Iraq on the doors of a new phase .. «Victory» progresses and surprises expected

[Pitcher]

BAGHDAD — During four years in office, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has racked up a list of achievements that would make most politicians envious. He prevailed over an Islamic State insurgency that at its peak controlled one-third of the country. He steered Iraq's economy through a collapse in global oil prices. And he foiled a Kurdish bid for independence.

And yet, despite that record, a second term is far from assured when Iraqis go to the polls in national elections on Saturday.

With the conventional war against IS concluded, Baghdad is experiencing a relative lull in insurgent-style attacks and many Iraqis are expressing cautious hope for the future.

But the country continues to struggle with an economic downturn sparked in part by a drop in global oil prices, and the country's most powerful political block is deeply fractured.

The unified Shiite parliamentary block that gave its votes to al-Abadi in 2014 elections is now in pieces, with five factions competing for the popular vote on Saturday.

Al-Abadi has named his list al-Nasr — Arabic for "Victory" — in a clear reference to his military achievements against IS. But another list, headed by the leader of the country's most powerful Shiite paramilitary group, which fought alongside the Iraqi forces in the war on IS, is also trying to claim the mantle of victory, calling itself al-Fatah — Arabic for "Conquest."

Still, the victory over IS is far from voters' minds, while the country's grim employment situation is at the forefront.

"If you have a job today, you might not have one tomorrow," said Abdelhadi Mohammed, an upholsterer who left a job last month because he wasn't receiving his wages.

With two adult daughters still living at home, the 60-year-old Mohammed moved to another workshop an hour and a half away. Thin, soft-spoken, and losing his teeth, he said he would vote "for change."

"The security is OK," he said. "The economy needs to improve."

Under al-Abadi, the government cut public wages as oil prices plunged in 2014; the prime minister avoided mass layoffs and kept the currency afloat by securing support from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

In an address to the nation on the eve of the election, al-Abadi sought to reassure a dispirited electorate that a better future was in store.

 

"We have passed our ordeals," he said. "The economy is improving. Oil prices are rising. Investment is coming."

But voters fault him for failing to reform the country's vast patronage networks that have drained the private sector of its vitality. Iraq sits near the bottom of global governance indicators.

During his time in office al-Abadi faced waves of anti-government protests. In the summer of 2015, anti-corruption protests mobilized millions of Iraqis in Baghdad and the country's southern Shiite heartland, parts of the country that would traditionally be al-Abadi's base. In the summer of 2016 another wave of protests, largely led by influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, stormed Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone.

In both instances al-Abadi appeased his followers by promising sweeping reforms. But al-Sadr — who also commanded fighters in the war against IS and headed a powerful militia that fought U.S. forces in Iraq before that — is now running against him in a campaign focused on eliminating government corruption and other social issues.

Al-Sadr is heading his own list that is likely to capture a considerable share of the Shiite vote, especially in Baghdad's poorer slums.

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who is one of Iraq's most widely respected voices and holds immense sway over the country's majority Shiite population, has pointedly declined to endorse a political alliance, instead urging Iraqis to withhold their votes from "failed and corrupt" politicians, and especially those that "held positions of responsibility previously."

Al-Abadi hardly seemed destined for high office when Iraqis went to the polls four years ago. The biggest winner was then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a famously cynical leader who stoked sectarianism to build a Shiite voter base. Al-Abadi, a member of al-Maliki's Dawa party, won his seat in parliament on al-Maliki's coattails.

But the fall of Mosul to IS and the security and political crisis that followed forced Maliki to give up his post, and his party offered al-Abadi the position.

With the backing of both al-Sistani and the United States — a key Iraqi ally — al-Abadi inherited a country in desperate crisis.

Steadily, and with support from the U.S. and Iran, who flooded the country with munitions, supplies and advisers to support ground forces in the war against IS, al-Abadi rebuilt the country's security forces, stabilized the fronts and pushed back against the militant group.

Then, with Mosul recaptured last year, he faced down a bid for independence led by the country's Kurdish region's then-President Maasoud Barzani. Instead of recognizing the results of Barzani's referendum, Abadi ordered Iraqi forces to take back territory it disputes with the autonomous region, including the oil-city of Kirkuk.

But with his focus on governing, he made little time for campaigning, said analyst Ahmad al-Abyad, leaving him at a disadvantage as elections approached.

"He must change his style from employer to leader," al-Abyad said.

Holding a Ph.D. in electric engineering, al-Abadi has the charisma of a technocrat, and he has struggled to translate his achievements into enthusiasm in the polls.

This has left him vulnerable in a race that is less about substance and more about "brands," said Harith al-Qarawee, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

His chief opponents among the country's Shia parties are charismatic leaders with large voter bases built on years of loyalty and patronage.

Former Prime Minister al-Maliki is heading his own State of Law list that enjoys a close relationship with Iran. If al-Maliki's State of Law joins forces with al-Fatah, which also enjoys considerable support from Iran, to take more seats in parliament than al-Abadi's list, al-Abadi is unlikely to be named to the premiership again.

"Iran refuses to support al-Abadi for a second term," said a senior member of the State of Law list, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

In total there are 329 parliament seats at stake, with nearly 7,000 candidates from dozens of political alliances.

But even if al-Abadi forms the largest coalition, likely with al-Sadr's list, it is not certain he will be named prime minister.

"We want a strong prime minister, a prime minister who can take decisions," said Sabah Mohsin, a candidate on al-Sadr's list.

 

https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/al-abadi-defeated-isis-why-won-t-he-sweep-iraq-s-elections-1.526609

[Pitcher]

• The new government will have to set the wheels rolling on reconstruction projects across the war-ravaged country and combat rampant corruption in all sections of the state
• Abadi also spent most of his four-year term trying to repair some of the ruin left by his predecessor
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 BAGHDAD: Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in the fourth election to be held since the fall of Saddam Hussein, with the country at a critical economic and social crossroads as it emerges from the war on Daesh.

Security forces will guard polling stations across the country as voters select the members who will sit in a 329-member parliament, which in turn will form the next government. 

The election is the most important since the US-led invasion in 2003, with its results defining the future of the country after one of the darkest periods in its recent bloody history, political analysts said.

Iraq is still dusting itself down from the costly and exhausting war that lasted almost four years. Daesh militants swamped northern and western regions, seizing almost a third of Iraqi territory in June 2014. Their defeat in the country was announced only in December.

Buoyed by their success in Syria, the extremists capitalized on the sectarian strife and administrative corruption that dominated the security establishment during the second term of the then Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.

Haider Abadi, a fellow member of the Shiite Dawa party, outmaneuvered Al-Maliki after the last election in 2014 to take the top job. His term was defined by the extremists’ expulsion from the country.

The challenges awaiting the next government are large and critical. They include maintaining security and social cohesion in the divided nation — something that improved with the military success against Daesh.

The new government will also have to set the wheels rolling on reconstruction projects across the war-ravaged country and combat rampant corruption in all sections of the state. 

“The post-election phase is critical and if it is not led properly by the next government, we will return to square one,” Sarmad Al-Biyaty, an Iraqi political analyst, told Arab News. 

“If there is no strong government that knows how to deal with these files (maintaining the security and peace, construction and corruption), everything will collapse soon.”

Abadi, the current prime minister, took office in September 2014, inheriting a heavy legacy. He managed to create a balance between the biggest military figures in Iraq, Iran and the US, and convinced them to support the liberation of Iraqi territory by all possible means.

His diplomacy harnessed some of the most powerful weapons in the region: US air power and technical and intelligence support, and the Shiite militias funded and equipped by Tehran.

Abadi also spent most of his four-year term trying to repair some of the ruin left by his predecessor. He changed military commanders, dismissed corrupt officers, and restructured the security establishment to be more professional and effective. 

These reforms have restored the security situation and significantly improved the government’s relations with citizens in the Sunni-dominated areas. 

“These (security and peace) are the two greatest achievements to be taken into account,” Abdulwahid Touma, an Iraqi political analyst, told Arab News.

“Abadi’s calmness and methods helped him to get an international consensus around him. This relative stability in security and success in the liberation of Iraqi territory were the main results. 

“If this unanimity does not continue, it is impossible to say how quickly the situation inside Iraq could collapse.”

But there are real concerns over how Abadi will perform in the election. While he is from the same Dawa party as Al-Maliki, the two men are now enemies and have formed separate coalitions, splitting the Dawa support.

The moderate improvement in Sunni-Shiite relations is embodied in several religiously mixed electoral lists, Mohammed Emad, a social science professor from Anbar University in Fallujah, told Arab News.

“This could collapse if a new sectarian government took place in Iraq,” he said. 

“It could easily happen if Al-Maliki’s State of Law or the Al-Fattah Alliance get a chance to form the next government.”

Many Iraqis are fearful that the Al-Fattah Alliance, one of the biggest Shiite lists that includes most of the candidates representing Iran-backed factions, will nominate Hadi Al-Amiri, the Al-Fattah leader for prime minister. 

Al-Amiri, is also commander of Badr Organization, the most prominent Shiite militia, and a victory for him would be a significant boost to Iran’s influence in the country.

Ahmed Al-Bashir, a prominent critic of Al-Maliki and presenter of the popular, satirical “Al-Bashir Show,” devoted his last episode to Al-Amiri.

“I did not expect that I would ever say this, Abu Esraa (Maliki). Please return,” he said sarcastically.

Years of violence have blighted Iraq’s economy, despite the vast oil reserves, leaving the country with high levels of poverty, unemployment, a dependence on oil and the absence of a dynamic private sector strategy.

The collapse of oil prices in 2014, accompanied by the failure of the Iraqi Army in the face of Daesh, meant oil revenues were directed to pay mobilized fighters in the campaign against the extremists. All infrastructure projects were put on hold 

The Iraqi government has estimated the cost of reconstruction of areas affected by the war against Daesh at $100 billion. 

Sunni areas suffered immense destruction in the past four years and around 2 million displaced people are still waiting to return to their homes, where electricity and drinking water have yet to be restored. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, while whole neighborhoods are still laced with mines and explosive devices.

In cooperation with the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund, the Iraqi government held an international donor conference in Kuwait in February to attract corporate funding for multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects, mostly in oil and housing.

The government managed to secure only $30 billion, mostly through loans and insurance bonds.

“If the new government fails to combat the corruption and modify investment law, the international community will raise their hands and leave us alone,” Wathiq Al-Hashimi, an economic expert, told Arab News.

“Our economy is almost dead and needs to be reactivated by the private sector and more foreign companies investing in Iraq.

“This will not happen if we go back to the same atmosphere that emboldens the corrupt officials, who will cause the collapse of security and peace.”

 

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1301081/middle-east

[Floridian]

Oh man!

This is not good!  🙁

 

Before today, I thought Abadi had it in the bag.  

 

[Floridian]

“Abadi’s calmness and methods helped him to get an international consensus around him. This relative stability in security and success in the liberation of Iraqi territory were the main results. 

“If this unanimity does not continue, it is impossible to say how quickly the situation inside Iraq could collapse.”

But there are real concerns over how Abadi will perform in the election. While he is from the same Dawa party as Al-Maliki, the two men are now enemies and have formed separate coalitions, splitting the Dawa support system" rel="">support."

 

 

“If the new government fails to combat the corruption and modify investment law, the international community will raise their hands and leave us alone,” Wathiq Al-Hashimi, an economic expert, told Arab News.

“Our economy is almost dead and needs to be reactivated by the private sector and more foreign companies investing in Iraq.

“This will not happen if we go back to the same atmosphere that emboldens the corrupt officials, who will cause the collapse of security and peace.”

 

Abadi should've made sure to RV the currency before this election.  He should have given the Iraqis some prosperity.

He should have named the corrupt (including Maliki) and put them in jail.  If he doesn't win, all the progress that has been made will be lost.  ☹️

[Pitcher]

He will win in a landslide!!  Those articles are to get the vote out imo

[3n1]

whatever happens is gonna happen ... its the 12th in Iraq election day ... cheers 

[yota691]

Today, Iraqis look forward to well-being and to choose their candidates for parliament

12/5/2018 12:00 am  Amid great desire to participate in the election wedding   Baghdad / Fatima Rahma The streets, markets, malls, cafes and houses are crowded with uninterrupted conversations about what the elections will bring. This day, in terms of attitudes, visions, and policies, the new MPs are carrying them to parliament. More than 22 million Iraqis are due to vote on Saturday in the parliamentary elections, the fourth after the fall of the former regime in 2003, and the first after the great victory over the terrorist gangs of "Da'ash". The security authorities announced their readiness to secure the elections and ensure that all voters reach the polling stations easily and exercise their democratic right and continue to protect the polling stations and stations even after the end of the polling period for counting and sorting, as well as the existence of great coordination with the Independent High Commission  Elections ". "The responsibility of the Iraqi politician in a country with great wealth, creative minds and working support towards working hard to achieve happiness, well-being, hope and optimism is doubling," says Engineer Naima Abdul Qader, in an interview with Al-Sabah. "At the same time, voters are not subject to the effects of some Political parties, and to take part in the broad participation in the election today. " "Let your election be the candidates you are convinced of without super dictates that confiscate your human right to democracy and that your position is purely national   ." "This is an important task for the coming Iraqi parliamentarians, to rid Iraq of the internal burdens and to take a positive role in the world, without getting involved in adopting the positions of others," she said. "This is how we return to democratic elections. We are from the international community, so that the coming deputies will seek a way to benefit Iraq from what is happening in  the world". "Our society needs a parliament, which sets up important legislation that can positively reflect   people's lives. "The next task of the Council is to make the Iraqi economy profitable rather than rent, betting on the savings of wasted wealth," Al-Moallem Shaker Mahmoud al-Baydani told Al-Sabah. "Let's get things back on the horizon of Iraq, .. Let this be the logic of the thinking of the House of Representatives and the next method of   work. " Naji al-Najjar confirmed in an interview with Al-Sabah. "Candidates must not be connected to the voters on Saturday (May 12th), but the start of hard work on May 13, 2018 is a people, a people and a government."

[Synopsis]

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

“If there is no strong government that knows how to deal with these files (maintaining the security and peace, construction and corruption), everything will collapse soon.”

 

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

“These (security and peace) are the two greatest achievements to be taken into account,” Abdulwahid Touma, an Iraqi political analyst, told Arab News.

“Abadi’s calmness and methods helped him to get an international consensus around him. This relative stability in security and success in the liberation of Iraqi territory were the main results. 

“If this unanimity does not continue, it is impossible to say how quickly the situation inside Iraq could collapse.”

 

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

“This could collapse if a new sectarian government took place in Iraq,” he said. 

“It could easily happen if Al-Maliki’s State of Law or the Al-Fattah Alliance get a chance to form the next government.”

Many Iraqis are fearful that the Al-Fattah Alliance, one of the biggest Shiite lists that includes most of the candidates representing Iran-backed factions, will nominate Hadi Al-Amiri, the Al-Fattah leader for prime minister. 

 

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

Al-Amiri, is also commander of Badr Organization, the most prominent Shiite militia, and a victory for him would be a significant boost to Iran’s influence in the country.

 

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

“If the new government fails to combat the corruption and modify investment law, the international community will raise their hands and leave us alone,” Wathiq Al-Hashimi, an economic expert, told Arab News.

“Our economy is almost dead and needs to be reactivated by the private sector and more foreign companies investing in Iraq.

“This will not happen if we go back to the same atmosphere that emboldens the corrupt officials, who will cause the collapse of security and peace.”

 

Here are some potent excerpts for why I believe the Iraqis over all will favor Haider al-Abadi for Prime Minister for the upcoming term. They've seen what he has done and know the prospects for his continued service to include reconstruction, economic development, and foreign investment. Consequently, having Nouri al-Maliki will bring back the extreme corruption and stalling of progress. Also, Hader al-Amiri will bring additional influence in from Iran. So both the Iraqis and foreigners likely all believe Haider al-Abadi is the best for the next Prime Minister term. The articles also suggest there could be Sectarian Conflict is conditions do not improve or degenerate. I do think the onus is on Iraq to get going with the economic financial interconnectivity to power up the reconstruction, economic development, and foreign investment for the betterment of Iraq with their accelerating standard of living for the better.

 

Just my thoughts, opinion, and 

 

In The Mean Time.............................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH AND YEE HAW, BABY!!!)!!!

   

[yota691]

State law denies Maliki's withdrawal from the elections

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11/05/2018

Baghdad

Denied a coalition of state law, on Friday, the withdrawal of his Nuri al-Maliki from the former electoral, indicating that Maliki has never and will never abandon his national responsibilities.

The coalition said in a statement obtained "Trend Press" a copy of it, "Some sites and pages counterfeit and anti-Iraq and democracy, which bears the name of Nuri al-Maliki, published false news about Maliki's intention to withdraw from the race for elections tomorrow," denying "this news in toto."

"These sites are known for their lies, fabrications and deviations," he said, adding that they were "run by unknown parties but belong in some form to aggressive and Baathist outposts."

He added that "Maliki has never and will never abandon his national responsibilities, and he is still at the head of the coalition of state law," pointing out that "these conspiracies will not pass, the Iraqis are aware of what makes them able to exercise the democratic process with all strength and boldness and courage."

 

MY

[Pitcher]

Nice recap Synopsis!!  Trophy for your efforts!!

[Synopsis]

4 minutes ago, Pitcher said:

Nice recap Synopsis!!  Trophy for your efforts!!

 

Thank You and for all Your posted articles and insights, Pitcher, AND The Best Of Your Weekend To You!!! 

 

Go Moola Nova!

[coorslite21]

In the US there is all of this fuss about Russian collusion and how the last election was rigged........

 

The US made sure Malaki was elected.........and that Abadi replaced him.......

 

My guess is the fix is in again...........and that Abadi would win on his own merits.....but......just in case.......it's covered......I bet he wins.........

 

He is the US choice.

 

JMO......CL

[nor]

Abadi just like us . When rv ? when everything get solve ? then gov no no is long so many things to need solve . You just do your job . Then abadi make decision ok this my last as prime minister . Abadi though if iraq dont fillfully get close to international the same issue will be there . I blame to cbi dont take action for seriously 

[ChuckFinley]

6 hours ago, coorslite21 said:

In the US there is all of this fuss about Russian collusion and how the last election was rigged........

 

The US made sure Malaki was elected.........and that Abadi replaced him.......

 

My guess is the fix is in again...........and that Abadi would win on his own merits.....but......just in case.......it's covered......I bet he wins.........

 

He is the US choice.

 

JMO......CL

Been that way for decades, Central America for sure comes to mind. 

[yota691]

The Prime Minister cast his vote at an electoral center in Karrada

 

 Since 2018-05-12 at 10:32 (Baghdad time)

BAGHDAD - 
Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi on Saturday voted in a general vote to elect a new parliament. 
The Prime Minister cast his vote this morning in one of the polling stations in Karrada district, central Baghdad. He reviewed the ballot before placing it in the box. 
"These elections are important and will determine the future of Iraq," Abadi said in a press statement after casting his vote. 
"I chose this center in this region because it is my hometown," he said. 
Polling stations in Baghdad and the provinces opened this morning for voters to elect a new parliament. Ending 29 / a 43

[yota691]

The President of the Republic casts his vote and praises the role of the media in covering the elections

 

 Since 2018-05-12 at 10:54 (Baghdad time)

BAGHDAD - 
President Fuad Masoum on Saturday voted in the parliamentary elections. 
The President of the Republic cast his vote this morning at the electoral center reserved for officials in Baghdad. 
In a press statement issued by Mawazine News, Masoum said that "the media have a big role in covering the elections." 
Polling stations in Baghdad and the provinces opened this morning to voters for a new parliament

[yota691]

Vice President Nuri al-Maliki votes in the elections

Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki also voted in the parliamentary elections.

Maliki pointed to a number of media after the vote to the existence of some attempts to fraud through pressure on voters, calling on the Electoral Commission to intervene and stop such cases, and called on voters to choose the most appropriate candidates to improve the situation in the country.

[DWS112]

Mr. Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi cast his vote at one of the polling stations (Baghdad School) in the Karrada area.

 

 

[10 YEARS LATER]

5 hours ago, DWS112 said:

Mr. Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abbadi cast his vote at one of the polling stations (Baghdad School) in the Karrada area.

 

 

 

This is a great find DWS112 - showing Abadi/Business Casual/very calm, steady, direct in addressing the press & Exuding confidence. Its what the folks need to see. What WE need to see.

Edited May 12, 2018 by 10 YEARS LATER

[Floridian]

17 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 

This is a great find DWS112 - showing Abadi/Business Casual/very calm, steady, direct in addressing the press & Exuding confidence. Its what the folks need to see. What WE need to see.

 

Especially me.  😂

[davis411]

24 minutes ago, Floridian said:

 

Especially me.  😂

Hahaha yep

Told you 

Bs that he gives up

[yota691]

Iraq on the doors of a new phase .. «Victory» progresses and surprises expected

Posted by فتحي خطاب

Date: 1:31 PM, May 12

 

After the closure of all border crossings, and the mobilization of about 900 thousand elements of the police and the army, and closing the streets leading to the voting centers, until the capital Baghdad and the centers of the major provinces, empty, headed Saturday, 24.5 million Iraqi voters, to elect a new parliament To ensure the reconstruction of the country, which is exhausted by three years of war against extremists, where about seven thousand candidates compete for 329 seats in the House of Representatives, and the process of voting according to the law on the basis of closed lists and open, and distributed votes on candidates in 87 lists in 18 provinces, Within each list .. Statistical reported that Mali, the number of candidates for the elections reached 6990 candidates, including 4979 men and 2011 women, and that the total seats of the parliament in the next election of 329 seats divided by 320 general seats and 9 seats is the share (quota) minorities distributed to the Iraqi provinces.

With boycotting campaigns, existing projections range from 45 to 55 percent. The use of e-counting is the most important variable in the current election. The first hours of closing are expected to produce preliminary results, The final was over 48 hours, after requiring about a month in the 2014 version.

The Iraqi street is looking for new faces for a new phase with the new parliament, which will determine the centers of the ruling forces from the prime minister and the ministers, and the government following the institutions and state apparatuses, after the corruption spread under the sectarian, sectarian and ethnic quotas. Political studies in Baghdad, that the majority of Iraqis resent the "heroes of war and politicians," who failed to reform state institutions and provide the necessary health and educational services, and spread the words «untested experiment», meaning not to choose «old faces», which failed politically, and failed to reform Internal conditions, and Effective suffering of the Iraqi people.

With the first hours of the opening of the polls, and despite the prevailing trend within the Iraqi street, the desire to replace the new faces, began speculation about the results of the vote .. The expectations of the progress of the coalition «victory» led by Prime Minister Haider Abadi, the rest of the political blocs by a simple margin, Is reaping between 35 and 45 seats. It is followed by close results ranging from 25 to 35 seats, from the coalitions of Sadr / Muqtada al-Sadr, al-Fatah / Hadi al-Amiri, the State of Law, Nuri al-Maliki, / Iyad Allawi ».. Then comes in third place each of: coalitions« decision / Khamis Khanjar », and« the Democratic Party / Massoud Barzani », and seats ranging between 10 - 20 seats .. And to a lesser extent in the fourth place, each of: the alliance« wisdom / Ammar al-Hakim »,« the Kurdistan Alliance / Kosrat Rasul », and« justice / Barham Saleh ».. And ranked According to the expectations of the political circles and the survey centers, the "civil coalition", "the new generation", "Tamdun" and "change", were less than 10 seats.

The expectations do not exclude surprises in the elections, which are monitored by 963 international observers, more than 133,000 party and coalition agents, 75,000 local observers and more than 1,400 media and television stations involved in monitoring the electoral process across the country. The alliance of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, with more than 60 seats, or retreat in favor of the alliance of Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr. The Nuri al-Maliki coalition is unlikely to have a parliamentary majority. Between some year with Aj Iraq's tourism in 2014.

Observers in Baghdad, the impact of Iranian and American influence on the results of the upcoming elections, especially that Nuri al-Maliki, and Hadi al-Amiri, who speaks Persian fluently, close to Tehran, much more than Abadi close to the United States, while «Sadr» has reservations of the two powers (Tehran and Washington ).

The expected results will control the formation of the new government, if no coalition achieves the parliamentary majority, which is expected, which disables consultations forming the government in the mazes of the side may extend long, while the Iraqi constitution sets 90 days to form a government after the announcement of the election results officially.

It is noteworthy that the Shiite forces enter the parliamentary elections, nearly 71 parties and the organization of the elections, has been divided into three main components of the Shiite house: the party «Dawa», which was divided into two electoral lines, led by the first Haider Abadi, and the second wing led by Nuri al-Maliki .. And the third powerful Shiite movement is the Sadrist movement. The Sunni House is divided after the liberation of the western regions of Iraq, which represent its electoral bases. Today, the Sunni component of the elections is reduced to more than 50 parties and political entities. The Kurdish House is suffering from dispersion and weakness, after the crisis of the referendum on the independence of the region, and the withdrawal of the leader Massoud Barzani from the scene and his retirement political work, and after the death of the leader Jalal Talabani. The alliance is no longer in its historical form.

[10 YEARS LATER]

" The Kurdish House is suffering from dispersion and weakness, after the crisis of the referendum on the independence of the region, and the withdrawal of the leader Massoud Barzani from the scene and his retirement political work, and after the death of the leader Jalal Talabani. The alliance is no longer in its historical form." - Barzani was warned . . . and he overplayed his hand. Buh-Bye ! 

 

Fingers crossed the election results come with a clear and decisive parliamentary majority victory for Abadi: then we can avoid the no doubt expected ( Crisis ) up to 90 days of haggling and shoe throwing trying to form a new government.

 

They need to move quickly with reforms. Any more lengthy " Delays" or " Postponements " beyond the formation of the New Govt. will add a few more Gold Stars in the Epic Incompetence Category.

[stangernan]

6 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

" The Kurdish House is suffering from dispersion and weakness, after the crisis of the referendum on the independence of the region, and the withdrawal of the leader Massoud Barzani from the scene and his retirement political work, and after the death of the leader Jalal Talabani. The alliance is no longer in its historical form." - Barzani was warned . . . and he overplayed his hand. Buh-Bye ! 

 

Fingers crossed the election results come with a clear and decisive parliamentary majority victory for Abadi: then we can avoid the no doubt expected ( Crisis ) up to 90 days of haggling and shoe throwing trying to form a new government.

 

They need to move quickly with reforms. Any more lengthy " Delays" or " Postponements " beyond the formation of the New Govt. will add a few more Gold Stars in the Epic Incompetence Category.

Otherwise known as THE IRAQI VERSION of the HANGING CHAD  

[yota691]

Bloomberg predicts the arrival of anarchist coalition hampers the reconstruction process to power

 

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

Follow up of Mawazine News

Under the headline, Bloomberg published a report on Iranian influence inside Iraq since the US invasion in 2003 and its impact on the results of Saturday's parliamentary elections in Iraq. Reconstruction to power.

"Saturday's vote was a test of Iran's regional influence in Iraq, while the United States intends to curb it," the agency said in a report published on its website (www.mawazinnews.com), noting that Tehran's role has been steadily growing in Iraq since its 2003 invasion. Before the United States.

For 15 years, the three candidates for prime minister have had good relations with Iran, and they believe that the withdrawal of US President Donald Trump from Iran's nuclear deal will boost their electoral chances.

Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Hadi al-Amiri, secretary-general of the Badr Organization, are running the parliamentary elections in a bid to win the formation of the government.

"International and regional pressure on Iran makes the Shiites stand up to defend themselves," Saad al-Muttalibi, who is running on a list led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is close to Iran, who advocates the identity policy that dominated the last election, was quoted as saying.

"The US camp is getting stronger day by day because of American mistakes."

But the election campaign has seen many calls for Iraqi nationalism, because anger over years of sectarian conflict and rampant corruption has disappointed voters and political factions, according to the agency, which meant that election results could come in a more divided parliament and that forming a government could take weeks if not Months of negotiations.

The agency expected the government to reach a chaotic coalition that could hinder the urgently needed reconstruction process, which Iraq's Planning Minister estimated would cost $ 88 billion.

For Iran, too, the risks are great because they look to protect their interests in a corridor extending from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi seeks to present himself as the overall candidate to reach religious minorities and visit Saudi Arabia, the regional enemy of Iran, the agency said.

Abadi, who is expected to lead the election with acceptance by both the United States and Iran, was able to defeat a pro-American and Iranian-backed organization in December.

Abadi faces fierce competition from at least two coalitions seen closer to Tehran. The first is the Fatah list led by Hadi al-Amiri, who heads a paramilitary force that includes fighters who have played a prominent role in defeating an oppressive organization.

The other coalition was headed by Maliki, who led the government for 8 years until forced to step down after the fall of Mosul in the hands of Dahesh.

About 7,000 candidates ran for election in dozens of political alliances on 329 seats.

The vote was made electronically for the first time in an effort to curb fraud, and polling stations were set up for many of the country's 2 million people still displaced by the war against Da'ash.

The results of the elections are expected to be fully reflected within 24 hours of voting, according to the independent electoral commission, the Electoral Commission.

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