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Kurdish deputy: Waving the questioning of the Minister of Finance political targeting

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The deputy of the Kurdistan Alliance Salim Hamza, Wednesday, waving the questioning of Finance Minister Fuad Hussein as a political target, defying large blocs questioning their ministers.

Hamza said in a statement to the information, that "talk about the questioning of Finance Minister Fuad Hussein will certainly be a political target or pressure on the region to deliver 250 thousand barrels to (Somo)," indicating that "the amounts disbursed by the Ministry of Finance is not only After the approval of the Prime Minister. ”

He added that "most of the ministers who will include interrogations do not belong to large political blocs, although they are the will of the bloc to replace him with a personality implemented interests," pointing out that "challenges the big blocs to question their ministers."

It is noteworthy that a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Sadik Mudlul Sultani, announced earlier, to collect signatures in the parliament to question the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Fuad Hussein.

https://www.almaalomah.com/2019/09/11/428344/

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  • yota691 changed the title to Deputy likely delayed resolution of education candidate
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A deputy from the victory coalition said Friday that the decision of the candidate of the education portfolio would be delayed "for several reasons."

Taha said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the position of the Minister of Education is one of the important positions, which is related to the future of generations," noting that "the resolution of this post may be delayed a lot due to the absence of a candidate for the portfolio until the moment, in addition to the existence of objections to the political authority authorized to submit Ministry candidate, as well as the lack of consensus until the moment around between the political blocs. "
 

"The presentation of candidates from the feminist element to the Ministry of Education is a matter of the political bloc empowered to present the candidate to the portfolio, which has always been a feminist, considering that women are an important part of Iraqi society and should be represented in government cabins as part of supporting women."
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Iraqi Health Minister resigns

Iraqi Health Minister resigns
Iraqi Minister of Health and Environment Alaa Eddin Alwan
 15 September 2019 02:11 PM

Mubasher: Iraqi Minister of Health and Environment Alaeddin Alwan resigned on Thursday, September 12.

A statement from the Ministry of Health, quoted by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), on Sunday, that Alwan submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister, stating the reasons for this.

"Sadly, we are exposed to a wide range of obstacles, unacceptable attempts to blackmail and media misinformation campaigns, aimed at offending and distorting the facts that have reached a level that hinders the ministry's work and undermines the chances of success of the government's reform program," the minister said.

He continued: "I regret to reach a firm conviction that the possibility of continuing to work under these circumstances."

The statement pointed out that the ministry dealt with professionalism with major environmental challenges, which threaten national security, including the preparation of a comprehensive study of these challenges in the province of Basra.

He continued: Despite the positive change in the work of the ministry and the urgent need to continue the same approach, my work over the past period is surrounded by many obstacles and obstacles .. ".

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Legal expert clarifies the authority of the Prime Minister to reject the resignation of the Minister of Health
A legal expert, the authority of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to reject the request for the resignation of the Minister of Health and Environment Alaa Eddin Alwan.
Tariq Harb said in a statement received by the agency (Euphrates News) a copy of it `` did not grant the Constitution and the legal system of Iraq, including the Council of Ministers No. 2 of 2019 and the law of the House of Representatives and the rules of procedure to reject the resignation of the minister and confirmed by the Civil Service Law for employees Resignation or not accept it. "
He added, "The resignation is considered effective once submitted and taken in the register of the ministry or the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, so what is called by (Ala Alwan) (former Minister of Health) and this drops the questioning because the questioning is for the minister in service."
Harb pointed out that "the Alwan family is a well-known family from the city of Kadhimiya characterized by prestige and money since the former was a member of the family was a minister more than half a century ago (Alwan) expert in the United Nations for health and for decades and does not need a ministerial post."
The Minister of Health Alaa al-Din Alwan submitted his resignation (for the third time) to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi
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Health Minister Alaeddin Alwan announced his resignation on Sunday.

Alwan said in a publication on their profile to Facebook , " The Minister of Health and Environment Ala Din Alwan , submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister."
 
Alwan's resignation stated that he extends his sincere thanks and gratitude to President Adel Abdul Mahdi for his confidence, guidance and continued support for the health and environmental sector and for him personally during the performance of his work in the past months and to the President of the Republic and to the Speaker of the Council of Representatives for their continued support and support.
 
 
The Minister thanked everyone in the Council of Ministers, the Council of Representatives and the Ministry of Health and Environment who cooperated with him in carrying out his mission.
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Deputy on the resignation of the Minister of Health: One political body pressed him on the contracts

Political | 11:24 - 16/09/2019

 
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a member of parliament Hussein Arab, on Monday, pressures exerted by one political party on the Minister of Health Alaa al-Din Alwan prompted him to resign.
Arab said that "the reasons for the resignation of the minister is due to the pressure exerted on him throughout the duration of his work," noting that "he was unable to face these pressures, which seemed more than his ability and capacity to face or absorb."
Arab added that "the pressure on the minister, and from one political point of view, concerns the contracts exclusively, which made him protest more than once to the prime minister, but it seems that the man did not find the appropriate response to his protests, which led him to resign so as not to take responsibility for what The health sector faces from sabotage and destruction. "
The Minister of Health, Alaeddin Alwan, announced yesterday his resignation from his post

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Date of edit:: 9/16/2019 21:40 • 385 times read
Abdel Mahdi to the Minister of Health: I will not accept your resignation
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi rejected the resignation of Health Minister Alaeddin Alwan.
In a letter from Abdul-Mahdi to the Minister of Health seen by (Euphrates News) that "I regret receiving your resignation letter, you are one of the prominent symbols of this ministry, and that you have in a short period of work institutional and structural great proud of all of us, and that your continued with us is necessary to accomplish what I started and to complete the curriculum Which we have pledged to achieve. "
He added, `` Yes, I know that the difficulties are great, and that the loyalists who have committed themselves to their homeland and adhere to the professionalism of their decisions and the independence of their policies as long as they are subjected to various kinds of pressures because they are confronting serious and reformist things that are definitely harmed by those who insist on continuing corruption and defending their own interests. ''
"You know very well that I will not accept your resignation so easily," Abdel-Mahdi said. "Unconstitutional, illegal and immoral abuses and abuses continue to serve you to our beloved country, Iraq."
"We will stay in touch," he said.
On Sunday, Health Minister Alaeddin Alwan resigned from his post, his third.
The head of the parliamentary committee for health and environment, Qutaiba al-Jubouri, said Monday that Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi refused to resign Alwan, indicating that he had given him an open leave instead of resigning.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi, today, the Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee to submit a detailed report on the reasons for the resignation of the Minister of Health to be presented during the sessions next week.
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Deputy for Fatah: the resignation of the Minister of Health a turn in the government work
Fateh al-Khazali, MP of the Fatah bloc, resigned the resignation of the Minister of Health, Alaeddin al-Alwan, "a turning point" in government work.
"We are keen to activate the supervisory role and the success of the work of ministries and keep ministers away from political pressures," Khazali told the Euphrates News.
He added that "the resignation represents a turning point in government and ministerial work and we are keen to know the reasons that led to this."
Khazali stressed "we must stand the position of statesmen towards this Ministry of Health and the advancement of its reality."
On Sunday, Health Minister Alaeddin Alwan submitted his resignation, his third.
The President of the Committee on Health and Environment Parliamentary Qutaiba al - Jubouri, on Monday rejected Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi , the resignation of al - Alwan, noting that he grant him leave open instead for his resignation. "
Instructed the Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Halbusi, today the Health and Environment Committee representative to submit a detailed report on the reasons for The resignation of the Minister of Health to be presented in the report next week.
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  • yota691 changed the title to Three spokesmen for the Prime Minister's Office

Three spokesmen for the Prime Minister's Office

Political | 02:03 - 17/09/2019

 
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BAGHDAD - Mawazine News
appointed Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Tuesday, the appointment of three spokesmen for his office.
Sources in the office, in an interview with / Mawazine News /, "The Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi decided, the appointment of three spokesmen for his office."
"The three speakers are Saad al-Hadithi and Asifa Musa, in addition to Christian Christian Elie Abou Warda," she added.

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  • yota691 changed the title to Year of the government without education .. Differences in the component and exclude the dagger alliance

Year of the government without education .. Differences in the component and exclude the dagger alliance

Political | 07:36 - 17/09/2019

 
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passed a year commissioned Prime Minister Adel Abdul - Mahdi to form a government, and so far lacks to his booth Minister of Education because of continuing disputes over the candidate with central government absolute silence in this regard.
MPs talked about the existence of disagreements within the Sunni blocs on the personality of the candidate for the ministry, after the rejection of three candidates presented by the head of the Arab project Khamis Al-Khanjar, where, according to the electoral entitlements, education will be the share of his alliance.
"The Ministry of Education is one of the important ministries, especially since we are starting the new school year and there should be a minister to run the ministry," MP Ahmed al-Kanani told MPC News. .
He added, "There are differences within the component (Sunni) on the personality of the candidate for the ministry and these differences are the reason for the postponement of the minister's decision until now," adding that "all deputies with the resolution of this issue, which is long overdue."
MP Fadhil al-Fatlawi said the candidate would be excluded from the National Project bloc led by Al-Khanjar.

He added, "The first and last decision will be for the prime minister to choose this candidate, while the House of Representatives will be free and full conviction of voting on the candidate or not."
Informed sources indicated that "
The sources added, "The dagger has obtained the management of the departments and will leave the ministry to the Fayyad bloc, after MPs decided to reject any candidate submitted to the ministry, where the candidates have already been rejected."
The government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, faces several challenges after the resignation of the Minister of Health Alaa Alwan and education remained without a minister for almost a year.
The House of Representatives refused to grant confidence to several female candidates presented by the Dagger Alliance, most notably Safana al-Hamdani, while giving confidence to Shaima al-Hayali and decided to cancel the trust because of her brother's association with ISIS.

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Abdul-Mahdi and parliamentary education discuss the file of the candidate of the Minister of Education and activation of the law on the protection of teachers

Political | 03:15 - 18/09/2019

 
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Abdul-Mahdi and parliamentary education discuss the file of the candidate of the Minister of Education and activation of the law on the protection of teachers

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BAGHDAD: Sumer News blamed the victory of the coalition victory Haider al-Abadi, Fatah and others responsible for the mistakes made by the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, while stressing that he will not favor anyone if he returns to office. Abadi said in a televised dialogue followed by Sumer News, that "the way the selection of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was a constitutional violation because the Constitution provides that the largest bloc is called the Prime Minister, and what happened is an understanding between two coalitions only," indicating that "the mistakes that occurred The government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi is borne by Fatah and others because they are the ones who chose Abdul-Mahdi. He added that "the reform and construction alliances were not based on a long strategy, but for a specific goal, which is to gather the largest number of blocs to be one of the largest bloc and nominate the prime minister, and therefore after achieving the goal collapsed reform and construction as well, even if they did not announce it officially." Abadi explained that "the victory of the opposition coalition of the opposition was due to the failure to announce the largest bloc and the selection of the prime minister outside the context of the Constitution and thus we realized that the government will make big mistakes and this is what happens," stressing that "several positions have been offered to us and all were rejected." In response to a question whether he was cruel with the Kurdistan region during his rule, Abadi stressed that "I was not cruel dealing with the region but I applied justice and the text of the Constitution as well as federal laws," noting that "even if I returned to the post again, I will not favor Anyone from the region or the parties but to achieve the principle of justice.
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Maliki sends veiled threats to Saleh .. I will not give up the post of vice president

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Alia Nassif, a lawmaker from the State of Law coalition, has hinted explicitly that coalition leader Nuri al-Maliki, secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party, will not give up his position as first vice president of Iraq, Barham Saleh.

Nassif said in remarks that Article 73 of the Constitution obliged Saleh to choose a deputy, which has not been achieved so far, although the political agreements that formed on the basis of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi granted the position of first deputy in favor of Nuri al-Maliki.

MP from the State of Law coalition sent a veiled threat to President Saleh that the postponement of Maliki's claim to the post does not mean his abdication, but is a step on his part to avoid a new political crisis.

Nassif accused "Saleh" of violating the constitution to continue his work without the selection of a deputy, despite the passage of about 11 months since he was elected president.

These statements come after the leaks that talked about the selection of Faleh Fayyad, head of the Popular Mobilization Authority as the first deputy in favor of Salim al-Jubouri, former president of the House of Representatives as the second deputy for the Sunni component.

https://kitabat.com/news/المالكي-يرسل-تهديدات-مبطنة-إلى-صالح-لن/

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Close to him: Abdul Mahdi is not sticking to any of his ministers

Political | 02:00 - 23/09/2019

 
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confirmed close to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Monday, that the latter does not stick to any of his ministers.
The source close to the prime minister, said that "the prime minister is not sticking to any of his ministers, and parliament has the right to question any of them."
He added: "But the prime minister has the right to approve the parliament on the alternative that will be presented in his place if the confidence was withdrawn from the minister and dismissed."
He explained, "If the scenario of the Ministry of Education, which parliament considers to be without a minister, be repeated, it would be considered a target of the government and an attempt to bring it down."

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After a long wait .. Send the curriculum vitae of the candidate of education to Abdul Mahdi

Political | 04:52 - 26/09/2019

 
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The Parliamentary Education Committee, on Thursday, selected a candidate for the post of Minister of Education and send her resume to the Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
The committee said in a statement received (Mawazine News), that "a sub-committee was formed from the members of the committee represented from the province of Nineveh in order to nominate a person with the competence and educational experience of the people of Mosul."
She added, "The members of the sub-committee took into account the conditions that must be met in the candidate and requested by the Prime Minister to fill this position," stressing that they "have finished the selection of the candidate and send a resume for the purpose of review and evaluation by the Prime Minister."
The public and official circles are waiting to resolve the post of Minister of Education, which was vacant for 11 months after the formation of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi.

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Parliamentary moves to resolve the post of Minister of Education

 
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Parliamentary Education Committee intends to submit a group of names of candidates for the post of Minister of Education to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in order to resolve the file. In addition to not providing any names for this position. "
He added that "the Parliamentary Education Committee met with the Prime Minister and asked him the absence of any candidates by the political blocs for the post of Minister of Education."
He explained that "the Parliamentary Education Committee can not stand idly by not to resolve the post of Minister of Education, and worked to submit a letter to the Prime Minister, including the readiness of the Education Committee to provide a candidate with scientific competence and educational experience in case the government and the blocs are unable to submit candidates."
He explained that “Abdul-Mahdi explained that he was ready to receive the candidates of the Parliamentary Education Committee, as a result of which a committee meeting was held during which he announced the readiness of the Committee to receive the names of candidates for the post of the said minister, within the conditions and controls set for this 
the purpose".
He stressed that "the names of the candidates will be submitted to the Prime Minister in the next few days," pointing out that "objections expected from the political blocs on some of the candidates, but the parliamentary education committee must have a role because of the non-resolution of the issue."
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The head of the Supreme Islamic Council of Hammam Hamoudi, on Saturday, a national strategic framework for the Council, while calling on Health Minister Alaa Al-Aloun to withdraw his resignation and build a ministry away from corruption.

Hamoudi said in his speech during the celebration of the 38th anniversary of the Supreme Council, that "the Council since its inception 38 years ago, adopted the strategy of revolution, resistance and jihad against injustice and tyranny and inspired the values of the eternal Hussein revolution, and continue the path without weakness or tirelessly," calling on the national forces to "work Together in a national and inclusive framework to achieve the people's aspirations for security, stability and decent living. "
 
 


He added, "We are engaged in a project to support the building of a strong independent state capable of protecting its people and independence of its will, and rejecting all forms of hegemony and external interference in its affairs." High religious authority, stressing the importance of continuous cooperation between the three authorities, integrating their work according to a nationally agreed vision, and calling for preparing a scientific vision to improve the level of education away from quotas and the policy of satisfaction and pressure, and the establishment of the Supreme Council for Education and Learning Yum has taken on this task, focusing on developing the economy, diversifying its sources, raising the living standards of citizens, and engaging the people in the process of economic construction. "


Hamoudi also stressed that "preserving the dignified life of all Iraqis by providing adequate housing, rebuilding areas and neighborhoods affected by the military operations, paying particular attention to the families of martyrs, sacrificed and wounded and caring for the displaced, and called for combating violence against women and not to exceed their rights by consuming experiences." Important proved its failure, and care for the generation of freedom and care, and provide good opportunities to highlight their creativity to contribute to the future of Iraq . And stress the importance of the role of the media and political parties away from the campaigns of moral and political downfall. "

Hamoudi called for "full commitment to the preservation of Iraq's sovereignty."He rejected any attempt to violate it, calling on the government to "give the issue of arming the security forces of all kinds of great importance, and to reconsider the presence of foreign forces on Iraqi territory, and determine their functions, number, whereabouts, period of stay and supervising authority, and reject any interference from them in the internal affairs." . the

government especially the Foreign Ministry called for "taking the initiative to activate the role of Iraq 's pivotal role in keeping the security of the region and contribute to solving their problems, and to promote world peace and security by giving priority to understanding the language of dialogue and cooperation instead of war and military and economic sanctions. He also called on neighboring countries to deal positively with the initiatives of the Iraqi government and to put an end to the Yemen war .

Hamoudi called on the Minister of Health to "withdraw his resignation and build a ministry away from corruption," while I know about "regret the way the security services deal with the holders of higher degrees and calls for investment potential."

It is noteworthy that the Minister of Health Alaa Alwan , on (15 September 2019) to submit his resignation from his post, while thanking the three presidencies and everyone for their support.

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3 female candidates compete for education amid "ongoing controversy"

 
Baghdad / morning
 
Since the announcement of Adel Abdel Mahdi's government in September last year, the debate over the "vacant" portfolio of the Ministry of Education has been ongoing so far, in the absence of political consensus on choice.
Since the political blocs have not succeeded in the past months in resolving the file, which called for the parliamentary Education Committee to move, as it intends to provide "biographies" of three candidates in the hope of consensus between the government and parliament, in this regard.
Meanwhile, nearly 10 million students in Baghdad and the provinces went to school on Monday to start the new school year, at a time when the Ministry of Education was able to print more than 80 percent of the curriculum.
MP MP Asaad al-Murshidi said in a press statement that «the file of the candidate of the education portfolio took a very long time, and the Prime Minister to resolve it as soon as», noting that «the nominations abounded for this position and there are four names failed to take the position and the Prime Minister to have a clear position Nomination of a strong personality and professional able to address the problems of the Ministry ».
He added, «Education is a strategic ministry and has a lot of accumulated problems that need radical solutions from a person familiar with them realistically, such as problems of exams and leaked questions and scrutiny and curriculum», stressing «the importance of choosing a figure from the womb of the ministry to be aware of the hidden».
He stressed Morshedi, that «a lot of political blocs within the House of Representatives supports the option of nominating the prime minister for a strong professional personality from the womb of the ministry away from partisan quotas».
For his part, MP Amer al-Fayez, in a press statement that «Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi met a while ago the Parliamentary Education Committee and asked them to submit a candidate to the Ministry of Education to be a woman and the people of Nineveh exclusively to end the cabinet cabin».
He added that "the Commission held several meetings during the past days with the heads of the blocks and some personalities and met with a group of female candidates in order to resolve the file as soon as possible."
To this, the reporter of the Parliamentary Education Committee Tohma al-Lahibi in a statement to «morning» that «Prime Minister during the meeting with the Committee that the candidate of the long-awaited Minister of Education belongs to the political blocs, but there is no problem in the Committee to provide a minister provided that Nineveh province and enjoys political consensus ».
He added that «there is a group of swords in the committee were chosen 3 of them to be submitted to the prime minister, but will there be political consensus on those names», noting that «far from quotas and degrees ranging from masters and doctorates.
On the curriculum, Lahibi confirmed the completion of education of printing more than 80 million textbooks, which is about 80 to 85 percent of the curriculum ».
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Iraq Parliament blocks PM’s proposed Cabinet reshuffle

 

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Updated 10 October 2019

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October 10, 201923:41

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Abdul Mahdi has sought to placate protesters by launching a package of reforms

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s proposed Cabinet reshuffle failed to get the support of Parliament on Thursday. Iraqi lawmakers told Arab News that the prime minister had not provided the necessary legal justifications for replacing the incumbent ministers.

In the past week, violent demonstrations have broken out in Baghdad and nine southern Shiite-dominated provinces in protest against corruption, high unemployment and poor standards of living. 

At least 180 people, including security personnel, have been killed and more than 7,000 injured during the demonstrations, while protesters have set fire to tires from military vehicles and government buildings, according to medical and security sources.

Abdul Mahdi has sought to placate protesters by launching a package of reforms — which he described as “exceptional” — including unemployment benefits, the construction of housing for poor families, the provision of low-interest loans for the poor, and punishment of corrupt officials.

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Abdul Mahdi announced three days of national mourning for those who have died in the protests, as well as the release of anyone arrested in the last 10 days who was not implicated in murder or sabotage.

On Wednesday evening, Abdul Mahdi announced three days of national mourning for those who have died in the protests, as well as the release of anyone arrested in the last 10 days who was not implicated in murder or sabotage. He also announced his proposed Cabinet reshuffle.

According to the Iraqi constitution, the prime minister does not have the right to replace any of his ministers without providing legal justification to convince Parliament to ratify his amendments.

On Thursday, the prime minister presented two candidates for the vacant ministries of education and health, while requesting the appointment of new ministers of communications, displacement and migration, and industry. But the request he sent to the speaker of Parliament, which Arab News has seen, did not include any legal justification for that request.

The parliamentary blocs that attended the session on Thursday included Al-Nassir — led by former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi — and Al-Hikmah, led by the Shiite cleric Ammar Al-Hakim. They approved the proposed appointments for the vacant ministries of education and health, but boycotted the rest of the session.

“We do not want to be a false witness to what this government is doing,” Adnan Al-Zurffai, the head of Al-Nassir parliamentary bloc told Arab News. 

“This (proposed reshuffle) is a prosthetic solution that does not address the actual problems. The ministers that Abdul-Mahdi has requested to be replaced have nothing to do with the political scene or the demands of the demonstrators. The corrupt people are still sitting in their offices and no one has touched them.”

Abdul Mahdi and the leaders of the political blocs reached an initial agreement in June for a Cabinet reshuffle involving six ministries — oil, electricity, communications, health, agriculture, and industry — due to poor performance or suspicions of corruption. But the majority of those blocs now say that Abdul Mahdi did not discuss his proposed reshuffle — which excluded oil, agriculture, and electricity, but included displacement and migration —  with them.

“Abdul Mahdi is playing with fire. Even the Speaker of Parliament did not have any information on the alleged Cabinet reshuffle,” a prominent Sunni politician told Arab News. “The initial agreement was for a real Cabinet reshuffle to depose a number of corrupt and failed ministers, but what Abdul Mahdi did is something else.

“All he proposed was to replace unwilling ministers with candidates from political blocs and armed factions that helped him to survive the recent crisis,” he continued. “He and his allies are doing nothing but working to secure everything necessary to prolong his government. Meeting the actual demands of the demonstrators is their (lowest priority).”

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1567126/middle-east

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