Iraqi President Barham Salih to designate Mohammed Allawi as Prime Minister this evening

[King Bean]

4 hours ago, md11fr8dawg said:

Here's my nominee....Mickey Mouse. Hell, even Goofy would do a better job than these fools.

 

Well, al-Goofy had his chance a while back. I guess another one couldn't be any worse. 

 

               

Edited December 18, 2019 by King Bean

[Rochester]

17 minutes ago, King Bean said:

 

Well, al-Goofy had his chance a while back. I guess another one couldn't be any worse. 

 

               

Which one is Goofy?

[kwg]

GO SHAB's GO!!!!!!

[6ly410]

UN urges ‘decisive action’ on choosing new Iraq PM as nomination deadline looms

3 hours ago

Lawk Ghafuri

https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/18122019

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi politicians must take “decisive action” and quickly nominate a candidate for prime minister who meets the “expectations and aspirations” of the Iraqi people, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) said Wednesday. 

Adil Abdul-Mahdi announced his resignation as Iraq’s prime minister on November 29 after weeks of violent clashes between protesters and security forces across central and southern Iraq. 

In a statement on Wednesday, UNAMI urged Iraq’s political parties to settle on a candidate before the constitutional timeline for the nomination expires on Thursday. 

“At this stage, time is of the essence, and the situation calls for decisive action. Iraq cannot afford band-aid solutions or coercive measures,” said Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative to Iraq.

Young Iraqis first took to the streets on October 1 demanding jobs, services, and an end to corruption.

When protests resumed on October 25, following the Shiite religious observance of Arbaeen, the protesters’ demands became more revolutionary, calling for the overthrow of the post-2003 political order.

More than 510 protesters and members of the security forces have been killed and around 17,000 more wounded since October 1.

Abdul-Mahdi, an independent technocrat, took office in October 2018 following lengthy government formation talks.

He resigned after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s highest Shiite religious authority, urged him to stand down. 

Iraq’s various political blocs have been locked in talks since then to nominate a suitable candidate to replace him – no easy feat for such a deeply entrenched elite in such a deeply divided society.

Several names have been put forward for the job – mainly by parties close to Iran – including Qusai al-Suhail, who has the backing of former PM Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law and Hadi al-Ameri’s al-Fatih coalition.

None of these prospective candidates have the backing of the protesters occupying public squares in the capital Baghdad, who want a clean break with Iraq’s establishment parties. 

Fayiq al-Sheikh Ali, a liberal member of the Iraqi parliament, submitted his candidacy letter to President Barham Salih on Wednesday. 

Ali is popular among layers of the protest movement and a hashtag campaign has been launched on Twitter in his support. 

UNAMI also condemned the recent spate of killings and abductions targeting protesters.

“It is the ultimate responsibility of the State to protect its people. Abductions, unlawful arrests and heinous killings have no place in a democracy. They must not become ‘the new normal’ in Iraq,” Hennis-Plasschaert said in Wednesday’s statement. 

“Iraq’s political leaders must assume this responsibility by responding to the rightful demands for reform without further delay.”

Fahim al-Taie, an activist from Karbala, was killed outside his home last week by unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle.

Saba al-Mahdawi, another prominent activist, was kidnapped by masked men on her way home from a protest last month. She was freed a week later.

The Iraqi government has failed to identify those responsible for the campaign of violence and intimidation and no arrests have been made. 

 

[horsesoldier]

Considering deadlines are as foreign to these knuckle heads as common sense, accomplishing in short order the tasks set before them and responding to the demonstrators demands for " reforms without further delay " . . . I fully expect the demands of the UN to fall on DEAF EARS.

[Calijim]

And they identified several conditions that they considered "essential" in the personality of the next prime minister, the first of which is that "he is independent and not affiliated with any party or current and who is not dual national, and he was not a minister, minister, parliamentarian, or conservative."
 

SORRY DONALD TRUMP IS NOT AVAILABLE.... 😁😆😆🤣🤑😂

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12/18 2019 13:03

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The stream of wisdom refuses to nominate a non-independent figure for prime minister

 

Baghdad / Obelisk: Leader of the al-Hikma stream, Acer al-Jadri, revealed on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, that his movement rejected the nomination of Deputy Muhammad Shi'a al-Sudani, and the Minister of Higher Education, Qusay al-Suhail, for the position of head of the new government, stating that their refusal is not political or of a personal nature, But it does not match the vision and aspirations of the Iraqi street, he said.

Al-Jadri said in an interview seen by the obelisk that "rejecting the stream of wisdom for the names offered for the position of the new prime minister, is not political, but stems from seeing the current with the aspirations of the Iraqi street, who wants a new prime minister for the next stage, and did not receive any position in the past years."

He added that "the political blocs have the right to put forward any name that you find suitable for the next stage, but they must take into account the vision of the street and adopt the conditions set by the protest squares for that character, the most important of which is not receiving any leadership position in previous governments."

The representative of the al-Hikma stream, Hassan Faddad, confirmed on Saturday that his bloc does not support any candidate for prime minister unless he is independent.

Obelisk

He said in a tweet on Twitter, "The mass of wisdom is not part of any block, not a large mass or a small mass, but rather an independent block in itself."

He added, "It will not support any candidate for prime minister unless he is independent and has clear acceptance from our people."

http://almasalah.com/ar/news/184291/تيار-الحكمة-يرفض-ترشيح-شخصية-غير-مستقلة-لرئاسة-الوزراء

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The regional government sends a message to the next prime minister

Editing Date: 12/19/2019 14:38 • 133 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Today, the Kurdistan Regional Government sent a letter to the next prime minister in the federal government.

Government spokesman Gutiar Adel said in a press statement that "since the start of the protests in Iraq, the provincial government has announced its support for the demands of the demonstrators within the framework of the constitution," noting that "any prime minister who is assigned should take into account the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan region."
And on the salaries that were not paid to the employees in the region during the current year, the spokesman said that the Kurdistan Regional Government is determined to pay those salaries.

[yota691]

Deputy: An agreement to delay the nomination of the candidate for prime minister until next Sunday

Editing Date: 12/19/2019 14:45 • 162 times read

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A deputy said that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, decided to postpone the attribution of the post of prime minister until next Sunday.

"The President of the Republic and the heads of the blocs agreed to postpone the assignment of the post of the new Prime Minister of Iraq until next Sunday, in order to give the parties an opportunity to agree on a candidate," Ahmed al-Kinani, the deputy to the Alliance of Conquest, said in a press statement.
The largest bloc was not clear after the legislative elections in May 2018, and the appointment of Abdul-Mahdi as Prime Minister at that time came with a political consensus that took place within hours, after Saleh was elected President of the Republic.
However, the task today is difficult for any candidate who obtains the confidence of Parliament, and is able to meet the demands of the street and withdraw the protesters, after more than two months of demonstrations that killed about 460 people and injured more than 20,000.
Since the approval of the House of Representatives on the first of December of the current resignation of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, the Stock Exchange of Politics has started trading several names, some of which were serious, and others were burnt papers to exclude them.
However, three names have been raised recently, they are Minister of Higher Education Qusay al-Suhail, former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Muhammad Shi'a al-Sudani and head of the National Intelligence Service Mustafa al-Kazimi.

[Butifldrm]

 

12/19 2019 14:08

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UNAMI urges political leaders to agree to nominate a prime minister who meets the aspirations of the Iraqis

 

Baghdad / Obelisk: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, UNAMI, urged, on Thursday, 19 December 2019,

the nomination of a prime minister who meets the aspirations of the Iraqi people.

"Since the constitutional timetable for the nomination of the appointed Prime Minister, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq urges political leaders to reach consensus on a nomination that meets the expectations of the Iraqi people and the aspirations of the Iraqi people," the mission said in a statement received by Obelisk.

She also stressed "the urgent need for the current conditions at this stage, which require decisive action, as Iraq cannot afford solutions for assistance or coercive measures."

She continued, "Talks about the appointed Prime Minister are continuing, and the country faces an emerging pattern of kidnappings and murders targeting human rights defenders and demonstrators, and it is the ultimate responsibility of the state to protect its people," noting that "kidnapping, unlawful arrests and atrocious killings have no place in a democracy" .

"Iraqi political leaders must take this responsibility by responding to the correct demands for reform without further delay," she stressed.

 

 

Obelisk

http://almasalah.com/ar/news/184367/يونامي-تحث-القادة-السياسيين-على-التوافق-لترشيح-رئيس-وزراء-يلبي-طموحات-العراقيين

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12/19 2019 11:59

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The decision to assign the prime minister is postponed until next week

Baghdad / Obelisk: The deputy of the coalition of the "Sadiqun" parliamentary bloc, Ahmad Al-Kinani, Thursday, December 19, 2019, confirmed the extension of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, the deadline for choosing an alternative for the resigned Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, until next Sunday.

Al-Kinani said in a press interview followed by the obelisk, that "according to a previous decision of the Federal Court, which is not to count official holidays within the constitutional terms, the deadline for choosing an alternative for the resigned prime minister has been extended to leave the holidays."

He explained, "The extension comes in order to reach an agreement, regarding the person who meets the required conditions, for whoever is assigned to form the next government."

He pointed out that "the subject of the assignment will be decided on Sunday completely."

Earlier Thursday, political sources said that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, would not name the person in charge of forming the next government, today, which is the last day of the end of the constitutional deadline.

 

Obelisk

http://almasalah.com/ar/news/184352/قرار-تكليف-رئاسة-الوزراء-يؤجل-الى-الأسبوع-القادم

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12/19 2019 10:14

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Deputy: The Iraqi government delays in revealing the results of the investigations

Baghdad / Obelisk: Member of the Independent Parliament, Basem Khashan, on Thursday, December 19, 2019, identified a reason he said was behind the failure to announce the results of investigations into the killing of demonstrators, by the government of resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

Bassem Khashan said in an interview followed by the obelisk, "The failure of the Adel Abdul Mahdi government to not disclose the results of the investigations to kill and suppress the demonstrators, comes because the government is a major part of the killings and repression that accompanied the demonstrations," noting that "the only party that has tear gas bombs is The Iraqi government, and not any other party, and a large number of martyrs have fallen due to these bombs. "

Khashan added, "Those who committed the killings of the demonstrators are members of the Adel Abdul Mahdi government, and the results of the investigations have not been announced or revealed, as they were involved in killing and suppressing the demonstrators."

The independent member of the House of Representatives stressed that "the next stage, after the formation of the new government, will see us present cases against Adel Abdul Mahdi, and all the people involved in the murders and repression against the demonstrators."

Since the beginning of last October, demonstrations and protests have spread across the capital, Baghdad, and a number of central and southern governorates, interspersed with clashes with gunmen and security forces, which resulted in the death of more than 400 protesters, and the injury of thousands.

 

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http://almasalah.com/ar/news/184337/نائب--الحكومة-العراقية-تماطل-في-كشف-نتائج-التحقيقات

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In pictures .. A tree like Christmas in the demonstration square in Karbala

Localities

2019-12-19 | 05:24

 

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Demonstrators installed Karbala governorate, today, Thursday, a Christmas tree "Christmas" in the demonstration square in the central province.

A Sumarya News correspondent in Karbala said that a group of demonstrators installed, on Thursday morning, a Christmas tree "as a drawing" in the center of education, the center of demonstrations in the province.

He pointed out that the demonstrators have expressed their peaceful demonstrations by erecting this tree, which was decorated by Iraqi flags, as an affirmation of the peaceful coexistence of the Iraqi people.

 

The demonstrators in Baghdad , and the central and southern governorates of Iraq, including Karbala , are continuing their protests for the third month in a row, despite the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, demanding the dissolution of Parliament, the prosecution of those involved in the killing of demonstrators, and the holding of early elections. Iraq has

witnessed since the beginning of last October, large protests to demand the improvement of living conditions, fight corruption, dismiss the government, dissolve parliament, and hold early elections, in the largest wave of protests the country has seen since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

[yota691]

The names that have been announced as a candidate for prime minister since the resignation of Abdel-Mahdi

Policy

2019-12-19 | 04:48

 

Source:

Alsumaria news

 

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Names are burned and others appear in a daily scene in which the size of the competition for the position of prime minister appears. Since the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and until this moment, several names have appeared, nominated inside the corridors of politicians, to head an interim government with a new cabinet booth that is acceptable to the Iraqi street.

The name of Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani emerged as the first candidates on the scene, after submitting his resignation from the Dawa Party and the State of Law coalition, after which the names received by social networking sites and satellite channels came to pass, but some pictures of the candidates were printed and raised inside the sit-in arenas to announce the refusal of some and acceptance of others without confirming the nomination of these names Officially from the owners.

 

 

As news spread about the nomination of Mustafa Al-Kazemi, the former head of the National Intelligence Service, and Raed Juhi, the Inspector General of the Ministry of Finance, Asaad al-Eidani, the governor of Basra , and the politician Tawfiq Hamoud Al-Yasiri , and Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, a former Minister of Trade and Defense.

 

The nomination of independent politician Izzat al-Shabandar , former communications minister Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi , former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, former minister of higher education Qusay al-Suhail and former minister of youth and sports Abd al-Hussein Abtan , was also announced, including the late MP Faik Sheikh Ali and the economic expert MazenAl- Ashikar, who submitted their names by sending a request To the President of the Republic, Barham Salih .

 

 

Apart from these nominees or other names, the popular demonstrations have always confirmed their distance from the nomination or rejection of any person assuming the position of prime minister, provided that there are several specifications, including that he is not a dual national, that he does not represent a political party or one of the ruling parties, and that he work to confine arms It is in the hands of the state, not accused of corruption cases, and able to combat it.

[yota691]

Lawmakers describe the atmosphere of choosing the new prime minister as "complex"

Thursday 19 December 2019 227

 

Baghdad / Al-Sabah / Omar Abdul-Latif Mohanad Abdel-Wahab

The file for choosing the prime minister has succeeded the resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, a more complex stage, according to the description of members of the House of Representatives, who warned of the repercussions of the failure of the political blocs to a figure that enjoys political and popular approval, especially after the end of the constitutional period today, and while the alliance revealed Today, Thursday, the President of the Republic will present an independent figure for the post of Prime Minister, and that some provisions of the constitution need to be interpreted, especially as it relates to defining the "largest bloc", and the constitution did not include an independent or transitional government. The Al-Fateh coalition confirmed the continuation of meetings with the President of the Republic, And the Minister of Education Qusay al-Suhail is the most prominent candidate «but he does not enjoy the support of a coalition moving». Representative Ali Al-Aboudi told Al-Sabah: The point that has no solution at the present time is the “largest bloc” that must nominate the prime minister. Usually, the political mood is the ruler on such issues, as the constitution lacked clarification of this controversy until right Now. For his part, MP Jamal Cougar pointed out that the problem lies in the lack of agreement among the leaders of the political blocs on the one to solve an alternative to the resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi. Cougar explained, in an interview with Al-Sabah, that the political partners of various components have not yet agreed on an independent figure that would satisfy the demonstrators. While the MP from the Al-Hikma stream Ali Al-Hamidawi pointed out that the specifications should be determined before choosing the name of the Prime Minister, indicating that his stream with the choice of an independent figure is satisfied with the Iraqi street.

Al-Hamidawi said to Al-Sabah: The personality of the Prime Minister must be strong, and he must have the professionalism, accuracy, and acceptability of the Iraqi street, and he can move from the transition to early elections.

[yota691]

Representatives nominate Allawi for prime minister, "documents"

Policy

2019-12-19 | 06:40

 

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On Thursday, Deputy Muhammad Al-Khalidi announced that a group of deputies to the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, would be a candidate for prime minister.

Al-Khalidi said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "Today, a group of deputies sent a book to the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, that includes the nomination of former Minister of Communications Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister."

 

Al-Khalidi added that "this choice came after meeting with the demonstrators and members of the House of Representatives and listening to their views and visions of the candidate who received great approval."

 

He continued, "We will work to send another supplement with new signatures to the President of the Republic, as we did not complete the signatures yesterday due to the preoccupation with the issue of the electoral law."

 

A member of the House of Representatives revealed yesterday, Wednesday, a meeting held by 150 deputies to reject any candidate to head the next government presented by the parties, and indicated that the deputies would send a group of names to independent personalities as candidates for the post to President of the Republic Barham Saleh .

 

 

 

 

[yota691]

This guy get its...

Sabah Al-Saadi: The next prime minister must be from the squares

December 19, 2019

Baghdad-Sharqiyah, December 19: The leader of the Saeron Alliance Sabah Al-Saadi called on the President of the Republic not to count on the political agreements concluded in the dark rooms to choose the next prime minister, away from the people's choices. Al-Saadi said in a press conference that the next prime minister must be a candidate produced by the sit-in squares, and the forces should know that the Iraqi people have decided and made their choice to end the current political class.

[yota691]

Sources: Saleh will not name Thursday the prime minister candidate

December 19, 2019

Baghdad-Sharqiyah, December 19:

The Political Correspondent of Sharqia quoted relevant sources in Baghdad that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will not name the candidate for the post of Prime Minister in Iraq today, and that legal experts have been studying the available constitutional options so that it is possible to postpone the submission of the candidate's name. A few days, until the political parties reach an agreed option. According to the same sources, the name of an existing minister has been completely excluded and before him the name of a former minister who had been nominated by the State of Law coalition due to the popular rejection of them, while talk is underway about a former minister who did not record any corruption file and was opposed to the approach of the government in which he was seized . The reporter quoted the same sources as saying that the President of the Republic does not fully wish to assume the functions of the Prime Minister in the event of a constitutional vacuum and that there is a common political will for him and the resigned Prime Minister and many political forces that Adel Abdul Mahdi continues to conduct business until the selection of the new Prime Minister. In the past few days, the phenomenon of nominating some people to occupy the position has emerged through letters they wrote directly to the President of the Republic, something that was not supported by the demonstrators and the protestors, or from the traditional political class that works behind closed doors.

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A legal expert reveals the repercussions of the President exceeding the constitutional period without appointing a new Prime Minister

Editing Date: 12/19/2019 17:06 • 54 times read

{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} Today, Thursday, legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi revealed the repercussions of exceeding the constitutional period of 15 days for the President of the Republic to appoint a new Prime Minister to succeed resigned Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

The expert said in a statement in the form of points that came as follows:
"1. Article 76, with its 5 paragraphs, interfered. Paragraph 1 and 2 says that the President of the Republic shall nominate the largest number of parliamentary blocs during the period of 15 June and for the latter, that is, the Prime Minister in charge for a period of 30 days until he forms the cabinet and the program Ministerial.
if the failed president commissioned another candidate. new is the duration of the 45 - day ... So we conclude .. to 15 and two periods of 30 overlapping may not be overcome together.
this ..alroa I .. to the President assigned him to the new candidate today Outside the 15-day period allocated to him, but the Prime Minister-designate cannot cross the 45-day period For overlapping in a way that does not accept separation or separation ..
2. The legal rules say that if two conflicting interests are taken into account, the most damaging of them is committing the lightest of them ... and the most severe harm is paid by the lesser harm .. The necessities permit the preparations, but they are valued. " is over

[King Bean]

10 hours ago, horsesoldier said:

Considering deadlines are as foreign to these knuckle heads as common sense.....

 

Exactly. They can't meet a deadline to save their lives. They change the laws to accommodate their lack of focus. No wonder the 'constitution' is just a loose 'guideline'. Now they say picking a PM can wait until Sunday, even though they passed the 15 day constitutional mandate, because there were some holidays in there (somewhere) and those don't count as REAL days. What a bunch of fools. Nothing but talk on the election law. That's not what the people need RIGHT NOW !! Time for protesters to ramp things up !!

[DoD]

1 hour ago, yota691 said:

A legal expert reveals the repercussions of the President exceeding the constitutional period without appointing a new Prime Minister

Editing Date: 12/19/2019 17:06 • 54 times read

 

Can we assume that the federal courts will now issue an arrest warrants for the president, speaker an heads of the political blocks for not abiding by their constitution? 

These band of thieves are so concerned about Iraq an it's sovereignty but allow Iran to control them, what a joke. 

Time for the protesters to turn up the heat again an start blocking highways an the airports, shut down the country.....

[horsesoldier]

These bureaucratic idiots can't do anything but throw any issue into absolute Chaos & Gridlock with lightning speed efficiency. It's the ONLY thing they can do quickly. 

 

[6ly410]

 

[ronscarpa]

7 hours ago, Butifldrm said:

UNAMI urges political leaders to agree to nominate a prime minister who meets the aspirations of the Iraqis

6 hours ago, yota691 said:

The names that have been announced as a candidate for prime minister since the resignation of Abdel-Mahdi

6 hours ago, yota691 said:

Representatives nominate Allawi for prime minister, "documents"

6 hours ago, yota691 said:

This guy get its...

Sabah Al-Saadi: The next prime minister must be from the squares

December 19, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for all the great Articles Yota  Blessings .... Ron 

[WheresmyRV?]

I can see this fiasco heading all the way through to springtime.