Iraq's provincial elections will be held next December 22

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The deputy of the Union of Forces Abdel Rahman al-Loizi, on Tuesday, the existence of "adoption" by the United Nations to the issue of postponement of the elections scheduled for next May, stressing that the international will to postpone.

 

My opinion is the election delay could be called for by the international authorities to finish up the cleaning up of corruption in the Iraqi Government. Although holding the Iraqi constitutionally scheduled elections is in order, the special circumstances of the post ISIS devastation and the needed return of the Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) would likely be a special circumstance to delay the elections so people can return to their voting districts and have the necessary protocols and training in place for an election with reduced or eliminated voter fraud. Another possibility is there is needed time to boot Iran and other foreign nonCoalition elements from Iraq so they do not interfere in the elections. I am pretty sure the “international will” will prevail in delaying the elections.

 

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URGENT A senior source for [Ayna]: Sunni forces want to postpone the elections in their provinces

Editorial date:: 2017/12/27 11:08 • 297 times read

[Ayna - Baghdad] 
A senior source in the National Alliance, Sunni forces want [or want] to postpone the next elections in the western provinces only.

The source told the agency of all Iraq [where], that "prominent Sunni figures have expressed their desire at the last political meeting held in the presidency last Wednesday to postpone the elections in the western provinces and conduct as a complementary after the stability of liberated areas and the return of displaced persons. 
The source attributed this desire to the Sunni forces that "the public resentment of its policy for the past years and the suffering of displacement in the camps of displacement in addition to the fear of candidates to lose votes because of it." 
He added that "the meeting requested the opinion of the President of the Federal Supreme Court, Medhat Mahmoud - who attended the meeting - the constitutionality of the conduct of such elections [complementary] He pointed out that the Constitution did not provide for that and stressed Mahmoud that this opinion is based on the Constitution and not a decision of the Federal Court.
The President of the Republic Fouad Masoum last Wednesday at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, a meeting attended by Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim Jubouri and Medhat Mahmoud, President of the Federal Supreme Court and Vice-President of the Republic Nuri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi and Osama Najafi and Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives Aram Sheikh Mohammed and a number of leaders and representatives of parties and parliamentary blocs, National Alliance Ammar al - Hakim, Saleh al - Mutlaq, Hadi al - Amiri and Diaa al - Asadi. 
The meeting focused on the various aspects necessary to create the best atmosphere for the requirements of the upcoming legislative elections. 
"They urged the government and parliamentary bodies and the Independent Electoral Commission to complete all the requirements of the electoral process and to create the necessary conditions for its success, which confirms the commitment to the Constitution and the relevant laws."
It is noteworthy that the Council of Ministers set 12 May 2018 as the date for the parliamentary elections and provincial councils, and pledged to Prime Minister Haider Abadi to abide by the deadline and return the displaced to their areas to participate in the elections.

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Deputy Of The Rule Of Law: Fascists And Those Who Lost One Third Of Iraq Conspire To Squirt Abadi !!

Last updated  28/12/2017

 

BAGHDAD / 
The National Alliance in Iraq revealed a plot led by Sunni Kurdish Shiite figures to postpone the elections. 
A deputy for the coalition of state law Abadi wing, who asked not to be named, said that the faces that did not bring good to the country, "as he described" a plot in the dark rooms and trying hard to create sedition and internal justification to delay the elections at least one year. 
The MP added that the political leaders that caused the entry of a "Da'ash" organization to Iraq and its control over one-third of the country's territory and sent corrupt institutions in the state institutions, did not imagine that Abadi and his team would be able to defeat the terrorist organization so quickly and so they set up a plan to cut Abadi and his allies during the postponement year. 
The deputy said that the absence of Mr. Abadi to the meeting of the three presidencies held at the home of President Fuad Masum was a clear message to some of the personalities who seek to postpone the elections in secret and declare otherwise in front of the cameras.
According to sources attending the meeting, the presence of Federal Court President Medhat al-Mahmoud, was an attempt to find a legal outlet for the postponement, but the sources indicated that Mahmud and despite his proximity to some of the attendees confirmed the demolition of any legal way to postpone the elections. Sources predicted that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be postponed for at least six months, as there are very strong prospects to go to postpone the next elections, scheduled for next May for at least half a year.

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Movement to postpone the Iraqi elections until the end of 2018

DECEMBER 31, 2017 | 3:40 PM

Movement to postpone the Iraqi elections until the end of 2018

 

 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi forces and political parties are pressing for a postponement of the parliamentary elections scheduled for May next year until the end of 2018. The pressure is being resisted by other political forces that hold elections on time.

Turkmen Turkmen Party today called on the Iraqi government and the Electoral Commission to agree to postpone the parliamentary elections for six months until the completion of the return of all displaced persons to their areas.

The spokesman of the party, Ali Mufti, that a number of Turkmen areas have been marginalized by Kurdish parties during the last period, calling during a press conference in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, to give Turkmen one-third of Kirkuk seats in the next Iraqi parliament.

In the context, said an Iraqi parliamentary source, that the "coalition of forces," Iraq continues to pressure to persuade parliament to vote on the decision to postpone the parliamentary elections until the end of 2018, stressing the "new Arab" that most of the coalition's members insist on not holding elections in the northern and western provinces , Before the return of all displaced persons to their areas.

The deputies of the "coalition of forces," according to the same source, with regret and boycott of the elections in the event of non-response to their demands, adding that the coming weeks will end the debate on the deadline for the elections.

In contrast, stressed the head of the "Badr" in the Iraqi parliament, Mohammad Naji, the need to hold elections on time, stressing in a statement that his bloc stands strongly against the demands of postponement.

It is scheduled to hold the three Iraqi presidencies (the presidency and the prime minister and the presidency of the parliament) an expanded meeting with political forces to resolve the issue of postponement of the elections or the timely.

The Iraqi parliament member Ahmed al-Badri, earlier in the day, that the political forces will hold a meeting with the three presidencies, in the presence of Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, who apologized for a previous meeting in this regard because of health problems, explaining during a press statement that the meeting will discuss the date of the elections.

He pointed out that most of the political blocs talk about the need to hold elections on time, indicating that some seek to postpone and looking for legal exits for it.

Iraqi politicians hint at the possibility of boycotting the upcoming elections if they are held before the return of all displaced people. The northern and western governorates liberated from the Da'ash terrorist organization have little appetite for updating the voter register for the upcoming elections scheduled for May 2018, Unprecedented in these provinces. End of 21 / m

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Opposition forces propose an "emergency" declaration as a constitutional outlet for postponement

 Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah 
 

Parliament has not found a constitutional or legal gap to ensure the postponement of the elections for more than a year only by declaring a state of emergency, which requires constitutionally to submit the President of the Council of Ministers with the approval of the President of the Republic a request to the parliament to vote on the emergency which would be enough to extend the duration of its parliamentary session with the government specified by the Constitution four years.

The parliamentary blocs recently agreed to hold a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Haider Abadi next week will try to convince the prime minister of the postponement scenario and discuss the possibility of sending a request to parliament to declare a state of emergency. 
The Parliament decided to host the Electoral Commission in a meeting on Thursday to hear the most important obstacles to the holding of elections as well as the dates that will change according to the wishes of the blocks of the House of Representatives, which seemed to refuse to hold elections on dates set by the government. 
On the other hand, the forces of the National Alliance will hold an important meeting to discuss the timing of elections and electoral alliances, but these Shiite forces have not yet agreed on the date and place of holding this meeting so far.
"The most important points that parliament will discuss with the members of the Election Commission are the dates set by the government to hold the elections in the first half of next May, as well as the possibility of holding elections in the liberated areas and the participation of the displaced," said House Speaker Imad John in a telephone conversation with Mada. "He said. 
The Presidency of the House of Representatives agreed with the heads of the parliamentary blocs, in the meeting that gathered them in the Constitutional Hall in the parliament building on Wednesday, hosting the Electoral Commission in a meeting on Thursday to discuss the challenges facing the holding of elections and deadlines. 
On Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri met with Election Commission Chairman Maan al-Haytawi and discussed the legal and financial preparations in order to ensure that elections are held on time by passing laws and legislations that contribute to consolidating the pillars of democracy through fair and fair elections.
"Other issues to be addressed to the Electoral Commission are the issue of voting abroad and the adoption of the electronic mechanism for the first time as well as the presentation of results," adding that "the House of Representatives will discuss these issues with the Board of Commissioners to prevent any cases of manipulation may occur here or there. 
The Electoral Commission sent an official letter two days ago to the House of Representatives asking him to ratify the date of the parliamentary elections set by the Council of Ministers on 12/5/2018 in accordance with the law of the election of the Council of Representatives No. 45 of 2013 amended and effective, which provides for the ratification of the House of Representatives on the date and the issuance of presidential decree From the President of the Republic by the exact date of the day of the elections.
The Christian MP is the decision of the government, which set the date of elections on May 12, "unilateral unilateralism," pointing out that "the law No. 45 of 2013 in force gives the right to Parliament to ratify the election dates proposed by the Electoral Commission and the Council of Ministers." The parliament's decision states that "the government rushed and took a decision to set the dates of the elections without taking the opinion of the House of Representatives, which is a violation of the law," noting that "there are parliamentary blocs are conservative to hold elections on dates set by the Council of Ministers because of the return of displaced people and the reconstruction of cities, .
And the adoption of the blocks of the Union of Iraqi forces and Kurdish forces openly and shared by some of the Shiite forces obscure the issue of postponement of the elections for a year, and some of these blocks and submitted a request for the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) calls for postponement of the elections until further notice, , And the return of all displaced persons to their areas. 
The MP from the province of Kirkuk that "the presidency of the parliament and the heads of the blocs agreed in a meeting that took place today (yesterday) Wednesday on the lack of fixed dates for the elections," pointing out that "the parliament will discuss the election law before setting any dates for the elections."
MP Imad John predicted "the possibility of changing the dates of elections set by the government in May next to new dates may be confined between six months to a year," asserting "the existence of a scenario between the political blocs to postpone the elections to the month of October next or more of this period." 
The extent was revealed in 24/12 on the scenario of political parties and proposed by one of the blocs to get out of the election crisis, including the delay of the ballot for five months, instead of the next May, which was approved by the government. 
The Constitution of Iraq (article 65 / I) specifies the mandate of the Chamber of Deputies that the duration of the electoral cycle of the Council of Representatives shall be four calendar years, beginning with the first session and ending at the end of the fourth year.
The constitution is vague in relation to the "caretaker government." It was not specified in article 46 (II) of the constitution, which stipulates that "the President of the Republic shall call for general elections in the country within a maximum period Sixty days from the date of the solution, and the Council of Ministers in this case resigned, and continue to conduct daily affairs. 
As for the legal and constitutional opinion that will be resorted to by the blocs and parliament in the possibility of passing the subject of postponement of the elections, MP John reveals that "the scenario that is taught by different parliamentary blocs resort to the declaration of a state of emergency," adding that "this is the best way to postpone the elections, Security and reconstruction of cities and the return of displaced persons ".
Article 61 of the Constitution provides for the approval of the declaration of war and the state of emergency by a two-thirds majority, at the joint request of the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. The State of Emergency shall be declared for 30 days, subject to extension. 
The Christian MP describes the Parliament's stay in the period of postponement of the elections as important and necessary to oversee the government's work and extend the vote on the state of emergency if approved. "What will happen in the coming days is a postponement of the elections and an extension of the work of parliament and the government," he said. 
He pointed out that "the legal and constitutional outlet out of the issue of postponement of the elections is that the government submitted a request to the parliament to declare a state of emergency, which will extend the work of Parliament and the government." He pointed out that "the previous government asked parliament after the introduction of a vote on the state of emergency,
However, this scenario clashes with the insistence of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to hold elections on schedule, after Abadi avoided recently participate in meetings that put the postponement of the elections on the agenda. 
The parliament and its bloc are trying to convince the prime minister to postpone the elections by sending a request to the parliament to declare a state of emergency, as MP Imad John said. "Parliament blocs recently agreed to hold a consultative meeting with the government next week to discuss the timing of elections and the general budget." Declaration of the State of Emergency ". 
He adds that "the place and date of this meeting between the parliamentary blocs and the Prime Minister has not yet been determined," noting that "if the government is satisfied with the subject of postponement of the elections will resort to the legal and constitutional port is the declaration of a state of emergency."
In turn between member of the Legal Committee, Sheikh Ali said that "Parliament will host on Thursday the Electoral Commission to hear their views and obstacles to the elections," stressing "the presence of work within the parliamentary law to amend the laws of parliamentary and local elections." 
"There is a recent postponement of the elections, but in all cases the parliamentary legal committee continues in its work and meetings regarding the laws of local and parliamentary elections," Sheikh Ali explained. "There are proposals by different blocs and deputies on the election laws will be presented to the legal committee." 
On the other hand, the MP reveals the bloc of virtue parliamentary Hassan al-Shammari for "the presence of a meeting of the National Alliance forces, which has not yet determined its date and venue, dealing with the subject of election dates and electoral alliances," asserting that "
Al-Shammari said in a statement that "the legal committee did not hold any meeting on the subject of the law of local and parliamentary elections," noting that "the presence of blocks boycotting the meetings do not want to pass the election laws and the general budget to postpone the elections."

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Member of parliamentary legality: The Electoral Commission is ready to abide by constitutional terms, but with two conditions

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A parliamentary lawmaker, Saleem Shawqi, revealed on Thursday that the election commission is ready to comply with the constitutional deadline if the election date set by the government is approved by the parliament, according to two conditions set by the commission.
Shawki said in an interview with "Al-Ghad Press" that "the House of Representatives hosted the Electoral Commission on preparations for the upcoming elections," noting that "the Commission confirmed its readiness to the constitutional timing if the ratification of the election date set by the government by the House of Representatives." 
He added that "the Commission has set two conditions for holding the elections on schedule, the first requires a vote on the law of elections, the second condition related to the Commission's budget and up to 296 billion to fulfill their obligations to purchase counting and sorting in addition to five international tenders related to several voters and paper," adding that " The amounts requested by UNHCR from the government as an advance did not reach them despite the instructions of the Prime Minister to dispense them. 
Shawki pointed out that "
"The Commission has completed its procedures in the registration of biometric and registration of parties and waiting for the completion of the registration of electoral alliances." 
It is noteworthy that the Electoral Commission through hosting within the House of Representatives has reiterated the need to pass the election law as soon as possible so that the Commission can finish the procedures and logistical preparations for the election process.

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President of the Commission: the postponement of provincial elections does not require the approval of Parliament

 

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President of the Commission: the postponement of the provincial elections does not require the approval of Parliament .. Follow 

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Okay these re---do don't declare a state of emergency when the country is overrun by armed terrorists, but they want to declare a state of emergency because they don't like the fact that the elections will be held on time??? What is wrong with those people?!?!. If it wasn't for the killing I'm making in the crypto market, I'd be ready to kill something and eat it raw,lol.

To all DV'ers, get some money into the crypto market. It is on fire right now. 10 billion a day flowing into this asset class. ChaChing Baby

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Parliament meets United Nations delegation

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The Vice-President of the Legal Committee, MP Mohsin Al-Saadoun, met on Thursday 4/1/2018, Ms. Alice Wolboul, Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Electoral Assistance in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in the presence of MPs Qasim Aboudi, Hassan Turan and Hamdiya Al-Husseini.

The meeting discussed the preparations for the legislative elections, the provincial councils, the election law and the deadline for holding elections.

The head of the legal committee MP Mohsen al-Saadoun said that the 2018 elections face many challenges, including the enactment of a new electoral law that suits the current stage in Iraq, especially after the liberation of Iraqi cities from the organization calling the terrorist and the possibilities available in liberated cities to hold elections, especially those areas suffer from destruction In addition to the displacement of most of its population after the occupation of the terrorist advocate for those areas and the inability to return most of the displaced because of the destruction of their areas, pointing to the difficulty of holding elections in those areas.

The deputies of the Legal Committee pointed to the presence of two tendencies within the political blocs the first towards holding elections on schedule in May next and the other seeks to postpone the elections until the completion of the return of displaced persons to their areas and create conditions for the holding of elections in the liberated areas in addition to the existence of differences on the elections Kirkuk province was not resolved until now.

For her part, UN Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Electoral Assistance Ms. Alice Wolbol expressed the United Nations understanding of the challenges facing Iraq at this stage, stressing the continued support of the United Nations for Iraq to hold the elections as scheduled in May, stressing the need to abide by deadlines set by the Constitution in The timing of the elections.

 

http://ar.parliament.iq/2018/01/04/القانونية-النيابية-تلتقي-وفد-الامم-ا/

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Deputies: The Parliament is entitled to change the date of the elections sent by the Government

 

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BAGHDAD - The parliamentary legal committee confirmed on Thursday that the timing proposed by the Council of Ministers for the upcoming elections must be voted by the House of Representatives.

Committee member Ibtisam al-Hilali said that "the Iraqi government has proposed a date for the next elections, and adoption of this date can only be through the vote of the House of Representatives it."

He pointed out that "the right of the House of Representatives to change the date sent by the government, and therefore in accordance with the powers granted to the House of Representatives."

Hilali added that "there is a political movement to postpone the elections, and perhaps this mobility impede the ratification of the date of the next election, that ratification requires a quorum and a vote of the majority of deputies on it."

The cabinet recently decided to merge provincial elections with legislative elections simultaneously and hold them in May.

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Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi receives the Chairman and members of the Independent High Electoral Commission

 

 

 Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi received today the Chairman and members of the Independent High Commission for Elections. 

The preparations and preparations for holding the elections and meeting their financial and administrative aspects, the technical requirements, the equipment and the equipment needed for conducting them in the various stages of registration, polling and counting were discussed and the mechanism for announcing the results and procedures for the participation of IDPs and returnees in the liberated governorates and creating the appropriate atmosphere for their participation.

He stressed the importance of updating all citizens to their electoral records and calling on all national media to encourage citizens to obtain the electoral card and urge them to register and participate in the elections at their scheduled date.
 

 

 

Prime Minister 's Media Office 
5 - January - 2018

 

http://pmo.iq/press2018/5-1-201802.htm

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Araji: The decline in the popularity of political forces in the street is behind their demand to postpone the elections

 

 

 

 

 Former Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji said on Saturday that most of the political blocs are pushing to postpone the holding of the upcoming elections.

He added that Araji in a statement received 'news' a copy of it, most of the political blocs tended to postpone the upcoming elections, indicating that each of these blocks reasons and arguments to show, some of them see the file displaced and the reconstruction of liberated cities and not allocate the necessary funds and the possibilities of the Commission to conduct elections, Reasons to stick to the option of postponement, and this leads them to disrupt the ratification of the Parliament on the date of the elections sometimes and delay the adoption of the general budget of the country at other times.

 

The statement stressed that the real reason behind the postponement requests is the decline of the influence and popularity of some forces in the Iraqi street parties and people, and therefore we believe in the need to create a state of pressure either from the religious authority or the international community or the Iraqi street towards the conduct of electoral eligibility on time, Fear will rise from the stage of non-state

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Araji: The decline of power is the real reason behind the wishes to postpone the elections

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Araji: The decline of power is the real reason behind the wishes to postpone the elections

 

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Former Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji revealed that most of the political blocs push to postpone the holding of elections.

Araji said in a press statement that each of these blocks reasons and arguments to show them, some of them see that the file displaced and the reconstruction of liberated cities and not allocate the necessary funds and the possibilities of the Commission to conduct the elections, reasons to stick to the option of postponement, and this leads them to disrupt the ratification of the Parliament on the date of elections. And delay the adoption of the general budget of the country at other times.

He pointed out that the real reason behind the wishes of postponement is the decline of the influence and popularity of some forces in the Iraqi street parties and people, and therefore believe in the need to create a state of pressure, either from the religious authority or the international community or the Iraqi street towards the electoral eligibility on time, Will rise from the stage of non-statehood. 

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US adviser: Washington is trading "alternative names" Abadi in case of stumbling for a second term .. Who are they?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's decision-makers are lobbying for political approval to push for a second term if incumbent Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is to stand down, a White House source said on Thursday.

The political adviser, Zaki Abdul Hamid al-Bayati, a foreign expatriate who has been working for the White House for decades, and a close associate of US Senator John McCain, said the latter that "if the nomination of the current prime minister, who has a popular, regional and international consensus, Because of the pressure exerted by the Iraqi parties in addition to the role of Iran, the White House took hold of deliberation on some of the names of possible payment in the next phase.

Al-Bayati added that "the current names of technocrats are welcomed by decision-makers in Washington, pointing out that these names are Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani, MP Haitham al-Jubouri and Emad al-Kharsani, who was Secretary of the Council during the Jaafari period."

He revealed that "parties in the rule of law prompted the nomination of the name of Khalaf Abdul Samad, but was rejected by the American leaders in Baghdad."

This warned Prime Minister Haider Abadi, the postponement of the upcoming elections, leaving the country in a constitutional vacuum.

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Deputy: postponement of the elections a political coup and 60% of the deputies will lose

 

 

 

 

MP for the coalition of state law Mansour al-Baiji said in a statement, Saturday, that 'most of the political blocs are working to postpone the elections for the sake of political interests, not to mention their political bankruptcy by losing its popular rules, especially as there are political blocs and parties rose voice as a result of defending the homeland And offered martyrs to liberate our country from the gangs of terrorist gangs .  

He added that 'the pursuit of some political blocs to postpone the elections is to satisfy their audience because they know well that many of the faces will not be elected again, whether they are Sunnis or Shiites or Kurds', noting that' nearly 60% of these faces will lose, So they strive to break the constitution by postponing the elections .

He added that 'postponement of the elections will be commonplace in the country and will get with each election cycle as it is now from the division of positions and distribution of the components of the presidency of the Shiite and the presidency of the Republic of the Kurds and the Council of the year because of the abhorrent quotas that brought us to what we are,' noting that ' American pressure because of the request of some political forces to postpone the elections, so we reject any delay '.

 He called on the House of Representatives to 'host the Prime Minister and discuss with him the possibility of holding elections on time and whether they can be conducted in liberated areas and the return of displaced people so that the Council can vote and set a fixed date can not be changed .'

 

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Deputy policy talks about "faces of the ankle" and the loss of 60% of the electoral votes

 

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"The election is a political coup against the will of the Iraqi people and will drag the country into a constitutional vacuum and a huge political chaos that brings us back to square one," MP Mansour al-Baiji said Saturday.

"Most of the political blocs are working to postpone the elections for their political interests, not to mention their political bankruptcy by losing their popular bases, especially since there are political blocs and parties whose voice rose as a result of the defense of the homeland and offered martyrs to liberate our country," al-Baiji said in a statement. Of the gangs of terrorist gangs. "

He added that "the pursuit of some political blocs to postpone the elections is to satisfy their audience because they know well that many of the faces will not be elected again, whether they are Sunni, Shiite or Kurdish," noting that "nearly 60% of these faces will lose, So they strive to break the constitution by postponing the elections. "

He added that "postponement of the elections will be commonplace in the country and will get with each election cycle as it is now from the division of positions and distribution of the components of the presidency of the Shiite and the presidency of the Republic of the Kurds and the Council of the year because of the abhorrent quotas that brought us to what we are," noting that " American pressure because of the request of some political forces to postpone the elections so we reject any postponement. "

He called on the House of Representatives to "host the Prime Minister and discuss with him the possibility of holding elections on time and whether they can be conducted in the liberated areas and the return of the displaced so that the Council can vote and set a fixed date can not be changed."

 

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Newspaper: Abadi will resort to the judiciary to prevent the postponement of the elections

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi intends to go to court to prevent the postponement of the elections, the London-based al-Hayat newspaper reported. 

"Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who refuses to postpone the date of the elections and demands parliament to approve the date set by his government, the next May 12, intends to submit a request to the Federal Court to issue a constitutional opinion on the postponement of the elections," the newspaper said. 

The newspaper quoted "close circles" of Abadi that the latter will submit in the coming days an inquiry to the Federal Court on the debate on the possibility of postponement of the elections, and that the latter will issue a decision that considers the postponement unconstitutional, proving the date set by Abadi to conduct the electoral process.

 

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Hakim told Kubis that he would postpone the elections and called for a comprehensive dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil

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BAGHDAD / The head of the National Alliance, Ammar al-Hakim, the representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Iraq, Jan Kubic, has rejected all attempts to postpone the elections. 
A statement from his office received the SNG, a copy of which Hakim received in his office Kubic and renewed during the meeting "his rejection of all attempts to postpone the elections and stressed the conduct of the date on a constitutional date because it represents a guarantee for the democratic system in the country." 
He called Hakim, according to the statement, to "the need to create all the requirements for the success of the democratic practice and broad participation in it." 
The two sides discussed "the latest developments in the political situation in Iraq, where it was commended for its general course and work to reflect positively on the lives of citizens."
"He welcomed the meetings and consultations with various parties in the Kurdistan region," calling for "strengthening the launch of a comprehensive dialogue based on the Constitution and the law, which leads to the solution of all outstanding problems." 
He praised "the efforts of the United Nations in the investigation and prosecution of crimes committed by the terrorist advocate against the Iraqis."

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The House of Representatives asks the Federal Court on the postponement of the elections

 Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah 
 

The contacts that intensified between the three presidencies during this week resulted in the rejection of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to postpone the elections, pledging to return all displaced people to their governorates and cities before May.

In the meantime, the House of Representatives, especially the blocks supporting the scenario of postponement of the elections, is considering resorting to the Federal Court to clarify about the constitutionality of changing the date of elections and extending his work for six months. 
"There are blocs calling for amendments to the law of the elections of the House of Representatives before deciding on the election dates set by the government," says the House of Representatives Rep. Imad John, to (the extent) yesterday, ruling out endorsing the timing proposed by the government to hold elections in parliament next weekend. 
Last month, the cabinet decided to submit the election date from May 15, 2018 to May 12, at the suggestion of the Electoral Commission. 
MP Imad John stressed that "the timing of parliamentary elections is subject to agreements and political understandings that will be launched early next week," stressing that "changing the dates of elections depends on political negotiations."
The Council of Representatives decided, at its last meeting, to resolve the date of elections in the meeting on Sunday. 
The decision of the presidency of the House of Representatives that "the Union of Iraqi forces and Kurdish forces are those who called for postponement of the elections for six months because of the return of displaced persons to their cities and regions." 
The forces supporting the postponement of the elections are seeking to hold a meeting with the Council of Ministers this week in an attempt to convince Abadi of the postponement scenario even if the declaration of a state of emergency is required. 
But the efforts of these parties aborted by the insistence of Abadi not to delay as confirms MP Imad John, who revealed the telephone calls by the three presidencies, over the past few days, ended with the Prime Minister rejected the scenario of postponement of the elections.
The decision of the House of Representatives that "Abadi pledged to the three presidencies to return all the displaced to their cities during the next few days, as well as his adherence to the possibility of postponement of the elections." The MP for Kirkuk that "these positions may complicate the political and electoral scene in light of these intersections." 
In the meantime, the Legal Committee proposed two options to overcome the crisis of the dates of the elections and put them to vote at the meeting next Sunday. The first includes the government deadline, while the second option provides for the postponement of the elections for six months.
The member of the parliamentary legal committee Zana Said (range) yesterday, "The House of Representatives agreed in the last session to include the proposal to postpone the elections with the government proposal and submit them to vote at the next meeting," asserting that "the Union of Iraqi forces and Kurdish forces are among the most blocks in support of Scenario of postponement ". Article (65 / I) of the Iraqi Constitution states that "the duration of the electoral cycle of the Council of Representatives is four calendar years, beginning with the first session and ending at the end of the fourth year." 
The MP warned of the mass of the Islamic Group of the holding of elections in the absence of the return of the displaced Kurds displaced from the disputed areas after the entry of federal forces in October last, "noting that" the Kurdish forces won in the elections in 2014 20 seats in these areas. " The Kurdish MP expects "to hold the elections on the scheduled dates proposed by the government."
At the same level, the National Alliance confirms that the resolution of the dates of the elections will be through consensus between the political blocs, did not rule out the failure to approve the dates of elections in accordance with the principle of majority. 
"It is difficult to resolve the dates of the elections in Sunday's session due to disagreements between the forces," MP Sadik al-Labban said in an interview with Al-Mada yesterday. "The National Alliance is holding the elections on schedule and does not consider postponing." 
Al-Laban hinted that "the possibility of postponing the elections in the absence of justice among voters in all governorates," adding that "with the utmost importance, we may resort to postponement, as we do not want to impose something on the components and the other parties." 
"The parties have not engaged in serious dialogues and will start next week after taking the opinion of the Electoral Commission on its ability to vote," the head of an independent bloc said.
MP Laban revealed that "Parliament seeks to apply to the Federal Court as soon as possible to take its opinion on the possibility of postponement of the elections."

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10-01-2018 11:39 AM

The Federal Supreme Court resolves the debate on the postponement of the elections

 

 

 

 

The head of the Dawa bloc, the organization of parliamentary procedure Ali al-Badiri, on Wednesday, informed the representatives of the Federal Court, the heads of political blocs that the elections can not be postponed, likely to issue a decision on the establishment of the upcoming elections in accordance with constitutional time.

   Al-Badairi said in a press statement that "representatives of the Federal Supreme Court told the heads of political blocs during a previous meeting that the elections can not be postponed because the date is fixed constitutionally," noting that "according to political data and the insistence of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to hold elections, the Federal Court will confirm the date as it is Without any delay. "

He added that "the House of Representatives is forced to ratify the date set by the government and the Electoral Commission according to the Constitution, despite the insistence of the political blocs to postpone the elections."

 

"The decision of the Federal Court is Faisal to end political differences and will be binding on all parties to the dispute without discussion."

 

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Masoom: The constitutional timing of elections should be preserved

11/1/2018 12:00 am  The role of the United Nations  Baghdad / Al-Sabah The President of the Republic, Dr Fouad Masoum, stressed the need to preserve the constitutional timing of the elections, to restore stability and services to all liberated areas and to provide the appropriate atmosphere for participation in the electoral process. A presidential statement, received by «morning», that «the President of the Republic received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubic, and during the meeting discussed the role of the United Nations in the assistance in the next phase, especially in the field of the return of displaced persons and elections, Exchange views on political developments and the relationship between the federal government and the territorial government and resolve outstanding problems ». Masoum stressed "the need to preserve the constitutional timing of the elections and to restore stability and services to all liberated areas and to provide all the appropriate atmosphere for participation in the electoral process." For his part, Kubic said, «support the international organization for Iraq by providing the necessary assistance to resolve the problems that may impede the elections on the date set, as well as contribute to encourage all political parties to start a dialogue to end all outstanding problems».

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Sources: Al-Abbadi wing to request the Commission to withdraw the entity of the Dawa Party of the coalition of the rule of law

 

 

 

Baghdad / NRT

Informed sources said on Thursday that the wing of Prime Minister Haider Abadi in the Dawa Party, has submitted a request to withdraw the party entity from the coalition of state law, led by Vice President Nuri al-Maliki.

"The Prime Minister's wing, Haider al-Abadi, submitted a request to withdraw the entity of the Dawa Party from the coalition of the rule of law led by al-Maliki, after the registration of the Dawa Party officially in a coalition of state Law".

The Iraqi legal, had revealed earlier in the day that Prime Minister Haider Abadi, facing a legal dilemma, threatens to participate in the elections, stressing that the latter can not participate in the elections now only through the list of the Dawa Party, which was officially registered in the coalition of state law, Led by Nuri al-Maliki.

The Iraqi lawmaker told NRT Arabiya, preferring not to be named, for the sensitivity of the information he gives. "The current electoral law, which is currently adopted by the Electoral Commission, prohibits the participation of any political party in two electoral coalitions," he said.

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Close to Abadi talk about approaching the formation of "stronger electoral alliance"

 

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BAGHDAD / NRT 
A close source of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, on Thursday, to approach the formation of the "stronger electoral alliance," noting that the final form of the map of alliances will be clear in "an hour and a half." 
"It is about an hour and a half, and the final form of the alliance map that is now in the crucial moments negotiations is clear," wrote Abdul Hadi al-Muhudar, an employee of the Abadi press office, and close to him on his Facebook page, today (January 11, 2018).

"The strongest electoral coalition will be completed," Mahoder said, without giving further details.

The Iraqi lawmaker revealed on Thursday that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faces a legal dilemma that threatens his participation in the elections, stressing that Abadi can only participate in the elections through the list of the Dawa party, which was officially registered in the coalition of state law, led by Nuri al-Maliki.

The Iraqi lawmaker told NRT Arabiya today (January 11, 2018), preferring not to be named, for the sensitivity of the information he makes, that "the current electoral law, adopted by the Electoral Commission currently, prevents the participation of any political party, in two electoral coalitions" .

The law is based on the statement of the commissioners' spokesman and member of the Commission of Commissioners of the Election Commission, Karim al-Tamimi, on 09/01/2018, which declared that "the Board of Commissioners approved to allow the party officially registered to participate alone or enter into only one political alliance in the constituency The electoral benefits of 2018, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force. "

"Unless the amended electoral law is amended, Abadi is obliged to enter into a coalition of state law, led by al-Maliki, or he will not be able to participate in another electoral alliance," the lawmaker says.

He revealed that there is an amendment to the law, the parliamentary legal committee, stipulates that "the proposed amendments to the Law of the elections of the Council of Representatives No. (45) for 2013, which provided for the reduction of the age of the candidate to 28 years, or otherwise be sentenced to imprisonment or imprisonment in accordance with a judicial decision , And to prevent the nomination of members of the armed forces or judges or heads of independent bodies, or employees of the Commission, including the commissioners and senior officials, excluding those who finished his work in the Commission not less than four years from the date of nomination.

The amendment prevented ministers, general managers and those in their ranks from running in the executive branch after resigning at least three months before the date of the elections, except for members of the elected councils.

The ban on candidacy included dual nationality, provided that the process of counting and sorting under the amendment will be according to advanced scientific means showing the results within 24 hours, and gave the last point in the amendment, the party the right to enter the most existing in a single constituency.

These developments, amid leaks about the continuation of negotiations within the Dawa Party, to resolve the debate on the participation of Abadi in the upcoming elections.

The sources say that Abadi has a chance to enter into a coalition of state law, carrying the number 2, after Maliki's number 1 on the list.

 

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