victory led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, on Thursday, denied the allegations of withdrawals from him, while stressing that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the favorite of the second term at the head of the government.

The coalition spokesman Hussein al-Adli said in a statement received by "Mawazine News" that "the competition and the conflict of agendas behind the allegations of the withdrawal of members of the victory and their joining other lists," adding that "the coalition of victory and cohesive and successful understandings to form the largest bloc."

He added that "all the news that suggest Abadi's withdrawal or the nomination of an alternative to him is not true, which is a well-known source and agenda," stressing that "Abadi is still the favorite of the second term."

It is noteworthy that the media quoted a news group about the withdrawal of parliamentary bloc of virtue of the alliance victory and its joining the coalition of the rule of law led by Nuri al-Maliki.

 

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Deputy Barzani Party: We have no veto on any candidate for prime minister

 

Thursday 24 May

 

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad confirmed the MP for the Kurdistan Democratic Party Ardalan Noureddine , Thursday, the absence of his party veto any candidate for the post of prime minister Tensm, while referring to "near" his party from the coalition are moving and wisdom.  "The Kurdistan Democratic Party does not have any veto or red lines on any candidate for the post of prime minister, whether he is from the Dawa Party or the Shiite or Sunni component , and we have no harsh conditions or rejection of a particular figure, " Nur al-Din said in an interview with Alsumaria News .   He added that "what we want and what is important is to achieve the demands of the Kurdistan people are limited and limited demands, most notably the application of Article 140 and the benefits of the province of the budget and salaries of staff and Peshmerga forces in addition to other matters related to the real partnership," adding that "What concerns us in dialogues we have with political forces is The program and the implementation of promises and not names or parties. "  "Until now, the bloc that will be allied with it has not been determined, but we are generally close to others and wisdom. We expect the next government to be a coalition of all the parties that have won high votes," he said. "We seek the highest level of citizens' rights. And we will work to conduct dialogues with the Kurdish forces to unify the visions on the electoral benefits of the region. "

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Sadr announced the completion of the government's touches

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24/05/2018

Baghdad

Sadr movement leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced the completion of the final touches of the government.

Sadr said in a tweet that the next government is a government not Sunni, Shiite, Arab, Kurdish, national and sectarian, but an Iraqi government, reiterating the importance of forming a strong patriarchal government that gives the people their rights and the heavy penalty.

The Sadr met with a number of officials in the Iraqi government and heads of blocs and coalitions, including Prime Minister Haider Abadi, and discussed with them the formation of the next government and its program.