Internal negotiations to resolve the positions of the presidents of the republic and the ministers

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After Al-Adha, the way was opened to pass the presidents of the republic and the ministers

Monday 20 June 2022 327

 

 Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab 

 

The alternative candidates are preparing to take their places in Parliament to fill the seats of the resigned representatives of the Sadrist bloc, after the Speaker of the House of Representatives issued a parliamentary order yesterday, Sunday, to accept the resignations. Kurdistan negotiations in the capital, Baghdad.

Democratic Party representative, Tohma Al-Lahibi, said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “The party has not yet received any request to set a date for the meeting of the coordination framework,” noting that “the political compass is heading towards changing the balances if the resignation of the Sadrist bloc is proven in the presence of the replacement representatives, the first reserve.” ".

And he indicated that "the rise of the first reserve will change the political balances and the number of blocs, and according to this vision, it will be seen on the political arena how political consensus will arise in the future."  

He stressed that "forming a government is not an easy matter and takes a long time in negotiations, and if there is no way to form a government, the political process will certainly end," explaining that "the Democratic Party is open to everyone and receives all opinions and works with everyone, but the tripartite alliance still exists, And the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc will generate another talk, and it will be with the alliance of sovereignty, and we will meet with them on the new foundations that we will pursue in the future, according to the new visions of the current political situation." 

On Sunday, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mahdi Abdul Karim, suggested that a Kurdish delegation headed by Fouad Hussein would arrive in Baghdad to discuss a number of outstanding issues between the region and the center, including the file of forming a government.

In turn, the political analyst, Dr. Talib Muhammad Karim, said in an interview with "Al-Sabah": "The field has become very wide in front of the coordination framework, and it can guarantee the passage of the President of the Republic and the candidate for prime minister." He added, "The so-called new alliances are not necessary, considering that the framework has obligations with the National Union or other political blocs allied with it, and therefore these obligations are moral and they should have priority in forming the government," and that "whoever comes to synthesize the new government, whether it is (Saving a homeland) or others, things will not be in the sense of negotiations or alliances that occur when distributing and dividing Iraqi government positions.”

And he indicated that "the coordinating framework is calm and has obligations in front of those who stood and allyed with them, and they have priority, and therefore whoever wants to participate in the government participates and whoever does not want to, there is the Iraqi Parliament, and this means that what the Iraqi street thinks of alliances I do not think will be compared to the alliances that were held previously.

In addition, the leader in the coordination framework, Ali Al-Fatlawi, said: "The data indicate that the date for forming the new government will be after the Eid al-Adha holiday, especially since the current period will be devoted to dialogues and negotiations between all political blocs and parties." He added that "there is almost political consensus on the need to expedite the process of forming the new government," noting that "the negotiating committees will start their meetings soon to resolve political positions on the government formation process, and no political party will be marginalized from participating in the next government."

In turn, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Mahmoud Khoshnaw, said: "The coordinating framework, the Babylon movement, Azm and the Patriotic Union are within a solid four-way alliance that cannot be dismantled and welcomes the entry of any political party within it to form the government."

He added, "Discussions to end the political blockage will be joint between the parties of the Quartet Alliance and any party, whether the Sadrist bloc, the Democratic bloc or the sovereignty, in order to end the differences and form the government."

 

 Editing: Muhammad Al-Ansari

 

 

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Member of the Law: There will be no idle third and the service government will reassure everyone

• Time: 06/19/2022 22:39:50
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{Politics: Al Furat News} A member of the State of Law coalition, Wael Al-Rikabi, suggested the absence of the blocking third in the upcoming parliament sessions.
Al-Rikabi said; For the (Unannounced) program broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel tonight, the coordinating framework before the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement reluctantly is moving to form the government as soon as possible, and the national service government is the one who reassures everyone.
” He added, that the birth of the government is different from it when the tripartite alliance that represented a number In parliament, it has now become bilateral only, which gives a strong impetus for the
Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party to come to dialogue with the framework to form a very fast government, “the stage does not tolerate delay.” Quickly and there are regional indications of support for the formation
, and he stressed that the demonstrations are a legitimate right guaranteed by the Iraqi constitution, which is a natural matter and the people have the real authority, and there will be no crippling third after the Sadrist movement withdrew from the political process. 
And between Al-Rikabi, the position of the Alliance of Sovereignty and the Kurds will be in agreement with the position of the framework in forming the government, and the language of the 220 coalition will be determined, and for no bloc to obtain numerical comfort, it will certainly make us a consensual government. 
He concluded by saying, that politics includes dialogue on how to agree on the formation of a service-consensual government, and its success depends on voting, and the Kurds and sovereignty will remain silent with the framework for forming a government.  

 

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Member of the Alliance of Powers: 44 seats will be added to the framework, and sovereignty will present one paper for negotiation

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{Politics: Al Furat News} A member of the National State Forces Alliance, Saad Al-Lami, expected to add 44 parliamentary seats to the coordination framework from the bench, while he waved to the sovereignty of one card for negotiation.

 

Al-Lami said; For the “Al-Mastra” program broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel on Sunday evening, we were pleased to meet the two Kurdish parties, even if it is at the internal level. Certainly, there will be working papers that differ from what was previously after the resignation of the Sadrist movement. .
He added, one of the important things for the Kurds is oil, and this file needs to be reviewed, and there is a major imbalance due to the lack of approval of the Oil and Gas Law to resolve all disputes. 
And between Al-Rikabi, the Kurdish delegation is fully aware that there is no choice but to go with the political forces to proceed with the negotiations, and they are patient over the files that are presented to them, and the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, did not choose emotional people to put the Kurdish files on the dialogue table.
He expected the framework to obtain 44 new parliamentary seats from the bench, revealing that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, went to Hajj and could be informed of the formation of the next government, pointing out that the Sovereignty Alliance presented one paper to negotiate with the framework forces. 
Al-Rikabi noted that Muqtada al-Sadr presented his candidate for prime minister during his meeting with the political forces; But the political map has now changed, and this does not mean that the candidate's name should not be put forward with the other names, and it is possible for him to express his objection to the chosen candidate.
And he indicated, that any prime minister who will be assigned in his next mission should not accept a selective government program, and he must put the files that concern the life of the Iraqi citizen and keep the specter of high prices and the water and energy crises in priorities.  
Al-Rikabi concluded, that the framework will not agree to proposals to keep the caretaker government, and it is assumed that there will be a strong government to overcome crises, and we must go by presenting options to the political parties, and the President of the Republic should invite to the dialogue table to proceed with the vote on the presidential candidate.

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Al-Sadr closes his door to political mediation and announces seclusion

 

 2022-06-19 11:00

 

Shafaq News/ A leading source in the political body of the Sadrist movement said on Sunday that the movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr entered a "political retreat", and that he closed his door to political mediation.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The decision of the Sadrist bloc's deputies to resign from the parliament's membership and the Sadrist movement's withdrawal from the political process is fixed and irreversible."

He explained that "the political body of the Sadrist movement and the private office of Muqtada al-Sadr have recently received many requests from leaders and heads of political blocs to meet with al-Sadr, but the latter is currently retiring from politics and does not meet with any political figure."

He pointed out that "Al-Sadr will go to Saudi Arabia within days to perform the pilgrimage."

And earlier today, Sunday, the Wisdom Movement led by Ammar al-Hakim revealed the existence of a movement aimed at returning the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr and his parliamentary bloc to the political process after withdrawing from it recently.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had announced his withdrawal from the political process after the Sadrist bloc's representatives submitted their resignations from the Iraqi parliament at the request of their leader, at a time when the political process was witnessing a crisis over forming a government and voting on the new president of the republic and naming the largest parliamentary bloc entitled to it. Nomination of the Prime Minister and formation of the government.

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Parliamentary movement to end the parliamentary system in Iraq

"The country witnessed rapid developments in the political scene after the Sadrist movement's representatives submitted their resignations."

(The Independent Arabic)  Tuesday June 21 2022 4:54
 

Transforming the system from a parliamentary to a presidential one is one of the demands called for by the popular protests (Reuters)

  

 

The stifling political crisis in Iraq 's political system has created some solutions, including the dissolution of parliament , the re-election and changing the system to a presidential one. Despite these propositions, it faces obstacles from the old guard and the founder of the new political system after 2003. Independent MP Muhammad al-Khazali revealed his proposal to transform the political system into a presidential system and abolish the constitution.

 

Transforming the system from a parliamentary system to a presidential or semi-presidential system is one of the demands called for by the popular protests that began in October 2019, but political differences prevented this.

Khazali said in a press statement that "the political system in its current form has reached a stage that cannot be continued, and it is not possible to get out of this crisis and reform this system without certain solutions."

He added, "The solution lies in making constitutional amendments and transforming the type of government system, and then the House of Representatives will dissolve itself and later parliamentary and presidential elections will be held simultaneously." "We will present these solutions to members of the House of Representatives, and we will work to move them forward," he added.

 

Ending Parliament and the Political Process

 

Meanwhile, the leader of the "Design" coalition, Ayoub Al-Rubaie, warned against the inaction of the political forces in the government formation talks, pointing out that the upcoming political blockage would lead to the termination of Parliament and threaten the entire political process.

Al-Rubaie said in a press statement that "Iraq witnessed rapid developments in the political scene after the Sadrist movement's representatives submitted their resignations and were officially approved by the Presidency of the Council."

He added, "The political scene is complex, and the blocs must put forward initiatives to contain the blockage."

Al-Rubaie believes that "dissolving Parliament has become an option in light of the presence of a caretaker government," stressing that "the political forces have the last chance to reach consensus and proceed with the formation of a national government. Otherwise, dissolving Parliament with all its repercussions will be the last solution."

 

open possibilities

 

For his part, Iraqi politician Mahmoud Othman considered that the scene has become open to possibilities after the withdrawal of the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process.

 

Othman said in a press statement that "the withdrawal of the leader of the Sadrist movement from the political process set the scene before open possibilities, most notably the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament and the holding of new early parliamentary elections, or the formation of new political alliances, in order to proceed with the political process and form the next government."

 

He added, "Al-Sadr's return to the political scene is very possible, and for this reason some political forces have not yet decided their future alliances."

 

semi-presidential system

 

In addition, a member of the Political Bureau of the "Extension" movement, Manar Al-Obaidi, confirmed that the movement will work to demand the change of the system of government in Iraq to a semi-presidential one.

Al-Obaidi said in press statements that "the extension movement has reached a conviction that the current parliament has lost legitimacy, not because of the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement, but because of the abuses that took place on constitutional timings," stressing that "the House of Representatives has become unqualified to lead the next stage."

The "Extension" movement will work on a request to "dissolve parliament and change the system of government to a semi-presidential one," according to Al-Obeidi, who indicated that "all options are on the table in the next stage if the demands are not implemented."

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Al-Sadr rejects the initiative of the coordination framework to reverse the withdrawal from the Iraqi parliament

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Coordination pledges to form a service government

Tuesday 21 June 2022 146

 

 Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab

 

While the coordination framework moves for a round of negotiations with the Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party to reach an understanding on the upcoming government, leaders and politicians in the coordination confirmed that the latter seeks to form a strong service government required by the current stage, indicating that there are serious efforts to unite the Kurdish house in order to present one candidate for the presidency.

The representative of the Tasmeem parliamentary bloc, Ali Abdel Sattar, said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “The existing political situation requires everyone to sit at the dialogue table and build specific alliances in order to proceed with the formation of the government,” calling on the political blocs during the talks to “prefer the interest.” The public is on partisan interest and not returning the country to square one with a duplicate government, and we all hope for the wisdom of the political blocs to negotiate.” 

He added, "Despite our reservations about the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc from Parliament and the formation of the current government, the coordination framework has no way other than to move forward in alliances with the political blocs, while the tripartite alliance has become missing one of the pillars (the Sadrist bloc) and the alliances must be completed and the pillars in the alliance must be completed. The tripartite party and proceeding with the formation of the government, and the coordination framework may be the pillar of compensation for alliances, but as a result, the coordination, sovereignty and democratic framework must sit at the dialogue table.” 

Abdul Sattar ruled out "the failure to reach a certain result between the political blocs in seeking to form a government, because the political blocs in this case will prove their failure to run the country and that does not bode well, because then they must not participate in any elections."

He explained that "the parliamentary design bloc is with those who go to form the government and give the right to all components, and we are not intending to go to the opposition, but whatever serves the political process and proceed with a government that serves the people, we will be with it and support it."

For his part, Adnan Al-Sarraj, head of the Iraqi Center for Media Development, said in an interview with Al-Sabah that "the coordinating framework has many tasks in front of it and does not want its discussions with other political forces to be in vain, and he believes that the time and the legal and constitutional contexts for forming the government have passed." It has a long period of time, and he does not want those rounds and meetings to be prolonged and at the same time wasted previously.” 

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A meeting of the framework to share bags: 12 ministries for the Shiites and the presidency of the government for those who are satisfied with Al-Sadr

 

 2022-06-21 07:49

 

Shafaq News/ An informed source in the coordination framework that includes Shiite forces, except for the Sadrist movement, revealed on Tuesday that a meeting will include the framework forces with its allies (the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Al-Azm headed by Muthanna Al-Samarrai.

While the source indicated that the meeting will be held after the end of the session of chanting the constitutional oath of the new parliamentarians to replace the Sadrists, he pointed out that he will focus on how to form the government and distribute ministerial portfolios.

The source told Shafak News Agency; "The meeting that the leaders of the coordination framework will hold tomorrow with the leaders of the forces allied with it (the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Al-Azm) will discuss the most accurate details of forming the government, including the distribution of ministerial portfolios according to the political custom followed by the parliamentary weight."

He explained that, "according to the data, the Shiite component will have 12 ministries, and the share of the State of Law coalition headed by Nuri al-Maliki will be 4 ministries and the same for the Fatah Alliance led by Hadi al-Amiri, while two ministerial portfolios will go to the coalition Ataa led by an official Faleh al-Fayyad, and the State Forces Alliance will get one ministry, and an alliance will get The approach is based on one ministerial portfolio, noting that the weight and importance of each ministry depends on the number of seats affiliated with each movement or alliance, and so on for the rest of the independent institutions and bodies.

The source pointed out that "all the names proposed for the prime minister's office are incorrect, as an agreement will be made on a personality that has political weight, in addition to its experience in political work, as well as its acceptance with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr."

The Iraqi parliament decided to hold an extraordinary session next Thursday.

Shafak News Agency learned, earlier, that a meeting of the Shiite coordination framework discussed ways to "hold an emergency session of the House of Representatives, which includes voting to resolve the replacements of the Sadrist bloc's deputies, and taking the constitutional oath of the new deputies."

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Al-Fateh reveals "pure intentions" to persuade the Sadrist bloc to participate in the next government

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2022-06-21 | 06:44

 

 

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The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Mahmoud Al-Hayani, revealed today, Tuesday, the alliance's vision in the form of the next government and its participants, while stressing that Al-Fateh seeks with pure intentions to persuade the Sadrist movement to participate in the next government.

Al-Hayani said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The Sadrist bloc's deputies submitted their resignations from the parliamentary work, which is a final decision according to the decision of the Sadrist movement's leader Muqtada al-Sadr, and the parliament officially issued diwaniyah orders to accept the resignations."

 

 

 

 

He added, "The step of some in collecting signatures to hold a session to take the constitutional oath of substitutes for their membership in Parliament is a natural matter and there are no problems in it to ensure that their memberships are confirmed and approved by the Federal Court before the House of Representatives begins holding its sessions in the next legislative term."

Al-Hayani explained, "The Al-Fateh coalition is committed to forming a strong government capable of facing the current challenges," noting that "it is not within our ambition to form a weak government, but on the contrary, the form of the next government should be integrated with the participation of all parties, and its head should be within specifications capable of implementation. The government program in an optimal manner and to provide services to the Iraqi people."

 

He continued, "Al-Fateh adheres to and seeks with pure intentions continuously to ensure persuading the Sadrist movement to participate in the next government because of their political and public weight and because of their importance in supporting the next government and its success."

The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance pointed out that "forming the next government will not be easy and it needs great efforts to ensure its birth in a manner appropriate to the stage's data and in line with the magnitude of the political, economic, health and service challenges."

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The Rule Of Law: The Framework Will Be The Sole Representative Of Central And Southern Iraq

 

LAST UPDATE 06/21/2022 | 3:27 PM

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A member of the State of Law coalition, Abbas al-Maliki, confirmed, on Tuesday, that the coordination framework, after the official approval of the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies and their compensation with new representatives, will be the only representative of central and southern Iraq, while indicating that the new changes in the political process will enhance the chances of the framework in forming a government.

 

Al-Maliki said in an interview with the "Information" agency, "After the issue of the resignations of the Sadrist bloc's deputies was resolved by the parliament presidency, their seats in the parliament must be compensated by the candidates least losing and closest to winning, which will enhance the chances of the coordination framework in forming the new government."

He added, "The most prominent point is that the coordination will be the sole representative of central and southern Iraq, and therefore it will be the focus of negotiations with other political blocs such as Kurdish and Sunni, and this shortens the way in negotiations to form a government and end outstanding political files."

Today, Tuesday, a member of the House of Representatives, Zahra Al-Bajari, confirmed that next Thursday's session will witness the swearing in of the constitutional oath to the replacement deputies of the Sadrist movement, indicating that the coordinating framework will present 123 signatures as the largest parliamentary bloc after taking the constitutional oath.

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Earth News" Publishes The Conditions Of Democracy And Sovereignty For Participation In The Government... What Is Its Relationship To Al-Sadr?

21/06/2022

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Today, Tuesday, Earth News will publish the most prominent conditions of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Sovereignty Alliance to participate in the next government.

Democratic Party member Wafaa Muhammad Karim told Earth News, "The negotiating committee of the Democratic Party was formed a week ago, headed by Fouad Hussein, and meetings will be held with the political parties, after which the decision will be taken with the Sovereignty Alliance on how to participate in the government or choose the opposition."

She added, "There are common conditions for democracy and sovereignty, the most important of which is the confinement of arms to the state and the inclusion of all armed factions under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Also, the government must be with the blessing of Sadrists."

The members of the Sadrist bloc earlier resigned from the House of Representatives, while the Speaker of the Council approved them.

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Al-Shammari: The framework has become the reality of the largest number and will deal positively in the prime minister

• Time: 06/21/2022 22:22:50
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{Political: Al Furat News} A member of the Political Bureau of the National Wisdom Movement, Fadi Al-Shammari, said that the coordinating framework has become the reality of the largest number and owns half plus one.

Al-Shammari said in the program “Al-Mastra” broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel: “It is hoped that the session will be held with a quorum of half plus one, and so far the Democratic Party and the Alliance of Sovereignty have not resolved the matter in participation, and there are assurances from other blocs to participate.”
He added, "We now need 167 out of 250 deputies, and it will not be an easy process and requires political messages and future reassurances, and now there is a meeting between democracy and sovereignty in the hope of agreement with the coordinating framework."
Al-Shammari stressed that "the coordinating framework has become a reality, as it is the largest in number by law when adding new deputies, and perhaps the framework has half plus one after the oath is repeated for the replacement deputies."
He pointed out that "the framework does not want to play a cat-and-mouse game with the rest of the blocs, and it is open to the various components, and it is with the understanding between the Kurdish parties."

He explained, "Now there are no clear demands and there are deviations in speech. There is confusion in the political scene after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc and the parliament session on Thursday, the size of the parliamentary blocs will become clear."

Al-Shammari pointed out that "after the extraordinary session is held, the framework may reach 135 deputies, in which the largest bloc will be announced, then the prime minister will be nominated, and the negotiation phase will begin to form the government and open the door with the Democrat," stressing that "the framework will not go to break revenues, but rather to form a strong, harmonious and service government." ".

Al-Shammari noted that "the stream of wisdom has a vision that the election results produced unreal results and do not represent the actual reality of the political process, and we do not believe that they are our real results. Parliament defends his approach.
He stressed that "the wisdom of taking his political decision and what he said previously proved not to participate in the government, and he is the subject of respect, acceptance and communication for all political blocs, including the Sadrist movement, which is the only political movement that has distinguished relations with everyone."

Al-Shammari said, "It is difficult to read the nature of the Sadrist movement's next step, and we do not believe that Mr. Al-Sadr will go to any ascending step," noting that "there are huge challenges that the next government will face, including in the files of health, services, economy, food and others, which are dangerous and will take the accumulations of the current government and those before it." ".

He stressed that "the international and regional system does not want Iraq to go with concussions and divisions, or to be disrupted by what affects the process of oil and gas production."

Al-Shammari said: "There is no discussion in any of the framework meetings of any candidate for prime minister, and the framework will deal positively with any candidate presented by independents, and it will not be a condition that he is one of the framework's forces."

And he went on to say that "the framework wants to have a mixture of understanding between the National Union, the Democratic Party and the rest of the forces to reach a name for the presidency of the republic. There are efforts that will be vigorous, and if they do not succeed, they will go with two candidates to the House of Representatives, and it is he who favors the winning party, and my estimation is to go with two candidates."

He pointed out that "after the end of the legislative recess for Parliament, we will call for a session in which the election of the President of the Republic and my assessment will take place in the middle of next July, which is decisive in choosing the president.

Al-Shammari pointed out that "what wisdom demands is to provide the main priorities in services, health and electricity for the work of the government, and the government program must be agile and clear according to clear priorities."

He added, "We want to reach an electoral law that addresses the loopholes in which the previous law was signed and increases the percentage of electoral vote representation," noting that "the amendment of this law requires a stable political environment."
Al-Shammari indicated that "the popular opinion says that the next government will not last more than two years, and I personally see its continuation until the next elections, which may be delayed until the 2024 elections."
He explained, "The framework emphasized that the understanding with the independents remains valid and supported, and there is a great opportunity for them to present the prime minister's candidate in accordance with the specifications."

He noted that "the coordinating framework is the Shiite political house, not an alliance, and we are part of this house, and whoever will form the government is forces from within the framework, and it will announce itself in the House of Representatives, and if the framework announces itself, the Wisdom Movement will withdraw from it as it will not participate in the government."

He revealed that "the framework will try to persuade the Sadrist movement to return to the framework after the end of the spasm and the formation of the government."

Regarding the international position on the Iraqi political scene, a member of the Political Bureau of the Wisdom Movement clarified that "the international factor is watching and waiting, and the important variable is that it does not have a veto on the framework and does not want to sabotage it. The world has another priority in the Ukrainian-Russian war, the Iranian nuclear file and the US-Chinese conflict over Taiwan, nor Forget food security."
He added, "The reality of the situation is the imposition of new literature, and Iraq is an important oil source, so they will work by saying the next political equation and they want stability."

He concluded his speech by saying: "We count on the leaders of the Shiite component to be up to the responsibility and to evoke the concerns of the country and the people and the upcoming external challenges to produce a capable and productive government."

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In the document.. {Rights} resign from Parliament

• Time: 06/21/2022 23:36:34
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{Political: Al Furat News} The rights movement announced that it had relinquished its electoral entitlement and resigned from its membership of the House of Representatives.

A statement by the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of it stated that the movement "has decided to waive its electoral entitlements in the current parliament and not to be a substitute for the Sadrist bloc."
The movement demanded "the winners and reserves from the Parliamentary Rights Bloc to submit their resignations and apologies in accordance with the legal procedures followed."
The movement confirmed that it "will remain supportive of the largest bloc concerned with forming a government."
The resignation of the Rights Movement is the second for a parliamentary bloc after the Sadrist bloc (73 deputies).
The House of Representatives is scheduled to hold an extraordinary session next Thursday to vote on alternative representatives for the Sadrist bloc's representatives.

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'The quota continues'

Raed Fahmy: Sadr's withdrawal achieves the essence of the idea of the political majority

2022.06.21 - 08:33

 

Baghdad - people  

The Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Raed Fahmy, said, on Tuesday, that the withdrawal of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, "could achieve the idea of a political majority."  

 

  

  

Fahmy said in his blog post, followed by "Nass" (June 21, 2022): "The resignation of the Sadrist movement's deputies can verify the essence of the idea of a political majority taking over all the reins of executive power and forming a government."  

  

He explained that "the vast majority of the alternatives to the resigning representatives will be from the coordination framework forces or those close to them. In this case, it is possible to form a parliamentary majority, comprising the framework's deputies and representatives from the Kurdish blocs and (Sunni) blocs, who share their acceptance and adoption of the political consensus approach, which is diluted expression "quota".  

  

He added that "the outcome of the situation arising from the resignation of the Sadrist deputies and the withdrawal of the current from the political process, as was announced, is the monopoly of the forces and parties of the quota system in the legislative authority, except for a limited number of independent representatives and some deputies from emerging parties who are exposed to the quota approach."  

  

And my understanding that "any new government that emerges from this formation must be formed according to the logic and approach of quotas like its predecessors that led the country to its current acute crises, and thus necessarily and structurally suffer from the same elements of inability to address the country's basic problems such as corruption, confining arms to the state, mismanagement and providing services the lack of a comprehensive vision.   

  

While he pointed out that “the promises made to form a service government presupposes and requires a resolute fight against corruption and its systems and ensuring the rule of law by exposing the killers of demonstrators and retribution from them, opening major corruption files, implementing state-building reform programs, restoring state control over border crossings and ensuring their good management away from regimes.” Corruption, but the implementation of these tasks is not possible by quota governments, as revealed by the experience of four previous electoral cycles, due to the involvement of all its forces in corruption files and in encroachment on public ownership and the sharing of the highest state positions and its financial resources.   

  

He also stated that "in the new scene, the process of opposing the quota approach and its basic forces have all become outside the legislative and executive frameworks of the state, meaning that its arena has become necessarily taking the form and methods of movement and popular opposition."   

  

The Secretary of the Leadership Council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Farid Assard, earlier highlighted the situation of the parliament after the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies.  

  

Assard said in an analysis published by the “Al-Marsad” website, followed by “Nass”, (June 19, 2022), that “although he had previously indicated on several occasions that he might withdraw from the House of Representatives, these hints were not taken seriously, But it is now clear that he was not joking and that he was serious about what he was saying and was not intending to use that threat as a pressure card.    

  

He said, "Before we go into talking about the step that al-Sadr took, there are three points that it is necessary to know. The first is that the resignation of deputies from the House of Representatives does not require a majority vote, and it is originally not submitted to the parliament, but rather to its presidency, and it is not right The presidency of the council stops or rejects the resignation, and the second: is that the election law regulates the process of replacing members of the council in a way in which the candidate with fewer votes replaces the resigning member, and the third: is that the resignation is final, which means that the member, as soon as he submits his resignation to the presidency of the council is considered resigned He will no longer be able to return to the council."    

  

And he indicated that "therefore, these resignations will not disrupt the work of the parliament, but will certainly lead to a complete change in the composition of the parliament, because those who will replace the independent members will be Sadr's competitors, specifically they will be either from the coordinating framework or from the independents." .    

  

He added, "It is obvious that this result will lead to a dramatic change within the parliament, in which the framework, alone or with some of its supporters, will be able to form the largest bloc first, and then form the new government later."    

  

He continued, "Al-Sadr was able from the beginning to maintain his superiority, avoid this option and accept what is less than his ambitions, monopolizing the first place in the political process for himself, but it seems that the way Al-Sadr thinks is complex and leaves only a small margin for bargaining, and in this he proves He does not care about positions and finds himself able to make any decision, no matter how difficult it is.    

  

And the General Secretariat of the House of Representatives, earlier, issued a parliamentary order to terminate the membership of the Sadrist movement’s 73 deputies, so that the Sadrist bloc’s replacements would be among the top losers in the various lists, provided that a session is set for their swearing in.  

  

Below are examples of parliamentary orders signed by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi:    

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

The former Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, legal expert Jamal Al-Asadi, commented earlier, about the possibility of the replacement of the "Sadrists" deputies in the first upcoming sessions of the House of Representatives.  

  

Al-Asadi said in a blog post seen by "Nass" (June 19, 2022), that "after the issuance of the parliamentary order accepting the resignations of the members of the House of Representatives of the Sadrist bloc, their resignations became legally official and cannot be reversed."        

  

He added, "Alternative members of the House of Representatives remain awaiting the convening of the regular or emergency parliamentary session that could be held before Eid al-Adha."        

  

Earlier, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi signed the mass resignations of the Sadrist bloc.  

  

The head of the bloc, Hassan al-Adhari, submitted a request for a collective resignation to his bloc, in response to the call of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.                      

  

According to a video obtained by "Nass" (June 12, 2022), Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi is seen signing the resignations of the Sadrist bloc in the presence of the bloc's leader, Hassan al-Adhari.           

  

  

  

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, directed the resignations of members of the Sadrist bloc to Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi.  

  

Al-Sadr said in a statement, "The head of the Sadrist bloc, Hassan al-Adhari, must submit the resignations of the sisters and brothers in the Sadrist bloc to the Speaker of Parliament."                        

  

And he indicated that "this step is considered a sacrifice on my part for the sake of the people and the country to rid them of their unknown fate." He also extended his thanks to "Jaafar al-Sadr, who was our candidate for prime minister."                        

  

  

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"Abu Mazen" announces his position on the news of Hadi al-Amiri's nomination to head the government

2022.06.21 - 16:43

 

Baghdad - people      

The head of the Jamahiriya Party, MP Ahmed al-Jubouri "Abu Mazen", commented on the issue of Hadi al-Amiri's nomination for prime minister on Tuesday.  

  

Al-Jubouri said in a blog post, which was followed by “Nass” (June 21, 2022), that “the nomination of Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri for prime minister is a correct choice. We tried him with the nation’s patriotism against terrorism, and we knew him faithful to his political and social pledges, and he was able to take the decision at the right time, so he will be qualified To control arms in the hands of the state and to enhance the stability of our regions, which he knows more than others,” stressing, “Our decision will be Iraqi.”

  

 

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Shaswar Abdul Wahed presents two options: the return of al-Sadr or the dissolution of parliament

2022.06.21 - 21:04

 

Baghdad - people   

On Tuesday, the head of the "New Generation" movement, Shaswar Abdul Wahed, presented two options after the leader of the Sadrist movement withdrew from the political process in Iraq.  

  

 

  

Abdul Wahed said in a tweet on "Twitter" followed by "Nass" (June 21, 2022), "Any political process in Iraq without Mr. Al-Sadr will not be integrated, and his absence will affect it significantly."  

  

He added, "Therefore, we believe that the best way is to call on Mr. Al-Sadr to reverse the decision to withdraw, and to return his bloc's deputies to the House of Representatives, or to go towards dissolving the parliament and calling for new elections."  

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Al-Fateh is the main beneficiary

The most prominent blocs whose seats rose after the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement

2022.06.22 - 10:35

 

Baghdad - people   

With the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement’s 73 deputies from the Iraqi parliament, some electoral calculations have changed, especially since the law stipulates that upon the resignation of a deputy, the resigned deputy with the second largest number of votes in his constituency takes over.  

  

  

  

Under this law, the Kluwada Center for Studies and Measurement of Iraqi Public Opinion conducted a census showing the change in Shiite seats in the House of Representatives, after the withdrawal of the 73rd Sadr bloc deputies in mid-June, while 3 seats from al-Sadr's bloc went to Sunni candidates.  

  

"Al-Fateh Alliance" is the biggest winner  

The data of the "Kalwadha" Center showed that 12 of the vacant seats went to candidates from the "Al-Fateh" coalition, which represents the "Popular Mobilization", and includes factions allied with Iran.  

  

With this increase, the number of deputies for the coalition led by Hadi al-Amiri rose to 31, according to the center, to remedy the significant decline it achieved in the recent legislative elections, after it was the second force (48 deputies) in the 2018 parliament.  

  

On the other hand, the independents won 11 of the total vacant seats, bringing the number of deputies to 34.  

  

  

The "Extension" movement, which it says is emanating from the protest movement that erupted in October 2019, headed by Alaa Al-Rikabi, came third in the list of winners from the resignation of the Sadrist bloc, by gaining 7 additional seats, raising the number of its representatives in Parliament to 16.  

  

In turn, the "National State Forces" coalition, which includes the "Victory" coalition headed by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, in addition to the "Hikma Movement" headed by the cleric Ammar al-Hakim, won 7 additional seats, bringing the number of members of the bloc in Parliament to 11.  

  

5 seats for the "State of Law" coalition  

For his part, the "State of Law" coalition led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won 5 seats out of the total vacant seats, bringing the total of its bloc members in Parliament to 38 deputies.  

  

The same number of vacant seats (5) went to the "Huqooq Movement", a new political group close to "Kataeb Hezbollah", one of the factions of the Iraqi "Popular Mobilization", and led by Hussein Mu'nis, bringing the number of its representatives in Parliament to 6.  

  

The rest of the seats were distributed among the "National Contract" coalition led by the head of the "Popular Mobilization Committee" Faleh al-Fayyadh (4 additional seats, for a total of 5), and the "Designation" coalition, a political bloc in Basra province in southern Iraq headed by Amer al-Fayez, with 3 additional seats, bringing the total to 5. Total 7) and the National Approach, which was the former “Virtue” party and affiliated with the cleric Muhammad al-Yaqoubi (3 seats, for a total of 4).  

  

Two of the total vacant seats went to the "Iraqi Loyalty Movement" led by the former governor of Najaf, Adnan Al-Zarfi, and the "Qadoon" party, which are two parties that did not win any seat in Parliament during the recent elections, and also won the "Euphrates Movement" led by former Minister of Labor Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani won two seats, raising the balance of his deputies to 3 seats in Parliament.  

  

The "Canon Sunrise", which is a new political movement, won the "Independent People of Wasit Gathering", a new political grouping in Wasit Governorate in southern Iraq, and the "Civil Party", which includes three civil parties, most notably the Iraqi Communist Party, and the "Iraq National Movement". (New), "The Al-Nour Movement - Intifada and Change" and "Al-Faw Gathering Zakho", a political alliance led by former Minister of Transport Amer Abdul-Jabbar and active in Basra Governorate in southern Iraq, and "The Conservatives" (new), for an additional seat for each party.  

  

political blockage  

Iraq has been experiencing a political impasse since the legislative elections, which took place last October, in which the Sadrist movement won the largest bloc of votes (73 deputies), as the elections did not result in the formation of a government or the election of a president of the republic, amid Muqtada al-Sadr's insistence on forming a national majority government, while The "Coordination Framework", which numbered 83 deputies, demanded the formation of a consensus government that includes all Shiite parties. Deputies of the Sadrist bloc submitted their resignations to Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, at the request of Muqtada al-Sadr.  

  

  

"the East"  

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He denied the existence of an Iranian threat regarding his withdrawal

Al-Sadr breaks the silence: 'Iran's arms' are practicing political violations

2022.06.22 - 14:05

 

  

Baghdad - people   

Today, Wednesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, denied the existence of an Iranian threat regarding his withdrawal from the political process.   

  

  

There were press reports, which talked about threats that Al-Sadr received from Iran to force him to withdraw from the political process.   

But al-Sadr said in a statement that "the Islamic Republic of Iran, this time, did not exert any pressure on any Shiite party." He added that those who are called "arms of Iran" are practicing political violations against the Iraqi judiciary.   

  

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Al-Sadr comments on the Iranian "threat" and accuses Tehran's arms of practicing "violations" against the Iraqi judiciary

 

Al Hurra - Washington

June 22 2022

 

 

Deputies of the Sadrist bloc had submitted their resignations from the Iraqi parliament on the 12th of this month

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, denied, on Wednesday, that his withdrawal from the political process in Iraq was the result of an "Iranian threat," at the same time accusing Tehran's "arms" of practicing "political violations" against the judiciary in the country.

Al-Sadr said in a statement that Iran "this time did not exert any pressure on any Shiite party, and what is rumored that the reason for our withdrawal was an Iranian threat is a lie and untrue."

Al-Sadr added that "there is what some might call Iran's arms that practice political violations against the Iraqi judiciary and are trying to turn them in their favour."

Al-Sadr added that these forces, which he did not explicitly name, are "trying to exert pressure against other political blocs, whether independents or non-Shiite blocs" with the approaching date of an emergency session of Parliament.

The leader of the Sadrist movement stressed that his withdrawal from the political process came for not "participating in finishing off the rest of Iraq," calling on the political blocs to "take a brave stance in order to reform and save the country and not go along with their sectarian pressures."

On Thursday, the Iraqi parliament is scheduled to hold an extraordinary session at the request of 50 deputies belonging to the coordination framework, in which it is expected that a vote will take place on the replacements of the Sadrist movement, who resigned earlier this month.

Deputies of the Sadrist bloc led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr submitted their resignations from the Iraqi parliament on the 12th of this month, days after al-Sadr threatened to take this step amid an ongoing political crisis since the early legislative elections that took place last October. 

The Iraqi electoral law stipulates that upon the resignation of a deputy, the position of the resigned representative with the second largest number of votes in his constituency shall take over.  

It is expected that the 73 Sadrist seats will be distributed to various political parties, especially the forces of the Coordination Framework, which includes parties loyal to Tehran.

Eight months after the early legislative elections, the main political parties in the country are still unable to agree on the next government, and each of them claims to have a majority in parliament, which includes 329 deputies. 

Al-Sadr announced two months ago that he would turn to the opposition. He called on his political opponents in the coordination framework that includes Shiite blocs, most notably the rule of law led by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and the Al-Fateh bloc representing the pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization factions, to form the government.

The Sadrist movement, which headed the "Save a Homeland" alliance with the Sunni "Taqaddam" bloc led by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, wants to form a majority government, stressing that its bloc is the largest in parliament (155 deputies). 

As for the coordination framework, which says that it has a bloc of about 100 deputies, it is pushing for the formation of a consensual government that includes all Shiite parties, as has been the political tradition in Iraq for years. 

Al Hurra - Washington

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Al-Maliki's coalition reveals the slogan of the new Iraqi government and the date of its formation

 

 2022-06-22 10:17

 

 

Shafaq News/ The State of Law coalition bloc revealed, on Wednesday, that the new government will have another slogan that differs from its predecessor, as well as the date of its formation.

 

The leader of the coalition, MP Muhammad Al-Sayoud, told Shafaq News Agency, "The coordinating framework sent a letter to the political blocs to expedite the formation of the new government, because the current situation in the country is very difficult and dangerous, especially the economic and living situation of the citizen."

 

He added that "it is necessary for everyone to participate in a government under the slogan (national service)," noting that "one of the priorities of the (national service) government is to provide services to the citizen and improve the living situation in the country."

 

Al-Sayud continued, "The real movement to form the government will be after Eid al-Adha," noting that "there is no agreement on naming a specific candidate for prime minister."

 

And earlier today, Wednesday, the coordination framework, which brings together the Shiite political forces, denied the nomination of the head of the "Al-Fateh" coalition, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi Al-Amiri, for the position of prime minister for the next federal government.

 

The leader in the framework, Fadel Mawat, told Shafaq News Agency, "The news that talked about Al-Amiri for the prime ministership during the next stage, is inaccurate and untrue, and the framework so far has not entered into the issue of discussing the names nominated for the position of Prime Minister."

 

The leader of the Sovereignty Alliance, Ahmed al-Jubouri, "Abu Mazen", announced in a tweet he posted on his account on social networking sites "Twitter" yesterday, Tuesday, the nomination of Hadi al-Amiri for prime minister, describing the nomination as a "correct choice."

 

Since the leader of the Sadrist movement announced the resignation of the deputies of his parliamentary bloc of 73 members and his withdrawal from the political process in Iraq, local media began circulating names of personalities as candidates for the coordination framework - al-Sadr's rival - for the position of prime minister.

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Al-Sadr: Our withdrawal from the Iraqi parliament was not under Iranian pressure
Publication date: 06.22.2222 | 13:32 GMT |Arab world news

The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the withdrawal of his party (the Sadrist bloc) from the parliament was not under pressure from Iran, according to rumors.

He said in a press statement that "this time, Iran did not exert any pressure on any Shiite party, and what is rumored that the reason for the withdrawal was an Iranian threat is a lie, and it is not true, but there is what some might call (Iran's arms) practicing political violations against the judiciary. Iraq, and is trying to turn it in its favour.

He added: "There is pressure also being exerted on non-Shiite political blocs and on independent representatives before the parliament session scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday."

In his statement, al-Sadr called on the political blocs to "take a brave stance in order to reform and save the country and not to go along with sectarian pressures, as it is like a bubble that will quickly disappear."

Source: RT

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Well for whatever the reason you're a quitter and you betrayed the people of Iraq.

What's your endgame junior???

You handed over Iraq to Maliki. Smooth move Ex-Lax.

Okay, just my opinion so prove me wrong and I'll happily apologize to everyone in DV for being so wrong and a knucklehead !

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The dagger sends a message to Al-Sadr: Thank you for the sacrifice for the sake of the homeland.. We will stick to the covenant

2022.06.23 - 13:21

 

Baghdad - people   

On Thursday, the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, expressed his thanks to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, for his "sacrifice for the sake of the homeland," while stressing that he would stick to the covenant in "real reform."  

  

 

  

  

Al-Khanjar said, in a tweet on "Twitter" followed by "Nas" (June 23, 2022), "All events have proven that the Sovereignty Alliance is a well-established national title that has sought and seeks a just and strong system of governance."  

  

He added, "Thank you to His Eminence Muqtada al-Sadr for his historical stance and sacrifice for the sake of the country, and we will remain on the covenant of real reform that restores Iraq its status and the Iraqis have a decent life they deserve."  

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Al-Asadi announces the agreement of the political blocs to proceed with the formation of the government under Barzani's conditions

 

 2022-06-23 08:07

 

Shafaq News/ Ahmed Al-Asadi, deputy of the Coordination Framework, announced on Thursday the approval of the political blocs to proceed with the formation of the new federal government, according to the principle of "partnership, balance, and consensus", which are the conditions announced by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.

sequel..

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Al-Maliki's coalition intensifies its movement to announce the largest bloc and form the government

 

 2022-06-23 08:38

 

 

Shafaq News/ The State of Law coalition, one of the most important forces of the comprehensive coordinating framework for Shiite forces, confirmed on Thursday that they are in the process of accelerating the procedures for forming the largest bloc after naming the replacements of the Sadrist bloc's representatives who resigned from Parliament.

 

The representative of the coalition, inside Al-Hamidi, told Shafaq News Agency, "The parliament session that was held today in the presence of more than 200 deputies witnessed the constitutional oath of 64 new deputies (the biggest loser from the reserve lists) and the absence of about nine others for unknown reasons."

 

He pointed out that "the coordinating framework will accelerate its movement to hold intensive meetings with all parliamentarians, especially the replacements, most of whom come from the same (Shiite) component to form and announce the largest bloc, in addition to resolving understandings with the rest of the political parties to agree on forming the new government."

 

Al-Hamidi added, "After that, the legislation of laws that affect the citizen will begin, the most important of which is approving the general budget for the current year, in addition to preventing violations and violations here and there, as well as promoting the service reality and other files of common interest."

 

To this, a parliamentary source confirmed, to Shafak News Agency, that "the session to choose an alternative for the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives has not yet been determined, as the alternative has not yet been agreed upon, in addition to the fact that it is necessary to refer to the Sadrist movement in the event that it is agreed to name an alternative, to obtain To bless the Sadrist movement and accept it as an important position in the legislative institution.”

 

Today, Thursday, the Iraqi Council of Representatives held an extraordinary session to swear the constitutional oath of the new replacements for the resigned Sadrist bloc representatives.

 

Earlier in the day, Ahmed Al-Asadi, deputy of the coordination framework, announced the approval of the political blocs to proceed with the formation of the new federal government, according to the principle of "partnership, balance, and consensus", which are the conditions announced by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.

 

Al-Asadi said in a statement to the blocs, read out in the House of Representatives today, that the political blocs agreed to proceed with the formation of a national government in accordance with the principle of balance, consensus and partnership that would achieve the aspirations of the people and respect constitutional principles and work to resolve differences between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, legislating the oil and gas law, returning the liberated and poorest areas, and providing Job opportunities for youth and imposing the prestige of the state on everyone.

 

In his statement, al-Asadi stressed the importance of the current stage and pledged that solutions would be at the level of the challenges, expressing that the forces participating in forming the government bear the responsibility to confront the challenges entrusted to them, in addition to reminding them of their respect for the decision of the Sadrist blocs.

 

On Wednesday, Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani announced that the Kurdistan Region requires its participation in the next federal government to abide by the three principles of "partnership, balance, and consensus" by the Iraqi political parties.