Parliament's bell rings... The opening ceremony of the new House of Representatives begins

[WheresmyRV?]

23 minutes ago, horsesoldier said:

They’re certainly off to a lively start...an individual beaten/carted off to hospital/Chaos/altercations-these folks mean business.

 

They'll look back on this with a sense of “ ah, the good ole days “

Forgot the power outage 

[horsesoldier]

36 minutes ago, WheresmyRV? said:

Forgot the power outage 

Dang, you’re right...Thanks for watching my 6 

[6ly410]

 

[yota691]

The United States welcomes the convening of the Iraqi parliament and calls for accelerating the formation of the government

•  Time: 01/10/2022 10:37:18
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{Political: Al Furat News} The United States welcomed the convening of the fifth session of the Iraqi parliament on Sunday.

A statement by the US embassy in Baghdad, a copy of which was received by Al-Furat News Agency, said that the session "is an integral part of the Iraqi democratic process and national sovereignty."

The United States extends its "warmest congratulations to the re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, as well as the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, and the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah."

In view of the important role that Iraq plays in regional stability and security, we share the hope that Iraq's leaders and the new parliament will begin to expedite the process of forming a new government so that it can carry out the important work of continuing to protect democracy, support national sovereignty, and address challenges The urgency facing Iraq and the region now.

"We hope that the new government, once formed, will reflect the will of the Iraqi people and work to address the challenges of governance, human rights, security, and the economy in Iraq," he added.

[yota691]

We knew this was coming

 

 

The Federal Court responds regarding the validity of its opinion on the procedures of the parliament session yesterday

•  Time: 01/10/2022 12:04:15
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Federal Supreme Court responded, regarding the validity of its opinion on the procedures of the Parliament session yesterday, Sunday.

A statement by the Media Center of the Federal Supreme Court stated: "It is not true what some are circulating about giving a prior opinion of the Federal Court, whether from its president or one of its members, regarding the procedures of the parliament session held on 9/1/2022."

The statement called "all parties to be careful not to attribute any opinion or statement to the Federal Supreme Court, because this will expose whoever issues it to legal accountability."

The deputy of the coordinating framework, Waad Qaddo, said: "The President of the Federal Court informed us by phone that the parliament session held yesterday was unconstitutional."

It is noteworthy that the House of Representatives held its first session yesterday, its fifth legislative session, in which it elected the presidency and opened the door for candidacy for the post of President of the Republic.

[yota691]

Al-Muttalib: Parliament Will Not Hold Any Session Until The Complaints Are Resolved

 

LAST UPDATE 01/10/2022 | 2:32 PM

Information / Baghdad..
The independent politician Saad Al-Mutalibi confirmed, on Monday, that the paper presented by the coordination framework regarding the largest bloc included 88 signatures of winning representatives, indicating that the next session of the House of Representatives will not be held until after the complaints submitted by the appellants are resolved by the mechanism of the first session. .
Al-Mutalibi said in a statement to / the information /, that “the coordinating framework presented its paper regarding being the largest bloc, which was handed over to the president of the age, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, which included 88 signatures of the winning deputies, and no other paper was presented to the president of the age,” noting that “the paper was handed over to the legal department of the House of Representatives.” It must be approved.”
He added that "the coordinating framework forces and the deputy, Basem Khashan, announced that they had submitted a complaint to the Federal Court, accompanied by the violations that were committed during the first session, and therefore the next session will not be held until after the Federal Court decides on the appeals."
A member of the coordination framework, Jabbar Al-Maamouri, had confirmed in a previous statement to "Al-Maalouma", the unconstitutionality of the parliament session, which was held yesterday, Sunday, which included the assault on the head of the age, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, and his transfer to the hospital, while referring to the start of a popular movement to reject the outcome of the session. finished/25pm

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Tariq Harb: There is no legal value to the framework request regarding the largest bloc

 2022-01-10 06:41

 

Shafaq News/ The legal expert, Tariq Harb, confirmed on Monday that there is no legal value to the request of the Shiite coordination framework regarding the largest bloc that submitted signatures to the President of the Age yesterday, Sunday, regarding it.

Harb said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "The elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, had to submit a request to register the most numerous bloc submitted by the Sadrist bloc to vote and approval from Parliament to confirm the constitutionality of registering the most numerous bloc and to confirm the democratic aspect represented in returning to the people's representatives and stating their words." And their vote in every measure taken by Parliament, including registering the request of the parliamentary bloc that has the largest number submitted by the Sadrist bloc, even if the constitution and the law do not require that.”

He explained that "the previous request from the framework to the head of the age has no constitutional or legal value in terms of its submission to the head of the age and not to the permanent president and a subject for the absence of a registered bloc in the parties' department and the electoral commission in the name of the framework bloc, but there are multiple blocs, including the rule of law, wisdom, victory, conquest and others, and no There is a block named Frame".

And earlier today, Monday, a source in the Sadrist movement revealed the number of deputies of the "largest bloc" that the Sadrist bloc presented to Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi during the first session on Sunday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The list presented by the head of the Sadrist bloc, Hassan al-Adhari, to the elected speaker of parliament included only 76 Sadrist deputies, without the names of the representatives who joined the Sadrist bloc from other blocs."

Prior to that, while President Mahmoud al-Mashhadani presided over the session, the coordinating framework submitted a request to be considered the largest bloc with a list of 88 deputies, according to what the framework announced.

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Independent bloc: We did not break the quorum of the parliament session and did not vote for Al-Halbousi

 

 2022-01-10 07:39

 

Shafaq News/ The Independent Popular Bloc clarified on Monday its position on the events that took place in the opening session of the Iraqi Parliament yesterday.  

Representative Sajjad Salem, a spokesman for the bloc, said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency; His bloc "with the constitutional terms, and even though the MP's work is within the dome of Parliament and did not participate in breaking the quorum," pointing out that "the popular bloc (5 deputies) did not participate in the vote on the Speaker of the House of Representatives." 

And he indicated that "the popular bloc participated in voting with the rest of the independents on the candidates for the first and second deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, who were not lucky to win."

On November 3, 2021, a number of independent candidates who won the elections announced the formation of the "Independent Popular Bloc," and it was agreed that "Mohammed Anouz will be the coordinator of this bloc, and Sajjad Salem will be the official spokesman."

[yota691]

Clarification from the Federal Court regarding the first session of Parliament

03:48

Fourth - Baghdad

Today, Monday, the Federal Supreme Court issued a decision regarding the first parliament session.

A court statement, received by (the fourth), stated that "it is not true what some are circulating about giving a prior opinion from the Federal Court, whether from its president or one of its members, regarding the procedures for the session of the House of Representatives held on 9/1/2022."

 

And she stressed, "all parties are careful not to attribute any opinion or statement to the Federal Supreme Court, because this will expose whoever is issued by it to legal accountability."

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The Presidency of Parliament refers Mahmoud al-Mashhadani to the Behavior Committee

2022.01.11 - 15:54

 

  

Baghdad - people  

The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided, on Tuesday, to refer Representative Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani to the Behavior Committee.  

  

  

  

The Parliament’s media department said in a brief statement that “Nass” received a copy of it (January 11, 2022), that “the Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to refer Representative Mahmoud al-Mashhadani to the Parliamentary Conduct Committee for violating the constitution and the parliament’s internal system.”  

  

The head of the first tooth, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, confirmed, earlier on Sunday, that he passed the largest bloc with eighty-eight deputies before leaving the session.  

 

Al-Mashhadani said, in a telephone conversation with the "The Decision for You" program, that "MP Basem Khashan objected to Al-Halbousi's candidacy for the presidency of the Council, and requested the legal opinion and adjourned the session for deliberation."    

  

He continued, "The legal advisor requested the opinion of the Federal Court."    

  

Al-Mashhadani added, "I felt suffocation and fainted after I received a blow to the head due to the objections that got the session adjourned," stressing, "I passed the largest bloc with eighty-eight deputies before I left the session."    

  

He considered that "the session is illegal and illegitimate without the presence of the head of the legal age," stressing, "We will appeal to the Federal Court."    

  

And he continued, "What happened was plotted at night, and the procedures for electing the parliament's presidency were boiled down." 

  

   

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Deputy: The Federal Court Has The Final Word On What Happened In Parliament

 

01/11/2022 | 3:45 PM

information / special

Member of Parliament Hussein Nima considered, on Tuesday, the first parliament session "unsuccessful", indicating that the Federal Court will have the final word on what happened during the session.

Nima said in a statement to the "Information" agency, "The first parliament session did not come up with anything new and brought the scene back to the fore since its inception, and we are in the framework and we will go to file a lawsuit with the Federal Court."

He added that "the coordinating framework will submit a case to the Federal Court to challenge the parliament session and the law is the one who will say his word in the end."

He pointed out that "what happened in the parliament session was the objection of one of the blocs to adjourning the session for deliberation, while the objection was enough to expose the head of the age to a health problem due to the violence he was exposed to and was transferred to the hospital, which made the attendees resume the parliament session and vote for Al-Halbousi."

And the representative of the State of Law coalition, Alia Nassif, had confirmed, earlier, that the mechanism for choosing the prime minister is heading towards “exclusion” and going to the opposition, expecting the issuance of a state order to cancel the course of the first parliament session.

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The Iraqi parliament refers al-Mashhadani to the Parliamentary Conduct Committee

 

 2022-01-11 07:49

 

Shafaq News/ The presidency of the Iraqi parliament decided, on Tuesday, to refer the "eldest" speaker of the parliament, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, to the Parliamentary Conduct Committee.

 

 

 

The Presidency of the House of Representatives said in a brief statement, received by Shafak News Agency, that it was decided to refer Representative Mahmoud al-Mashhadani to the Parliamentary Conduct Committee for violating the constitution and the parliament's internal system.

 

And earlier today, Tuesday, the second deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, confirmed that the election session for the presidency of the Iraqi parliament is "legal and constitutional," and indicated that Mahmoud al-Mashhadani had been replaced for his impartiality, according to an audio recording in parliament confirming that he is a candidate for the presidency of the parliament, and this does not qualify him to run. The session is to be entrusted with the management of the session to the second largest reserve, Khaled Al-Daraji.

 

The coordinating framework, which includes prominent Shiite forces, rejects the outcomes of the last parliament session and the election of the Presidency, and considers them constitutionally invalid procedures. The framework stressed that it would appeal to the session and what it called the imposition of wills and exclusivity.

 

The parliament’s first session, from its fifth session, witnessed the election of Muhammad al-Halbousi to the presidency of the parliament for a second term, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Hakim al-Zamili, and the representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Shakhwan Abdullah, as his two deputies. to the hospital.

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The Presidency of the House of Representatives decides to refer Al-Mashhadani to the Parliamentary Conduct Committee

•  Time: 01/11/2022 15:48:05
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided to refer Representative Mahmoud al-Mashhadani to the Parliamentary Conduct Committee for "violating the constitution and the internal system of the parliament."

Yesterday, Sunday, the House of Representatives held its first session in its fifth legislative session, in which the Presidency of the Council was elected from Muhammad al-Halbousi as president and Hakim al-Zamili and Shakhwan Abdullah as first and second vice presidents.

The head of the age, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, fell ill, as a result of a stampede and attacks between members of various parliamentary blocs in the parliament session yesterday.

Al-Mashhadani decided, before the incident, to adjourn the session for deliberation after verbal altercations between members of the "Coordination Framework" and "the Sadrist Movement", against the background of each party submitting a request to consider it the largest bloc in number, which is responsible for forming the government.

Al-Mashhadani won parliament membership in the recent elections for the "Azm" coalition, where he previously headed parliament between 2006 and 2009.

[DoD]

What a circus….

[JonnyV]

5 minutes ago, DoD said:

What a circus….

 

I wouldn’t worry.  These Iranian stooges’ wings are clipped.   They are going by the way of the Dodo Bird. 

[yota691]

Al-Maliki during his meeting with Allawi: Parliament session was marred by legal and constitutional violations

2022.01.12 - 15:33

 

  

Baghdad - people  

The head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, discussed, on Wednesday, with the head of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, the latest developments in the current political situation, and the events of the first session.  

  

 

  

Al-Maliki's media office stated, "Nass" received (January 12, 2022), that "during the meeting, the latest developments in the current political situation and the events that accompanied the convening of the first session of the new parliament were discussed."  

He stressed "the need to preserve the national interest and the continuity of dialogue between the Iraqi political parties away from differences and chaos in order to face the challenges that the country is going through."  

He pointed out that "the parliament session, which was held on Sunday, was marred by legal and constitutional violations, which called for an objection to the Federal Court to consider those violations and address the imbalance."  

In turn, the head of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, expressed his "regret for what happened during the parliament session, calling on all parties to give priority to the interests of the Iraqi people and to enhance confidence among the political forces by forming joint committees to continue dialogues and to stay away from differences and the charged and tense atmosphere in order to achieve security and stability in the country." .  

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The coordination framework issues a statement on the outcomes of the parliament session and identifies the "easiest and fastest option" to overcome crises

•  Time: 01/12/2022 08:03:06
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{Political: Al Furat News} The coordination framework issued a statement on the outcomes of the first session of the House of Representatives, held last Sunday, in which the presidency was elected.

A statement by him after his meeting yesterday evening said: "The coordination framework examined the course of Sunday's session and the explicit legal and constitutional violations that accompanied it and resulted in outputs that were not based on those constitutional and legal foundations.

He added, "We believe that the paths to achieving the constitutional benefits are not correct and contain the nutrients of a political and societal crisis that may prevent the success of any government or parliamentary effort in achieving the important demands and aspirations of the people, alleviating their suffering and improving their service and economic reality."

He stressed that "the unity of standards, whether in application of the constitution or a political stance, is the guarantee to establish a balanced and stable political reality that strengthens the bonds of trust between political partners and unifies efforts to achieve common national goals and pushes the threats and dangers facing Iraq."

He continued, "We still believe that frank and direct dialogue that is committed to collective goals and national commonalities is the easiest and fastest option in overcoming crises and formulating long-term solutions."

[HowieC]

Al-Zamili: We will not allow Parliament to be disrupted, and we will put an end to the issue of absences

 

02:34 - 12/01/2022

Baghdad - Mawazine News

, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, stressed, on Wednesday, not to allow the Parliament's oversight and legislative role to be disrupted, noting that the Presidency will put an end to the issue of absences that were repeated in previous sessions.

Al-Zamili said, during his attendance of the introductory symposium for the new members of the House of Representatives for the fifth parliamentary session, according to a statement by his office received by Mawazine News, that "the members of the House must be trusted before God and the people have confidence in them to achieve the desired reform at the parliamentary and governmental levels."

He stressed that "the Presidency will not allow the oversight and legislative role to be disrupted for the current parliamentary session, and that it will pay great attention to approving the suspended laws that concern citizens and contribute to building the country and fighting corruption, as well as putting in place effective mechanisms to reduce the issue of MPs' absenteeism that was repeated during previous sessions."

Al-Zamili stressed that "the Presidency of the House of Representatives seeks to make this session the most prominent and effective by voting on laws related to the economic, security and agricultural aspects, tackling unemployment, combating corruption, drugs, smuggling operations, border control, and others."

He added, "The legislative institution will monitor and evaluate the government's performance, regardless of who will head the next government, and it will be firm and serious in holding it accountable to ensure the building of a strong and prosperous Iraq in which the people enjoy prosperity and safety and free of corruption." Ended 29/N33

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[horsesoldier]

With the flurry of activity and opening ceremonies, hopefully this won’t lead to voting themselves a week off.

 

Of course I’m cynical:after now 19 years of “ the Waiting “ & their shenanigans, wouldn’t just about anyone be a teency weency bit???

[shixjr]

21 hours ago, horsesoldier said:

Of course I’m cynical:after now 19 years of “ the Waiting “ & their shenanigans, wouldn’t just about anyone be a teency weency bit???

I get the feeling that you don't do anything a teency weency bit!  I believe you are "all in or all out"!!   You give everything you do everything you have.  That's a great trait to have!  👍👍

[horsesoldier]

6 hours ago, shixjr said:

I get the feeling that you don't do anything a teency weency bit!  I believe you are "all in or all out"!!   You give everything you do everything you have.  That's a great trait to have!  👍👍

Definitely all in. A healthy dose of cynicism now & again keeps me grounded. At times, after now in my 19th year of “ prepare to stand by “ : thank the Gods My Cavalry training taught me patience, however these idiots have stretched that rubber band so far, I expect to hear SNAP at any moment-it’s still astonishing that we’re all still here !!!!

 

All the Best

[ronscarpa]

On 1/12/2022 at 6:45 AM, HowieC said:

Al-Zamili: We will not allow Parliament to be disrupted, and we will put an end to the issue of absences that were repeated in previous sessions....and will pay great attention to approving the suspended laws that concern citizens....as well as putting in place effective mechanisms to reduce the issue of MPs' absenteeism.

 

I like Al-Zamili ... hopefully the new & older PMs will get the message they were elected to handle the business of the people and the nation of Iraq. They need to be present when expected, and severly sanctioned if they are absent without adequate cause. JMHO...RON 

[HowieC]

Specialist Calls On MPs To Fulfill The Return Of The Dollar Exchange Rate

 

LAST UPDATE 01/13/2022 | 8:54 AM

Information / Baghdad...

The expert in economic affairs, Basil Al-Obaidi, called, on Wednesday, for members of the House of Representatives in the current parliamentary session to fulfill their promises they made to themselves regarding the follow-up of the file of the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar and seek to return it to its previous era.

Al-Obaidi said in a statement to the "Information" agency, that "the members of the House of Representatives in the current session, and before winning the parliamentary seats, made a pledge to adjust the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar, which affected the poor and greatly affected large layers of the people."

He added, "The government's decision, represented by the Ministry of Finance, to suddenly raise the exchange rates of the dollar against the dinar created a real economic crisis for the Iraqi citizen, resulting in a significant increase in the prices of most of the materials used to be purchased."

Al-Obaidi indicated, “The Ministry of Finance is responsible for this decision, which it planned and directed to implement at a time when international oil prices and the reserves of the Central Bank have witnessed a decline, pointing out that “cash reserves have become promising, and oil prices have also begun to gradually rise.”

He pointed out that "the rise in international oil prices and the financial abundance that resulted from it made it imperative for the next government to take measures to reduce the exchange rate below the current or return it to its previous era."

The rise in the price of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar exacerbated the suffering of large layers of society, which prompted citizens to austerity to manage their affairs, amid difficult living conditions. finished / 25 BC

https://almaalomah.me/2022/01/12/576213/?fbclid=IwAR3_esRXu9Cz2uzYtjv7hZNe7kcWmOCiRkRVNGPAT2hcvlOIZlIfWfAanBM

[dinareffic]

I like the sound of previous era 💰💰

[3 bucks new rv rate]

1 hour ago, HowieC said:

seek to return it to its previous era.

for the love of iraqi citizens, just do it now and no more talk and talk and talk and delays again.