Parliament awaits its second session

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Parliament approves the formation of a fact-finding committee on the October events

 

PM:03:10:07/02/2022

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Today, Monday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi agreed to form a temporary fact-finding committee on the October events.

 

The media office of the Speaker of Parliament said in a statement, that NRT Arabic received a copy of it, that "Mohammed Al-Halbousi agreed to the request of Representative, Sajjad Salem, to form a temporary committee specialized in the Tishreen file, including the wounded, martyrs, detainees and missing persons, whose mission is to investigate the facts, identify the perpetrators, establish transitional justice, and remove all the negative effects that resulted of suppressing demonstrations.  

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The Presidency of Parliament sets a date for resolving the formation of parliamentary committees

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2022-02-07 | 07:03

 

 

 

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The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, set tomorrow, Tuesday, a date for holding a meeting with the heads of political forces to consult on resolving the formation of "parliamentary committees."

Al-Zamili said during a deliberative session of the House of Representatives, today, that "starting tomorrow, Tuesday, we will hold a meeting with the heads of the political forces to consult on resolving the formation of parliamentary committees, as they are the most important detail and the basis for the legislative and oversight work of the House of Representatives."

He added, "We will take into account the competence, professionalism, experience and efficiency in naming members of the parliamentary committees," noting that "the strength of the House of Representatives is as strong as its presidency and members and their necessary role in activating their parliamentary and oversight functions."

Al-Zamili stressed, "Strive hard to make this session effective and influential to achieve the reform that the people aspire to."

[yota691]

"Wow zer"

 

 

A representative of Babylon, "rapporteur for Parliament" and Al-Halbousi authorizes Al-Zamili regarding the committees

 

 2022-02-07 05:24

 

Shafaq News/ The Presidency of Parliament decided today, Monday, to choose MP Beida Khader as Rapporteur of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

Shafak News Agency reporter said; The Presidency of the Council decided to choose the representative, Badaa Khader, from the Babylon bloc, as a rapporteur for the parliament, while another deputy will be chosen as a rapporteur for the Assembly.

Our correspondent in the Iraqi parliament added; The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, authorized the First Deputy of the House of Representatives, Hakim al-Zamili, to initiate with the House of Representatives the formation of parliamentary committees.

Our reporter noted; While the presidential election session turned into a consultative session; Deputy Adel Hashush Al-Rikabi took the constitutional oath to gain full membership in Parliament.

 

During the consultative session; Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi announced; Tomorrow (Tuesday) the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Commerce (in the caretaker government) will be hosted to hold a deliberative session headed by the Vice President to discuss a number of issues related to the agricultural reality in the Constitutional Hall at ten in the morning.

 

 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives also directed; The decision of the Council and the Secretary-General of the Council to host the Director General of the Companies Registration Department to know the numbers of Iraqi and foreign workers in the companies.

 

The parliament session was scheduled to take place at twelve o'clock local time to elect a new President of the Republic from among 25 candidates.

And on Sunday, the Sadrist bloc, the Sovereignty Alliance, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the Turkmen bloc announced their boycott of the parliament session, while the coordination framework welcomed the blocs' boycott of the session in order to allow more discussions to contain the existing differences.

These developments come after the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq issued a decision to stop the procedures for the nomination of Hoshyar Zebari for the post of President of the Republic until he resolved a lawsuit filed by four deputies on the grounds that Zebari did not meet the conditions required to occupy the position.

Legal experts considered that the Iraqi parliament's session dedicated to electing the new president has become suspended as a result of the recent Federal Court decision.

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Parliament is investigating the “Tishreen” victims and the disappeared and addresses the government to send the budget

 

 2022-02-07 06:56

 

Shafaq News/ Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi approved, on Monday, the request of independent MP Sajjad Salem to form a temporary specialized committee to investigate the facts about the victims of the "October Revolution", the detainees and the disappeared.

A parliamentary source told Shafak News Agency, "The mission of the committee is to investigate the facts, identify the perpetrators, establish transitional justice, and remove all negative effects that resulted from the suppression of demonstrations."

In this context, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi directed the General Secretariat of the Council of Representatives to address the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to send the federal budget for 2022, according to a brief statement by the Council’s media department.

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Al-Zamili pledges to form professional and effective parliamentary committees

 

 2022-02-07 07:13

 

Shafaq News/ The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, pledged on Monday to form professional and effective parliamentary committees during the current parliamentary session.

 

Al-Zamili said, according to a parliament statement received by Shafak News Agency, "Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, we will hold a meeting with the heads of the political forces to consult on resolving the formation of parliamentary committees, as they are the most important and basis for the legislative and oversight work of the House of Representatives." 

 

He added, "We will take into account the competence, professionalism, experience and efficiency in naming members of parliamentary committees," noting that "the strength of the House of Representatives is the strength of its presidency and its members and their necessary role in activating their parliamentary and oversight functions."

 

Al-Zamili continued by saying, "We will strive with full force to make this session effective and influential to achieve the reform that the people aspire to."

 

Earlier on Monday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi authorized his deputy, Al-Zamili, to start consultations to form parliamentary committees for the fifth parliamentary session.

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Parliament session ends without electing the President of the Republic

 

 2022-02-07 08:19

 

Shafaq News/ On Monday, a parliamentary source reported that the parliament session for electing the president of the republic had ended, without holding an official session because the quorum was not achieved.

 

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The House of Representatives ended its deliberative session and the parliamentarians left the parliament building."

 

The parliament session was scheduled to take place at twelve o'clock local time to elect a new President of the Republic from among 25 candidates.

 

However, the session was not held due to the failure to achieve the required quorum for the number of members present; It was attended by only 58 deputies out of 329.

 

And on Sunday, the Sadrist bloc, the Sovereignty Alliance, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the Turkmen bloc announced their boycott of the parliament session, while the coordination framework welcomed the blocs' boycott of the session in order to allow more discussions to contain the existing differences.

 

These developments come after the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq issued a decision to stop the procedures for the nomination of Hoshyar Zebari for the post of President of the Republic until he resolved a lawsuit filed by four deputies on the grounds that Zebari did not meet the conditions required to occupy the position.

 

Legal experts considered that the Iraqi parliament's session dedicated to electing the new president has become suspended as a result of the recent Federal Court decision.

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Parliament discloses the full details of today's session

Policy

2022-02-07 | 08:13

 

 

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The media department of the House of Representatives revealed, on Monday, the details of the deliberative session held today.

The department said in a statement received by Alsumaria News, "The House of Representatives held a deliberative session headed by the Speaker of the Council, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the presence of 58 deputies, to discuss a number of legislative, oversight and regulatory issues," noting that "at the beginning of the session, Adel Hashush Al-Rikabi took the constitutional oath as a deputy in Parliament." ".

 

 

 

 

Al-Halbousi confirmed, according to the statement, that "the council will start holding deliberative meetings headed by the first deputy speaker of the council, Hakim Al-Zamili, with the leaders of the political blocs tomorrow, Tuesday, to consult on the distribution of deputies to the parliamentary committees to proceed with the start of legislative and oversight work," directed "by hosting the ministers of agriculture and trade tomorrow to discuss The delay in the distribution of farmers' entitlements and the agricultural reality in general, as well as hosting the Director General of the Companies Registration Department to see the numbers of foreign and Iraqi workers in companies.

 

In the same context, the Speaker of the House of Representatives directed the General Secretariat of the Council "to address the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to expedite sending the federal budget so that the Council can begin to discuss and vote on it."

For his part, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, indicated that “starting tomorrow, Tuesday, we will hold a meeting with the heads of the political forces to consult on resolving the formation of parliamentary committees, as they are the most important and basis for the legislative and oversight work of the House of Representatives, taking into account the competence, professionalism, experience and efficiency in the House of Representatives.” Nomination of members of parliamentary committees.

He pointed out that "the strength of the House of Representatives is as strong as its presidency and its members and their necessary role in activating their parliamentary and oversight functions," stressing "the need for this session to be effective and influential to achieve the reform that the people aspire to."

For his part, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, explained that "the House is continuing to exercise its oversight and legislative role, and that the discussions of the political blocs regarding the selection of the President of the Republic will not affect the House of Representatives in exercising its oversight and legislative role entrusted to it."

The council members also discussed, according to the statement, “a discussion of a number of issues, including the formation of parliamentary committees, stressing the need to adopt competence and competence when distributing deputies to committees, as well as discussing the service and security reality in the governorates, stressing the need to work hard to provide services to citizens and reduce the burden on them.” their suffering."

[WheresmyRV?]

Thanks Yota for all the articles that you bring in on all of this, I dont know how you do it.  I wonder if the election process is like this in other arabic countries.

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Parliament turns its session into deliberative..and decides to host two ministers tomorrow

 

PM:02:01:07/02/2022

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Today, Monday, the parliament’s presidency decided to convert the session into a deliberative session, announcing the hosting of the ministers of agriculture and trade tomorrow, while authorizing the first deputy, Hakim Al-Zamili, to start forming parliamentary committees.

 

Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi said in a statement that NRT Arabic received a copy of it, “The parliament will host tomorrow, the Minister of Agriculture, Muhammad Karim al-Khafaji, and the Minister of Commerce, Alaa al-Jubouri, to hold a deliberative session headed by the Vice President. ” Agriculture in the Constitutional Hall at ten in the morning.

 

On the other hand, the Media Department of the House of Representatives stated in a statement that NRT Arabic received a copy of it, that "Al-Halbousi decided to authorize the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, to initiate with the deputies in order to form parliamentary committees."

 

The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided earlier today, Monday, to convert today's session into a deliberative.

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Directive From The Presidency Of Parliament Regarding The 2022 Budget

 

LAST UPDATE 02/07/2022 | 3:00 PM

Information / Baghdad..

On Monday, the Presidency of Parliament issued a directive regarding the draft budget for 2022

"The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, directed the General Secretariat of the House of Representatives to address the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to send the federal budget for 2022," the reporter of the Information Agency said.

And the House of Representatives, earlier today, turned the session for electing the President of the Republic into a deliberative session, after only 58 deputies attended.

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5 minutes ago, WheresmyRV? said:

Thanks Yota for all the articles that you bring in on all of this, I dont know how you do it.  I wonder if the election process is like this in other arabic countries.

Thanks appreciate the kind words...Here a good read on the process...for Iraq...and GM Sir and all of DV

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Al-Halbousi Directs To Address The Secretariat Of The Council Of Ministers To Send The 2022 Budget

02/07/2022

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Earth News/ Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi directed today, Monday, to address the Cabinet Secretariat to send the 2022 budget
. The Parliament’s media department said in a brief statement received by “Earth News” that “the Speaker of Parliament directed the General Secretariat of the Council of Representatives to address the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to send the federal budget for 2022 .

The head of the State Forces Alliance bloc, MP Faleh Al-Sari, had warned earlier today, Monday, of the danger of the political crisis reversing the delay in approving the general budget for 2022, while he demanded the parliament’s presidency to issue a legislative decision obligating the government to send the budget for the purpose of approving it in the service of the Iraqi people.

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In detail.. the deliberative session of the House of Representatives

• Time: 02/07/2022 16:28:30
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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives held a deliberative session headed by Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of the Council, and 58 deputies attended, today, Monday, to discuss a number of legislative, oversight and regulatory issues.

 

According to the statement of the media department of the Council, {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that: "At the beginning of the session, Adel Hashush al-Rikabi took the constitutional oath as a deputy in the House of Representatives."
Al-Halbousi confirmed, "The Council will start holding deliberative meetings headed by the First Vice-President of the Council, Hakim Al-Zamili, with the leaders of the political blocs tomorrow, Tuesday, to consult on the distribution of deputies to the parliamentary committees to proceed with the start of legislative and oversight work."
He directed, "to host the Ministers of Agriculture and Trade tomorrow, Tuesday, to discuss the delay in distributing farmers' entitlements and the agricultural reality in general, as well as hosting the Director General of the Companies Registration Department to see the numbers of foreign and Iraqi workers in companies."
The Speaker of the House of Representatives also directed the General Secretariat of the Council to "speak to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to expedite sending the federal budget so that the Council can begin to discuss and vote on it."
For his part, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, indicated that "starting tomorrow, Tuesday, we will hold a meeting with the heads of the political forces to consult on resolving the formation of parliamentary committees, as they are the most important and basis for the legislative and oversight work of the House of Representatives."
He noted, "taking into account the competence, professionalism, experience and efficiency in naming members of parliamentary committees," noting that "the strength of the House of Representatives is the strength of its presidency and its members and their necessary role in activating their parliamentary and oversight functions, and the need for this session to be effective and influential to achieve the reform that the people aspire to." .
For his part, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, said, "The parliament is continuing to exercise its oversight and legislative role, and that the discussions of the political blocs regarding the selection of the President of the Republic will not affect Parliament in exercising its oversight and legislative role entrusted to it."
The members of the Council also discussed a number of issues, including the formation of parliamentary committees, stressing “the need to adopt competence and competence when distributing representatives to committees, as well as discussing the service and security reality in the governorates,” stressing “the need to work hard to provide services to citizens and alleviate their suffering.” .

[HowieC]

Question.....Can Parliament sandbag and therefor Saleh and Kazemi stay in office until the election debacle is solved?   Which could be the first of never. ( Which I view as a good thing )

 

 I've just noticed Halbousi saying to "send the budget", like He's moving on with business as usual.

 

We all know they have a special way of doing things

[chris2028]

3 hours ago, yota691 said:

"Wow zer"

 

 

A representative of Babylon, "rapporteur for Parliament" and Al-Halbousi authorizes Al-Zamili regarding the committees

 

 2022-02-07 05:24

 

Shafaq News/ The Presidency of Parliament decided today, Monday, to choose MP Beida Khader as Rapporteur of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

Shafak News Agency reporter said; The Presidency of the Council decided to choose the representative, Badaa Khader, from the Babylon bloc, as a rapporteur for the parliament, while another deputy will be chosen as a rapporteur for the Assembly.

Our correspondent in the Iraqi parliament added; The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, authorized the First Deputy of the House of Representatives, Hakim al-Zamili, to initiate with the House of Representatives the formation of parliamentary committees.

Our reporter noted; While the presidential election session turned into a consultative session; Deputy Adel Hashush Al-Rikabi took the constitutional oath to gain full membership in Parliament.

 

During the consultative session; Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi announced; Tomorrow (Tuesday) the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Commerce (in the caretaker government) will be hosted to hold a deliberative session headed by the Vice President to discuss a number of issues related to the agricultural reality in the Constitutional Hall at ten in the morning.

 

 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives also directed; The decision of the Council and the Secretary-General of the Council to host the Director General of the Companies Registration Department to know the numbers of Iraqi and foreign workers in the companies.

 

The parliament session was scheduled to take place at twelve o'clock local time to elect a new President of the Republic from among 25 candidates.

And on Sunday, the Sadrist bloc, the Sovereignty Alliance, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the Turkmen bloc announced their boycott of the parliament session, while the coordination framework welcomed the blocs' boycott of the session in order to allow more discussions to contain the existing differences.

These developments come after the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq issued a decision to stop the procedures for the nomination of Hoshyar Zebari for the post of President of the Republic until he resolved a lawsuit filed by four deputies on the grounds that Zebari did not meet the conditions required to occupy the position.

Legal experts considered that the Iraqi parliament's session dedicated to electing the new president has become suspended as a result of the recent Federal Court decision.

  YES WOWZER!!!

[HowieC]

Shakhwan Abdullah: Parliament Will Proceed With Its Work Without Any Disruption

 

02/07/2022

 

Earth News/ The Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, announced today, Monday, that the House of Representatives will continue its work without any disruption.

Abdullah said in a statement received by "Earth News", that "the House of Representatives will proceed with its work and its supervisory and legislative tasks without any disruption, despite the lack of political consensus to resolve the issue of the presidency and the formation of the government."

Abdullah called on the heads of political blocs and national forces to "accelerate the understandings and dialogues and move the political process with a

national vision and within the merits of the stage."

 

EARTHIQ.NEWS

شاخوان عبد الله: البرلمان سيمضي بأعماله دون أي تعطيل - ايرث نيوز

ايرث نيوز/ اعلن النائب الثاني لرئيس مجلس النواب

[HowieC]

That's what I'm talking about! It's hard not to believe it's by design. Doing what they have to do for the people AND keeping potato head out of there.

[DoD]

5 hours ago, HowieC said:

Shakhwan Abdullah: Parliament Will Proceed With Its Work Without Any Disruption

That's great news, does that mean you will voting on the 2022 budget this week? 

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**Al-Halbousi directs to address the secretariat of the Council of Ministers to send the 2022 budget**

political| 02:50 – 07/02/2022

Baghdad – Mawazine News
, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi directed, today, Monday, to address the secretariat of the Council of Ministers to send the 2022 budget

. The Parliament’s media department said in a brief statement received by “Mawazine News”, that al-Halbousi “directed the General Secretariat of the Council of Representatives to address the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to send the budget. Federal for 2022.

Earlier today, Monday, the head of the Parliamentary State Forces Alliance bloc, Faleh Al-Sari, called on the parliament’s presidency to “issue a legislative decision obligating the government to send the budget for the purpose of approving it in the service of the Iraqi people.” Ended 29/N33

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=183916

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In detail.. the deliberative session of the House of Representatives

• Time: 02/07/2022 16:28:30
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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives held a deliberative session headed by Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of the Council, and 58 deputies attended, today, Monday, to discuss a number of legislative, oversight and regulatory issues.

 

According to the statement of the media department of the Council, {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that: "At the beginning of the session, Adel Hashush al-Rikabi took the constitutional oath as a deputy in the House of Representatives."
Al-Halbousi confirmed, "The Council will start holding deliberative meetings headed by the First Vice-President of the Council, Hakim Al-Zamili, with the leaders of the political blocs tomorrow, Tuesday, to consult on the distribution of deputies to the parliamentary committees to proceed with the start of legislative and oversight work."
He directed, "to host the Ministers of Agriculture and Trade tomorrow, Tuesday, to discuss the delay in distributing farmers' entitlements and the agricultural reality in general, as well as hosting the Director General of the Companies Registration Department to see the numbers of foreign and Iraqi workers in companies."
The Speaker of the House of Representatives also directed the General Secretariat of the Council to "speak to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to expedite sending the federal budget so that the Council can begin to discuss and vote on it."
For his part, the First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hakim Al-Zamili, indicated that "starting tomorrow, Tuesday, we will hold a meeting with the heads of the political forces to consult on resolving the formation of parliamentary committees, as they are the most important and basis for the legislative and oversight work of the House of Representatives."
He noted, "taking into account the competence, professionalism, experience and efficiency in naming members of parliamentary committees," noting that "the strength of the House of Representatives is the strength of its presidency and its members and their necessary role in activating their parliamentary and oversight functions, and the need for this session to be effective and influential to achieve the reform that the people aspire to." .
For his part, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah, said, "The parliament is continuing to exercise its oversight and legislative role, and that the discussions of the political blocs regarding the selection of the President of the Republic will not affect Parliament in exercising its oversight and legislative role entrusted to it."
The members of the Council also discussed a number of issues, including the formation of parliamentary committees, stressing “the need to adopt competence and competence when distributing representatives to committees, as well as discussing the service and security reality in the governorates,” stressing “the need to work hard to provide services to citizens and alleviate their suffering.” .

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Sovereignty: Disrupting today's session to give more room for negotiation and break the ice between the framework and the current

• Time : 02/07/2022 23:30:18
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{Politics: Al Furat News} A member of the Sovereignty Alliance, Salah Al-Din Al-Dulaimi, confirmed that today's session was suspended to give more room for negotiation and thaw the ice between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement.

 

Al Dulaimi said; For the program {Al-Sistara}, broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel tonight, that: "The Sovereignty's statement regarding boycotting the presidential election session came to melt the ice between the frame and the current to form two-thirds of the number."
He predicted, "There is a breakthrough on the horizon, and the disruption of today's session to give more room for negotiations between the parties, and we expect stronger negotiations."
Al-Dulaimi pointed out, "The problem is not with the presidential candidate, but with the compromise between the framework and the current."
The House of Representatives postponed its scheduled meeting on Monday by half an hour.
The Council included in the agenda of its meeting today, the paragraph of choosing a president of the Republic of Iraq, and set 12 noon as a date for its convening, but it was postponed for half an hour.
And sources suggested postponing the presidential election session to announce several blocs, including the Sadrist movement, the coordination framework and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, not to attend and participate in the session due to the continuing dispute over the presidential candidate.
The House of Representatives called today’s session “deliberative”, as the House of Representatives held a deliberative session headed by Muhammad Al-Halbousi, Speaker of the Council, and 58 deputies attended, today, Monday, to discuss a number of legislative, oversight and regulatory issues.

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Yazidis demand the vacant seat for the decision of Parliament

• Time: 02/08/2022 10:02:09
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Yazidi religious component demanded, today, Tuesday, that the vacant seat of the Parliament’s decision be granted to the Yazidi component.

The representative of the component in the House of Representatives, Representative Mahma Khalil, said, in a statement received by {Euphrates News} a copy of it, that “since the position of the Parliament’s rapporteur was granted on the basis of a religious component (Christians), we demand that the other vacant seat be granted to the Parliament’s decision for the Yazidi religious component. ".
He added, "Giving this seat to the Yazidi religious component will be in solidarity with the grievances of the Yazidis, their afflictions, and in honor of their victims."
In the deliberative session yesterday, Monday, the Presidency of the House of Representatives named MP Beida Khader from the Christian component as Rapporteur of the House of Representatives.

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In the document.. Al-Halbousi announces the opening of the nomination for the post of President of the Republic after the end of the constitutional period for electing the president

• Time: 02/08/2022 13:10:15
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, announced the reopening of the nomination for the position of President of the Republic.

A statement by his office, which Al-Furat News received a copy of, stated: “The Presidency of the House of Representatives held a meeting to discuss the issue of electing the President of the Republic, given the expiration of the constitutional period specified for the election under Article {72/second/b} of the Constitution without electing a President of the Republic, and based on the provisions of the provisions Law No. (8) for the year 2012 to nominate for the post of President of the Republic.

He pointed out that "it was decided during the meeting to open the door for candidacy for the position of President of the Republic, starting from Wednesday, February 9, 2022, for a period of (3) days."
 

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Close to the National: Re-opening the nomination for the presidency is unconstitutional and will be challenged

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{Political: Al Furat News} A close associate of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan described the parliament's presidency's decision to reopen the nomination for the post of President of the Republic as "unconstitutional."

Commenting on the procedure, Tariq Gohar said: "The decision was not based on any legal or constitutional article."

"The decision will certainly be appealed to the Federal Supreme Court," he added.

Jawhar stressed "to hold the Speaker of Parliament accountable because he used the position for political goals and for the benefit of certain parties," as he put it.

It is noteworthy that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has renewed more than once its adherence to the position of President of the Republic and its candidate, Barham Salih, for a second term, amid objection from his rival, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the announcement of its leadership candidacy in it, Hoshyar Zebari, against whom a loyalty order was issued by the Federal Supreme Court to stop his candidacy after accusations of corruption were raised against him. He held the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Presidency of the House of Representatives held a meeting today, Tuesday, to discuss the issue of electing the President of the Republic, given the expiry of the constitutional period specified for the election according to Article (72/Second/B) of the Constitution without electing a President of the Republic, and decided during the meeting, “Opening the door for nomination for the position of President of the Republic starting tomorrow Wednesday and for a period of 3 days, based on the provisions of the Law No. (8) of 2012 on the nomination for the post of President of the Republic.

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Announcing the conditions and documents required for nomination to the position of the Presidency of the Republic

• Time: 02/08/2022 15:00:32
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{Political: Al Furat News} The Parliamentary Media Department announced the conditions and documents required for nomination to the presidency.

A statement issued by the agency, Al-Furat News, stated: "Based on the Law No. 8 of 2012 on the Provisions of Candidacy for the Post of President of the Republic, the House of Representatives announces the opening of candidacy for the position. Those who wish to run for office must meet the conditions stipulated in Article ( 1) From the aforementioned law and referred to below, submit their written requests, accompanied by official documents that prove their fulfillment of the conditions, along with their CVs, to the Presidency of the House of Representatives and hand them over to the (Legal Department in the House of Representatives) located at the Conference Palace headquarters, starting from the start of the official working day on Wednesday corresponding to Wednesday. 9/2/2022 for a period of three days.

She indicated that the conditions that must be met by the candidate are: 

1- An Iraqi by birth and of Iraqi parents.

2- Fully qualified and over forty years of age.

3- He has a good reputation and political experience and is known for his integrity, uprightness, justice and loyalty to the homeland.

4- That his academic achievement is not less than the initial university degree recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq.
Not convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.

5- He shall not be covered by the provisions of the Accountability and Justice Law procedures or any procedures that replace them.

She indicated that the required official documents are: 

1- A written request to the Presidency of the House of Representatives of the desire to run for the position of President of the Republic

2- Personal documents proving that the person wishing to run is an Iraqi by birth and that his parents are Iraqis

3- A detailed curriculum vitae that includes evidence of the candidate having political experience

4- An academic document proving that you have obtained an officially recognized bachelor’s degree