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

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Basra demonstrators cut a major road in the middle of the province

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2019-12-22 | 14:03

 

 

 

 

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A security source reported, on Sunday, that protesters blocked a main road in the middle of the governorate.

The source told Alsumaria News, "A number of demonstrators, today, cut a major commercial road in the middle of Basra Governorate."

Basra Governorate and a number of governorates are witnessing massive demonstrations since the first of last October.

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Soleimani in the Green Zone in Baghdad to impose a mandate to facilitate the formation of the Iraqi government tonight

 

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December 22, 2019

 

The "New Arab" flag, from informed political sources, today, Sunday, was the presence of the leader of the "Quds Force" of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Qassem Soleimani , in the green zone in the center of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in order to pressure political leaders, and President of the Republic Barham Saleh , to announce the assignment of Qusay al-Suhail Forming the Iraqi government.

According to the same sources, Soleimani is in the Green Zone alongside former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of the “Popular Mobilization” militias Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and other leaders, in order to impose a candidate of the “Construction Alliance” Qusay al-Suhail, to head the new Iraqi government, while stressing Soleimani exerted great pressure on the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, to announce the assignment of Al-Suhail tonight, with consultations continuing at the Iraqi President’s office in the Green Zone.

" Soleimani March great pressure on the President of the Republic , Barham Salih, to declare commissioning al - Suhail tonight "

The sources indicated that Soleimani returned from Iran to Iraq, after the agreement struck, last Thursday, between several political forces, during which the understanding was reached on the nomination of Qusay al-Suhail to form the next government, and the withdrawal of the leader of the "Al-Fath" coalition, Hadi al-Amiri, from the negotiations, out of respect for the desire of Najaf. In listening to the demonstrators, and nominating an independent prime minister, which Iran is moving against in any case.

And Iraqi President Barham Saleh sent, earlier in the day, a book addressed to Parliament in order to determine who is the major bloc inside it, which says: "This difficult circumstance that our country is going through requires us to be precise in dealing with constitutional and national requirements, and in a way that guarantees the preservation of For his unity and the safety of his sons. "

Saleh indicated, according to the book, that "based on the foregoing and in light of the established parliamentary contexts, we wish to state your opinion on the largest number of blocs concerned with the nomination of the Prime Minister."

And documents obtained by the "New Arab", entrusting the "construction" coalition closest to Iran, Qusay al-Suhail as prime minister, which prompted Saleh to address the parliament to explain who is the largest bloc in an apparent attempt to evade the pressure it is exposed to.

Observers affirm that the Iranian insistence on imposing a name close to Iran to a new government comes due to the fear that the new government will take steps to enhance the state of the Iranian retreat in Iraq at the grassroots level, especially with regard to the blocs and related parties, whose popularity has declined significantly in the past two months. .

Iraqi political analyst Mohammed Al-Tamimi told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed today, Sunday, that "the insistence of the political forces to nominate a personality rejected by the demonstrators, will rise from the wave of protests, and perhaps challenge the patience of the protesters this time, will get things out of control, and for this on Rational people with these powers, not to take such decisions to mobilize the demonstrators, who have been in the streets for nearly three months.



Al-Tamimi indicated that "Al-Suhail's candidacy will be rejected by the supreme religious authority, as it confirmed its support for the demands of the Iraqi people, and it will have an escalation in this regard after the popular escalation, and here the political class will face the people and the reference together."

These developments come in conjunction with the removal of the Sadrist leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, from his Twitter account, in which he sent a message, yesterday evening Saturday, to the "Construction" and Al-Suhail Alliance, in which he called them to "inject Iraqi blood, respect the orders of the authority, the will of the people and preserve their dignity." , While a close associate of Al-Jadeed Al-Jadeed confirmed that the deletion of the tweet came after Iranian pressure exerted on Al-Sadr, in order to assign Al-Suhail tonight.

In turn, Iraqi security sources confirmed to the "new Arab", that "

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Source: Saleh waved political forces to resign before appointing a candidate that the people would not accept

Policy

2019-12-22 | 14:46

 

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Alsumaria news

 

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A political source said, on Sunday, that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, waved political forces to resign before appointing a candidate whom the people would not accept.

The source said to Alsumaria News, "The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, indicated to the political forces his willingness to resign before appointing a candidate who did not win the acceptance of the Iraqi people."

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, had sent a message earlier to the House of Representatives regarding the identification of the largest bloc, while the book showed Salih’s assertion that the Construction Alliance submitted Qusay al-Suhail as a candidate for prime minister.

 

 

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Iraqi President: I received 3 communications to present a candidate for prime minister

 

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BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (KUNA) - Iraqi President Barham Saleh said on Sunday that he had received three official letters to present a candidate to head the new government to succeed the resigned Adel Abdul Mahdi.  In a letter addressed to Parliament, Saleh explained that the first address to the president was from Parliament, which made it clear that the largest bloc that is supposed to present the name of the candidate was the same one that assigned resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi without mentioning her name. He added that the second speech from the (Building Alliance) led by Hadi al-Amiri indicated he was the owner of the "largest bloc" and presented the Ministry of Education in the resign government, Qusay al-Suhail, as a candidate for the position. He continued that the third letter was related to the "Saeroon" bloc, which is supported by the cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr, in which it says is the largest bloc and it is concerned with providing the candidate for the position.  He believed that the "difficult" circumstance that Iraq is currently going through requires preciseness in dealing with "constitutional and national" entitlements in a manner that guarantees the unity of the country and the preservation of its security. Saleh asked Parliament to determine the largest bloc involved in submitting the candidate for the position. Today, the constitutional deadline for assigning the candidate for the position of prime minster to succeed resigning Adel Abdul Mahdi ends. (Ends) ahh.h.h. fudt  

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Al-Tamimi: 15 days, separating the country from entering the constitutional vacuum

 

 Baghdad / Obelisk: Legal expert Ali al-Tamimi confirmed, on Sunday, December 22, 2019, that the country has not entered the constitutional vacuum yet, indicating that 15 days remained from the caretaker government and the constitutional vacuum after the transfer of power to the President of the Republic.

Al-Tamimi told Al-Masala that the constitution set a period of 15 days for the President of the Republic to present a candidate who would form the government after voting to resign or dismiss the government.

He added that the President of the Republic has taken the time and addressed the Federal Court to find out the largest bloc in order to obtain additional time, noting that the court quickly came back and cut the additional period by defining the features of the largest bloc.

He explained that according to the constitution after the end of the period and not presenting a candidate, the caretaker government will continue for a month, including the nomination period, pointing out that according to the data, the matter gives the government the right to continue doing the carriage for another 15 days and complete a whole month.

He added that the constitutional void will be 15 days after the end of the work of the caretaker government and the transfer of the country's authority to the President of the Republic, explaining that the constitution left it vague and did not clarify matters and its punishment and the mechanism of government after the transfer of power to the President of the Republic.

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22-12-2019 09:52 PM

Close to Saleh: The president has indicated his willingness to resign before appointing a candidate who does not win the approval of the people

 

 

Baghdad / Al-Ikhbaria:
A source close to the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, said on Sunday that the President has indicated his willingness to resign before appointing a candidate who does not win the approval of the people, indicating that Saleh set his conditions for accepting the nomination of the next Prime Minister.
"International President Barham Salih is awaiting an official response from the House of Representatives, in which he determines the largest bloc and the name of its candidate according to 3 conditions," international media quoted al-Muqarrab as saying.
The source explained that "the conditions of the Iraqi president to obtain an official response from the House of Representatives and determine the name of the largest bloc and mention the name of the candidate."
The source close to Saleh said that "the president has indicated his willingness to resign before appointing a candidate who does not win the approval of the people."

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Representative source: The President of the Republic will not appoint a Prime Minister tonight

Editing Date: 12/22/2019 20:24 • 300 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) A representative source confirmed that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will not appoint a prime minister tonight as the constitutional period for assigning the candidate to the post ends.

The source stated to {Euphrates News} that "Saleh threw the ball in the court of the parliament after the parliament embarrassed the nomination of the candidate of the largest bloc in response to a previous book of parliament regarding the bloc."
The Federal Court announced today, in its response to the request of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, regarding the determination of the largest bloc, that "the expression (the largest number of parliamentary blocs") mentioned in Article (76) of the constitution means either the bloc formed after the elections through one electoral list, or the bloc Formed after the elections from two or more lists from the electoral lists and entered the House of Representatives and became its seats after entering the Council and its members took the oath in the first session the most numerous of the rest of the blocs, then the President of the Republic assigns its candidate to form a cabinet in accordance with the provisions of Article (76) of the Constitution and during a For the duration specified therein.
She added in a statement that "this is what the Supreme Federal Court has decided upon in accordance with its aforementioned decisions in the interpretation of Article (76) of the Constitution and the statement of the concept of the largest parliamentary bloc."
And referred the President of the Republic Barham Salih, Answer the Federal Court to the Presidency of the parliament, calling for determining bloc , the largest in order to choose a prime minister , replacing resigned Adel Abdul Mahdi. "
Addressing the benefit of the presidency of the parliament that in front of her three correspondences in this regard, namely:
1 - the largest bloc commissioned Prime Minister (The resigned), Adel Abdul-Mahdi,
2- The request of the building coalition as a bigger bloc, and the submission of its candidate, Qusay Al-Suhail, to the position of prime minister
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The President of the Republic also noted that a request submitted by 174 deputies in which they specified the conditions that must be met in the candidate for the presidency of the Council of Ministers, which is that he be independent of someone who did not assume the position of minister or deputy and who are not dual nationals.

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Source: Saleh waving to resign if he does not appoint a candidate who gets the people's trust

Editing Date: 12/22/2019 21:55 • 315 times read

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A source close to the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, said that the latter waved political forces to resign.

The source stated to {Al Furat News} that "Saleh waved to the political forces his willingness to resign before appointing a candidate who did not win the acceptance of the Iraqi people." is over

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A member of the Democratic Party reveals the goal of Halbousi's visit to Erbil

Editing Date: 12/22/2019 20:38 • 185 times read

(Erbil: Al Furat News) A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Ali al-Faili, revealed the goal of the visit of Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi to Erbil.

"The visit of Al-Halbousi came in a sensitive position to consult with the Kurdistan Region and its government to get out of the impasse that Iraq is going through," al-Fili said.
He added, "The Kurdistan Region and its government have heavyweights in the political process and no one can deny this."
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, arrived this afternoon, Sunday, in Erbil.
During the visit, Halbousi met with the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masroor Barzani, and the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, to discuss the latest developments on the Iraqi scene and choose a candidate for the Prime Minister of Iraq, to succeed Adel Abdul Mahdi.

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Al-Abadi: Those who forgot {the greatest bloc} yesterday are wrestling with them today !!

Editing Date: 12/22/2019 21:16 • 168 times read

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The head of the victory coalition, Haider al-Abadi, said, “Whoever forgets the (largest bloc) yesterday is wrestling with it today !!”.

Al-Abadi said in a tweet on his Twitter account: "The state is not built by consensus of interests, the state is built by law and responsibility."
He added that "legitimacy today for the constitution and the people, and in the light of which the prime minister and the tasks of the interim phase are determined."
He pointed out that "what is required is a change in the equation of government in order to reform the political system."

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Protests continue in southern Iraq, reject lead PM candidate

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Demonstrators have long lamented what they see as foreign intervention in Iraqi affairs and see possible candidate Qusay al-Suhail as Iran’s pick for the premiership. (Photo: Ziyad Matt)

 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Protesters in several southern Iraqi cities cut off key roads linking to the capital of Baghdad as widespread demonstrations continue calling for an end to rule by the political elite in a country wracked by years of corruption.

In Nasiriyah – which has seen much turmoil since protests began in October – demonstrators stopped traffic across most of the city’s major bridges, with local authorities announcing a holiday for public servants.

The city of Nasiriyah is divided by the Tigris River.

Protesters chanted slogans rejecting the candidacy of Qusay al-Suhail for the post of prime minister and threatened further escalation should it come to pass. Demonstrators have long lamented what they see as foreign intervention in Iraqi affairs and see Suhail as Iran’s pick for the premiership.

Students also partook in the Nasiriyah sit-in square demonstrations, chanting: “No work until the regime falls.”

On Saturday, the self-proclaimed largest parliamentary bloc, the Iranian-allied al-Bina Coalition, said it had submitted its candidate for the premiership. The alliance’s pick is most likely Suhail, who is currently the education minister.

This comes three weeks after Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi stepped down from his position amid mounting pressure from protesters. Abdul Mahdi said he arrived at his decision after a sermon by the country’s top Shia cleric, Ali al-Sistani, who called for a change in leadership.

Bina’s leading contender in influence and size in the national legislature, the Muqtada al-Sadr–led Islah Alliance, has rejected Suhail’s potential candidacy as well, with Sadr himself calling for an independent nominee for the role.

Nasiriyah has been the site of one of the deadliest days of protests and assassinations and abductions of demonstrators. On Friday, unidentified gunmen shot and killed an activist, which enraged protesters who marched to multiple party offices widely seen as allies of Iran and torched them.

In Muthanna, protesters crossed the main streets of the city of Kut and forced employees and students to return to their homes, demanding that a general strike continue. Demonstrators also shut the main gate of Muthanna University in the city of Samawah.

In Basra province, witnesses told Kurdistan 24 that demonstrators closed a number of the Basra city’s roads by burning tires. In response, local authorities deployed several detachments of riot police to the streets and opened several closed roads.

 

Sunday marks the constitutional deadline for Iraqi President Barham Salih to name parliament’s preferred candidate for prime minister to succeed Abdul Mahdi.

So far, nearly 500 have reportedly been killed in the protests, mostly peaceful protestors by security forces or Iran-backed militias in the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), and well over 27,000 wounded. Many have been killed after riot police have used live rounds or have fired military-grade tear gas canisters directly into crowds.

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany

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1 hour ago, yota691 said:

22-12-2019 09:52 PM

Close to Saleh: The president has indicated his willingness to resign before appointing a candidate who does not win the approval of the people

 

Sir, you don’t have to resign just do what you were elected to do. 
If you’re scared say you’re scared an quit but try to act like a president an make a decision...

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Saleh demands that "deputies" of Iraq identify the largest bloc ... to present its candidate for prime minister

The President of Iraq - Barham Salih

 December 22, 2019 11:45 PM

Direct: The President of Iraq, Barham Salih, asked the parliament to determine the largest bloc to present its candidate for prime minister.

Today, Sunday, the Iraqi News Agency, "AWA", referred "Saleh" the Federal Court's answer regarding the largest bloc to the parliament.

Today, the Federal Supreme Court issued a statement regarding the largest bloc, in which it approved its book issued on 3/25/2010.

The court indicated that the expression "the largest number of parliamentary blocs", which is mentioned in Article (76) of the constitution, means: either the bloc formed after the elections through one electoral list, or the bloc formed after the elections from two or more lists from the electoral lists, and entered the parliament And after its admission to the parliament, its seats became sworn in in the first session, which was more numerous than the rest of the blocs.

The court continued: "The President of the Republic assigns its candidate to form the Council of Ministers in accordance with the provisions of Article (76) of the Constitution and within the period specified therein."

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Sir, you don’t have to resign just do what you were elected to do. 

Resigning might take Iraq to the next level. Merry Christmas DoD and all of DV...

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Angry protests in Iraq ... cutting roads and strikes paralyze the movement

 

Monday - 26 Rabi` Al Thani 1441 AH - 23 December 2019 AD Issue No. [15000]

 

 

Side of the protests in Basra yesterday (Reuters)

Baghdad: Fadel Al-Nashmi

The Iraqi movement groups did not wait long before announcing their total rejection of the Al-Fath al-Hashdi candidate Qusay al-Suhail as prime minister to succeed resigning Adel Abdul-Mahdi. Once the "conquest" was announced, the day before yesterday, formally presenting Al-Suhail to the President of the Republic for approval, the movement groups and across various social media sites launched wide-ranging campaigns of refusal, coupled with calls for general strikes and the outbreak of millions of demonstrations in the rising governorates.
And the movement groups view the candidacy of the current Education Minister Qusay al-Suhail, who belongs to the "State of Law" coalition led by Nuri al-Maliki, as a blatant challenge to the will of the people and underestimated the blood of thousands of victims who fell in the protests that started in the beginning of last October. It is also seen as a deliberate challenge to the references of Najaf's advice that the Al-Fatah coalition claims its commitment to its recommendations, especially after it was recommended during the last Friday sermon that political forces nominate a "non-dialectical" political figure. The sources familiar with the scenes of the political chambers indicate that the "conquest" coalition, which includes most of the armed forces and factions loyal to Iran, strongly adheres to the selection of a "loyal and weak" personality that is easy to control and directs, which is appropriate for its interests and Iranian interests in Iraq.
The sources also confirm that «the forces and factions (Al-Fateh) do not want the rise of a strong prime minister who might dare open the files of killing and assassination that targeted activists and accuse the personalities and parties close to him of being involved in them, as well as fear that the new president and with the support of the movement’s groups will open major files, including files Corruption and working to divert the course of Iraq's diplomatic relations with its regional and world surroundings that are not commensurate with the orientations of the (Fatah).
And most of the local expectations indicate that the protesters can carry out unprecedented escalations in the event that the political forces insist on choosing Al-Suhail or other party figures for the post of prime minister.
With the end of the constitutional deadline for the appointment of a new prime minister, yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, led by school and university students, went out in massive demonstrations that included Baghdad and the central and southern provinces of the country. With the exception of the capital, Baghdad, most of the governorates witnessed extensive road blocks, which resulted in a significant paralysis of movement and traffic. Most of the slogans raised during the demonstrations focus on the rejection of Qusay al-Suhail, a faction and political party candidate, for prime minister.
Thousands of students and demonstrators flocked since the early morning hours to Tahrir Square, central Baghdad, and the coordination of public and private university students was read out by a statement pledging to continue demonstrations and a permanent strike until the fair demands of the protesters were met. They also pledged to "stand up for one man to uproot sectarianism and corruption, and to overthrow parties and their mercenaries." The number of demonstrators in Tahrir Square increased after yesterday afternoon hours.
In Najaf governorate, protesters cut the road between Karbala and the rest of the neighboring governorates, and they also closed most schools and colleges, a department affiliated to the Ministry of Oil and other official institutions. And the journalist, Maitham Al-Shabani, told Asharq Al-Awsat that "tens of thousands of students and citizens went out with mass demonstrations in Diwaniya governorate." Al-Shabani confirms, "The protesters and students announced a general strike in the governorate until the overthrow of the regime, and they also cut the road linking Diwaniyah to Baghdad, and the other road linking the nearby Najaf province."
It also confirms «the exit of large numbers of demonstrators in the nearby governorates of Qadisiyah and Babel, and that they cut off roads and continue to strike and close government departments.»
Also in the southern Basra governorate, thousands of protesters left early yesterday morning and cut many vital roads and intersections in the city with burning tires before the security forces could later open some vital roads to facilitate traffic in the province.
In the Maysan governorate, where thousands of protestors also took part, activists warned of the possibility of a security situation in the event of the assassination operations carried out by unknown parties against the activists. A civilian activist was subjected to a miraculous assassination attempt yesterday, and security sources in Maysan confirmed an attempt by an armed group to assassinate the activist and director of the (Al-Kahla Health Center) Hassan Naim Mohsen, on Sunday morning, while he was driving his car on the highway between the Al-Kahla and Qalaat Saleh courts And, he was injured in his spine and transferred to Al-Sadr Hospital, which is in critical condition.
In the neighboring Dhi Qar governorate, thousands of people marched in the city center, demonstrating in anger against the assassinations of activists, the last of whom was the activist Ali Al-Asami. Dhi Qar has been witnessing for several weeks, a state of confusion and chaos resulting from cutting bridges and roads, against the background of the massacre committed by the security authorities against the demonstrators earlier this month. The city is also witnessing a high frequency of assassination against activists, as a source at the Human Rights Commission in Dhi Qar confirmed yesterday that 14 assassination attempts were carried out on activists, causing the death of two of them.

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Iraq | The presidency threw the mandate ball to parliament

 

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Barham Saleh introduces himself to the angry street as the "guarantor" of him and his rights (AFP)

After Muhammad Al-Halbousi confirmed that "Al-Bana" is the "largest bloc", he will lead a parliamentary movement in which he collects the signatures of deputies affiliated with this alliance, urging the President of the Republic to assign Qusay al-Suhail to the prime minister, after a remarkable retreat in the position of Muqtada al-Sadr regarding the "companion of arms" Previous post «Governor of Baghdad»

 

Baghdad A dispute over the interpretation of the constitution, specifically Article 76, yesterday prevented the appointment of the candidate of the "Construction Alliance" (the "Al-Fath" coalition led by Hadi al-Amiri, and the "State of Law" led by Nuri al-Maliki, and others) The Minister of Higher Education, Qusay al-Suhail, headed by the prime minister, to succeed Adel Abdul Mahdi. It is a return to the "first square" and tossing of the "fireball" between Iraqi parties. The current "obstacle" is the "inability" of the Presidency of the Republic and Parliament to determine the "largest parliamentary bloc" on the one hand, and the ambiguity of the "Supreme Federal Court" yesterday in the interpretation of Article 76 on the other hand, in light of the President's attempts, Barham Salih, continuing to gain more Time in the hope of nominating another "non-provocative" figure for the angry street, according to an expression close to him.

 

In an interview with Al-Akhbar, a leading source in “Al-Benaa” accuses the President of the Republic of “stalling” and postponing the assignment of Al-Suhail, in a performance that is considered “a violation of the constitution and circumventing its articles.” The Council of Ministers, within 15 days of the date of the election of the President of the Republic », knowing that Article 81 / Second stressed that“ the President of the Republic (when the Prime Minister’s position is vacated for any reason whatsoever) is nominated to form the Ministry within a period not exceeding 15 days, in accordance with the provisions of Article 76 », The source adds. And while confirming that his alliance is "the largest bloc ... and it has become a constitutional duty in favor of appointing our candidate," sources in the "Saeron Alliance", backed by the leader of the "Sadrist movement" Moqtada al-Sadr, see it as "the largest bloc ... because we analyzed first in the elections The last legislative (May 2018) ... We have the right to nominate the candidate. ”
The scene was further complicated by al-Sadr's relinquishment of a candidate for prime minister, in the interest of the popular movement that has continued since October 1, and his refusal to "pass" Al-Suhail (and others), which prompted Saleh a few days ago to ask the "Federal" about the "largest bloc", most likely To present an "assertive" answer that it would arm in exchange for the current political "interpretations". Thus, the president threw the ball to the court, which mysteriously answered the question. She adheres to her exact answer after the 2010 legislative elections, saying that “the bloc that formed after the elections from one electoral list, or the bloc that formed after the elections from two or more lists ... entered the parliament and became its seat after entering the parliament and its members took the oath in the session The first, most numerous of the rest of the blocs, the President of the Republic assigns its candidate the formation of the Council of Ministers in accordance with the provisions of Article 76, and during the period specified therein.
Other sources take on "the federation" intentionally "ignoring" the bloc, especially since Abdel-Mahdi's mandate came through consensus rather than "the largest bloc", stressing that the "document" of Suhail's nomination is not tainted by any "legal impurity", knowing that Saleh, in his directed book To the court, he devoted a paragraph in which he indicated that the "construction" sees itself as the "largest bloc" and nominates Al-Suhail as prime minister. As for the sources in the "Federal", it says that "the court does not give an opinion but rather a ruling, and the relevant authorities should implement it." In practice, the "federation" returned the ball to Saleh, who yesterday rushed to direct a book to the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, requesting an answer with "clarity" on these questions: 1- The name of the "largest bloc", 2 - the names and signatures of the bloc members, at the level of Members, not at the level of chiefs, 3- Attach the name of the candidate of the “largest bloc” to the signature of all its members.

Sadr retreated from his position rejecting the assignment of Al-Suhail to the prime minister

But sources familiar with Saleh’s position deny, in her talk to Al-Akhbar, that there is a similar American decision, adding that “the Americans informed all parties that they will not support anyone or meet any of the candidates.” She also goes to say that “the steps of the President of the Republic do not stem from Political calculations, but the sensitivity of the situation requires him to take it, ”especially since the site was classified by the“ first presidency ”, as was the case of Abdul-Mahdi, and it came as a result of“ the compatibility of the pillars of the Shiite house ”, and that in light of“ the ambiguity surrounding the positions of its pillars, from the Supreme Religious Authority (Ayatollah) Ali Al-Sistani) to the political parties and forces and their parliamentary blocs, to the protesters, all the way to I. Z interpretation of the Federal Court, it has become president indispensable to engage in a debate reflected negatively in the first street », adding that« the role of the benefit is to vent the tension existing, under the non-state of Iraq today ».
In the face of this complexity, Al-Halbousi started, after a meeting gathered with the heads of the parliamentary blocs that formed the "construction" yesterday night, a movement to collect the signatures of their representatives, to respond to Saleh's request, and to confirm that the "construction" is the "largest bloc", then pushed the President of the Republic to formally assign Al-Suhail In a move that may take place today, as informed political sources suggest, at the same time it hints that Sadr has "retreated" from his position of refusing to assign Al-Suhail. After publishing a tweet in his account of "tensioning" that he rejected, the "young leader" returned to withdraw it from circulation, which was interpreted as an easy acceptance and an "implicit" facility for his assignment.

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Pictures .. The positions of the large blocs on the candidate for prime minister

Editing Date: 12/22/2019 23:42 • 602 times read

{Baghdad: Al Furat News} After the start of the popular demonstrations in the beginning of last October, which resulted in the Adel Abdul Mahdi’s government resigning as a result of the public pressure that came out calling for reform and improving the living situation and defeating corruption, the political process has become in front of a crossroads after the constitutional deadline to assign a new prime minister has ended It stipulated that the President of the Republic be assigned a new Prime Minister after 15 days from the date he received the letter of mandate from Parliament.

The constitution, in turn, provided for the nomination of the largest bloc as prime minister, which sparked widespread controversy between the political blocs and the difference over the name of this bloc, which offers a candidate for this position.
And after the Federal Court increased ambiguity on the political scene regarding naming the largest bloc in Parliament, the court responded to an inquiry submitted to it by President of the Republic Barham Salih regarding the major parliamentary bloc, in which the constitution restricted the right to nominate a prime minister, as it confirmed in a statement that the major bloc It was formed by the largest number of deputies in the first sessions of Parliament after the elections.
This assertion from the court confused the various political forces and allowed once again the multiplicity of interpretations of the decision, as each party attributed to itself the title of the Great Bloc, whether the "Marchers" coalition led by Mr. Muqtada Al-Sadr, or the "Al-Fateh" coalition led by Hadi Al-Amri.

What complicated the scene further was the presentation of the Building Alliance a document signed by its leaders {Nuri al-Maliki, Leader of the State of Law coalition, Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Faleh al-Fayyad, head of the Popular Mobilization Authority and head of the Ataa bloc, and Speaker of Parliament Muhammad al-Halbousi} and with support from the leader of the decision coalition (Khamis al-Khanjar } To nominate Minister of Higher Education Qusay Al-Suhail as prime minister.
The major blocs, in turn, see that the road map set by the supreme religious authority in Najaf is the one that determines the course of the political process, as the reference emphasized in last Friday's sermon the importance of meeting the demands of the people and avoiding presenting "dialectical" figures to the prime minister.
The Saeron Alliance, which in turn sees itself as the largest bloc, has expressed its steadfast refusal to pass Qusay al-Suhail, just as MP Muhammad Shi'a al-Sudani refused, as the alliance through MP Badr al-Ziyadi affirmed the steadfast position of not supporting any candidate for the post of Prime Minister that "was not by the demonstrators or Whoever meets the conditions set by the reference and the demonstrators and this is what we emphasized more than once. ”Regardless of the disappearance of the tweet of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, during which he refused to name Al-Suhail where he said:“ Brothers in the building block, brother Qusay Al-Suhail, inject Iraqi blood and respect the orders of reference, and respect The will of the people, and keep their dignity, it is better for us and for you and for all of Iraq, "concluding the tweet with the tag" The people is the largest bloc ", but today it disappeared from his Twitter account.

Suh pretended from the first day to put the name Suhail to the post of prime minister and has expressed its refusal to take the position by raising banners in Baghdad and the provinces refusing to name him in addition to any person who does not meet the specifications demanded by the demonstrators, the most important of which is not to be a party or has a previous position.

In turn, the Al-Hikma Movement confirmed its consistent position and consistent with the demands of the demonstrators, which was repeatedly expressed by the leader of the movement, Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim, which was also confirmed by member of the Political Bureau Fadi Al-Shammari, who said in a tweet on his Twitter account: “The nomination of personalities expressed by the supreme authority with {controversial} error Fatal and blatant challenge not only to the rational reference, but to the whole Iraqi burning street. "
He added: "We confirm our position in wisdom that we will not be false witnesses to the formation of a new government that is bound to fail in advance."

This was endorsed by wisdom leader Salah Al-Arabawi, who sent a message to the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, in which he said: "Say (No), Your Excellency, Whatever they press you to pass my party's candidate, say (No), the presidential chair is not an empty chair, The president is not a king who reigns and does not rule. ”

While the leader of the victory alliance and the former prime minister Haider al-Abadi saw that“ whoever forgot {the greatest bloc} yesterday is fighting for it today !! ”
Al-Abadi said in a tweet to him on Twitter:“ The state is not built with the interests of interests, State adopted the law and responsibility. "
He added that" the legitimacy of the Constitution today and people, and the light is determined by the Prime Minister and the functions of the interim phase. "
He pointed out that " is required to change the equation down to governance reform of the political system."

The controversy of the largest bloc did not stop there, as the leader of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, expressed his opinion on this issue, stressing that "unfair competition and rushing to positions is not appropriate for the Iraqi people."
Allawi said in a tweet on his Twitter account, "The controversy surrounding the largest bloc and its interpretation, as happened in the 2010 elections, is flawed and unfortunate, which is not witnessed by the democracies of the whole world."
He added that "unfair competition, and a rush to positions, is not appropriate for the Iraqi people, nor for the sacrifices of its children or the blood of its martyrs," noting that "the decision should be biased towards the people's vision and will."

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The battle to choose the Prime Minister !!

Sunday, December 22, 2019 107

 

 

Ibrahim Al-Abadi 

 

Many Iraqis wonder about the reason that made the birth of the new government very difficult and requires a long time to agree on the person of the Prime Minister and members of his cabinet? It was assumed that the leaders of the parties and blocs were to change the way they deal with severe political crises, after two months of bloody protests and re-read the social scene The politician is realistically and not through the hypothesis of the conspiracy and the counter project, even if they obeyed the voice of the angry protesting street and the advice of the religious authority, they would not need all this wasted time to agree on the person of the prime minister, which indicates that the people are afraid, and he has I didn’t fear it, to delay procrastination and seek help from others to engineer a way out of this unreasonable blockage.

Can we claim after today that we have mass parties with a presence in society? Is it possible to argue that Iraq has political minds that do not have to seek the help of neighbors, brothers, near and far, to choose a person whose task is to recede by holding early elections and hand over power to the representatives of the people, so that they, in turn, choose a government that undertakes reform and dealing with the aggravating crises? I do not think that things are that difficult, even though we are not aware of the secrets of the scenes and the closed rooms, but what is clear from the declared positions and statements reveals that there is a violent resignation that a specific team monopolizes the selection of the prime minister except Transitional, because this team considers the loss of this role to be the loss of the political future of this partisan spectrum and its political ideology, which the arrows of criticism and protest violently receive these days. Of course, it is possible to understand the reason for this resignation psychologically and conciliately.

The problem with this political spectrum lies in its firm belief that it represents a project that is embroiled in a conflict with the counter project, and it must not surrender or retreat even if millions come out bearing the slogan (enough), and even if the Marjaiya states through the mouth full that the source of government legitimacy is the choice of people and their free vote, Without intimidation, pressure, or propaganda media.

When the politicians of this spectrum return to themselves to think about the logical or irrational of their positions, you will find that they depend on the legitimacy of jihadist history, belonging to political Islam, confronting arrogance, defending identity, and facing the Israeli project, but these people forget that their commitment to this ideology, no matter how right, does not commit the people to anything, if it decides This people has an opinion that is inconsistent with all or part of these principles, as long as the people are sovereign and it is they who freely decide their position, and they have the full right to replace those who govern them with fair elections, even if they are certified to the ten preachers of Paradise. This is a political theory of state administration that adds to the balance of theories of Shiite political jurisprudence. Rather, it is the latest theory decided by the Sistani authority.

The root of the problem and the disease stems from a lack of faith in the peaceful transfer of power and lack of conviction of the public’s right to choose, and therefore politicians spent the valuable time of Iraq on consultations, meetings and deliberations to choose a prime minister who will not rule for more than a year, which confirms that they are really worried about the coup of the political process and the rise of those who think of them They are teenagers who are not ideologically and politically rooted in the rule of Iraq, and these ideas are in essence consistent with the constitutions of religious countries, and cannot be accepted in a country like Iraq. Their presence in power was not based on real constitutional legitimacy and not on formality. In fact, they only believe in revolutionary legitimacy, and this is the essence of the ongoing conflict in Iraq, and the reason why the reference is pronounced in support of the people who want reform and change.

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Information about the refusal of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, the party candidate, because he “does not meet the demands of the demonstrators”

by Ali EjamIraq news42 Minutes ago

Baghdad:

Information was received that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, rejected the party’s candidate because he “does not meet the demands of the demonstrators, nor is it consistent with the standard set by the demonstrators for the new Prime Minister”, at a time when demonstrations increased in many southern cities and towns after the news of the nomination of the Fatah bloc of Qusay al-Suhail to head Ministers, and his rejection from the President of the Republic Barham Salih and the Sadrist movement.

Thousands of demonstrators cut off the roads and closed government departments in most cities in southern Iraq, on Sunday, the date set by the authorities to announce a candidate for prime minister.

And while political officials affirm that the Iranian neighbor, who has strong influence in Iraq, continues to seek the passage of her candidate, Al-Suhail, who is a minister in the resigned government, the street declared his complete rejection of his candidacy, because they consider him part of a political class that has monopolized the government for 16 years in the country.

The demonstrators had welcomed at the end of November the resignation of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi. Today, they want to topple Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al-Halbousi and President of the Republic Barham Salih, whom they accuse of "procrastination".

The current parliament is the most divided in modern Iraqi history. On Wednesday, lawmakers failed to agree to redraft the election law, the biggest reform authorities introduced to protesters, and held the session until Monday.

In the absence of an agreement between the parliamentary blocs on the personality to be entrusted with the task of forming the government, Saleh extended the constitutional deadline until Sunday, knowing that the constitution guarantees him the nomination of a candidate within 15 days after the end of the official constitutional deadline.

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From Tahrir Square in Baghdad to Basra, passing through Nasiriyah ... a broad rejection of "Ibn Suhail"

by Ali EjamIraq news2 Hours ago

Baghdad:

Protesters in the sit-in square in central Basra refused to nominate Qusay al-Suhail to the premiership, demanding the nomination of an acceptable figure from the protesters in the demonstration squares.

In Baghdad, the Tahrir Square protesters chanted: "Bow it, give us blood ... neither Suhail nor construction."

In Nasiriyah, the demonstrators chanted, "They got news for Ibn Suhail, vinegar, to support him."

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Heads of political blocs in the "Building Alliance" present Qusay al-Suhail as a candidate for the post of Prime Minister (document)

by Ali EjamIraq News6 Hours ago

Baghdad:

The heads of the political blocs in the "Building Alliance" submitted to President of the Republic Qusay al-Suhail for the post of Prime Minister.

In the document signed by Nuri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law coalition, Hadi al-Amiri, the Alliance of Fateh and Faleh al-Fayyad, the National Covenant Alliance and Muhammad al-Halbousi, the Iraqi Forces Alliance: We, the undersigned, heads of parliamentary blocs that are part of the Construction Alliance. We know you, Dr. Qusay Abdul-Wahhab Al-Suhail, our candidate for prime minister. According to Article 76 first of the constitution to start his work in forming his next government.

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Qutaiba Al-Jubouri writes to the President of the Republic on his approval of Qusay al-Suhail's candidacy for prime minister (document)

by Ali EjamIraq News3 Hours ago

Deputy Qutaiba al-Jubouri writes to the President of the Republic, agreeing to Qusay al-Suhail's candidacy for prime minister.

 

 

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The National Axis Alliance led by Khamis al-Khanjar asks the President of the Republic to name al-Suhail as Prime Minister (document)

by Ali EjamIraq News3 Hours ago

Baghdad:

The National Axis Alliance led by Khamis al-Khanjar (part of the Construction Alliance) asks the President of the Republic to name Suhail as Prime Minister.

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Saeron: Accepting Suhail's candidacy is a fantasy

by Ali EjamIraq news2 Hours ago

Baghdad:

Leader of the Alliance of Others, MP Alaa Al-Rubaie, denied recent conversations about the possibility of a political agreement to accept Qusay al-Suhail's candidacy as prime minister.
Al-Rubaie said in a statement that "the position of one walkers will not change, whether it is the easy candidate or others, and we will not accept a party candidate."

He asserted that "other people will not accept a candidate who does not comply with the wishes and aspirations of the reference and the demonstrators, regardless of the pressures internally or even externally, and that Al-Suhail is not suitable for this position neither now nor at a future stage."

Al-Rubaie called the political forces to "choose an efficient and professional personality and did not belong to the ruling parties or even close to them, which allows them to work with high transparency away from the pressure of the political parties. On the pass of Al-Suhail will lead to problems that may not lead to consequences and lead to more bloodshed.

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10 minutes ago, yota691 said:

The National Axis Alliance led by Khamis al-Khanjar asks the President of the Republic to name al-Suhail as Prime Minister (document)

I think that’s exactly what they should do. 
After that I think al Sadr needs to call out his armed militia to guard the protesters an let the demonstrations begin again...just my opinion of course...