Al-Halbousi called on political forces to cooperate with the file of forming a government

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Iraqi PM-Designate Allawi to send proposed ‘independent’ cabinet to parliament

 Kurdistan 24 |

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https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/4cebebc6-df46-4b9d-a6c6-428539586776

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Iraq’s Prime Minister–Designate Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi. (Photo: Iraqi PM Office)

 

Iraq Baghdad Kurdistan Erbil Baghdad Relations 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi said on Saturday that he is ready to reveal his proposed cabinet to face a vote of confidence by the national legislature, saying that his government would be “independent” of interference by political parties.

“We are close to realizing a historic achievement, which is the completion of an independent ministerial cabinet made up of competent and impartial people without the intervention of any political party,” Allawi said in a Twitter post.

He added, “We will present the names of this cabinet this week, God willing, away from rumors and leaks, and we hope members of Parliament will respond and vote on it in order to start implementing the people’s demands.”

Named after a difficult consensus reached by different political blocs earlier this month, Allawi’s government has until March 2 to face a vote of confidence in the legislature. Parliament would have to hold an extraordinary session as it is currently in recess until mid-March.

Iraq observers note that obtaining a divided parliament’s confidence would be difficult for Allawi and his cabinet, as he does not have many clear backers in the legislature.

The PM-Designate appears not to have consulted top Kurdish leaders about their role in his cabinet. Prime Minister Masrour Barzani commented on the issue at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, stating that negotiations on ministerial positions for Kurds in a future federal Iraqi government should be held through official Kurdish institutions.

Barzani has previously affirmed that the new federal government “must be genuinely inclusive, representative of the will of the Iraqi peoples, and engage constructively [with] the Kurdistan Region in line with our constitutional rights.”

Related Article: Amid national unrest, Iraqi FM meets top Kurdish leaders in Erbil

Influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr – who was first to announce his support for Allawi’s nomination publicly – has threatened to “overthrow” Allawi in three days should he appoint his ministers from political parties, especially Sadr’s main competitors.

Allawi’s announced move comes amid ongoing protests against the country’s ruling elite. Demonstrators view Iraq’s political class that has been in power since the fall of the former Iraqi regime in 2003 as unashamedly corrupt and which does not provide the most basic services to the people.

Protests have also refused to endorse Allawi, a former minister, because he is close to the ruling elite they have decried since they began taking to the streets in early October. A brutal crackdown by members of the security forces has resulted in the death of about 550 people, the vast majority of them young demonstrators.

Iranian-backed militias have been accused of carrying out part of the violence, targeting demonstrators and activists with sniper rifles and carrying out targeted assassinations.

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Parliament Speaker discusses with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan the formation of the government

Political 09:58 - 02/16/2020

 

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=86420

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News

Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi discussed with Lahore Genki the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the issue of forming a government.
A statement of Al-Halbousi’s office said, “The two sides matched their views that the current problem needs the concerted efforts of all; to cross the country to the stage of political, security and economic stability, and that a country like Iraq is proud of the diversity and complementarity of its societies, which can only be managed with sincere and serious cooperation from all parties. ".
He added that the two sides agreed to continue consultations between the two parties and with the rest of the other political blocs, with the aim of reaching understandings that would ensure a strong government, with a clear vision to manage the country's affairs and shoulder responsibilities, in order to implement the aspirations of all components of the Iraqi people, including the demonstrators.
The two parties stressed the need for the program of the next government to include the priorities of citizens in decent living and social justice for all people, to work immediately for the return of the displaced and the reconstruction of liberated cities, to restore the prestige of the state and its official institutions, and the need to continue efforts to fight ISIS and pursue his remnants by our heroic military and security forces, With the importance of benefiting from the experiences, information and assistance provided by the international coalition forces in this aspect to ensure the elimination of this extremist ideology, and not to return it again.

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Al-Araji: The government is strong with its program, not with its men

Policy

2020-02-16 | 06:12

 

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/334599/الاعرجي-الحكومة-قوية-ببرنامجها-لا-برجالاتها

 

Today, Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa Al-Araji considered that the government will be strong in its program, not just its men.

 

 

"Many of us are awaiting - unfortunately - the names of the ministers of the next government," Al-Araji said in a tweet on Twitter.

He explained that "the government is not only strong with its men, but with its program that rebuilds state institutions, applies the law and returns the state to its prestige!"

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A special source for (Iraq Today): Allawi's government will inevitably pass today, Sunday, despite the noses of the naysayers!

http://iraqtoday.com/news/37192/مصدر-خاص-لـ-العراق-اليوم-حكومة-علاوي-ستمرر-اليوم-الاحد-حتما-رغم-انف-الرافضين-

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Baghdad - Iraq today:

A special source for the website (Iraq Today) revealed the intention of Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to announce his government today, Sunday, in an extraordinary session to be held at a later time, in the presence of all Shiite political blocs as well as some Sunni and Kurdish forces.

The source said in his exclusive interview, "A political agreement took place between the main Shiite forces - Al-Fath and others" - as well as other forces, and also those close to the Sunni and Kurdish alliances to pass the ministerial cabinet of 23 ministers.

The source indicated that "the next few hours will witness the birth of the Allawi government, which will inevitably pass the political majority even if the Kurdish and Sunni forces continue to boycott."

He added, "The session will take place even if the speaker of parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, who insists on passing nominated ministers from his parliamentary bloc, is absent."

 

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 "The government is not only strong with its men, but with its program that rebuilds state institutions, applies the law and returns the state to its prestige!"

 

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