Independent MPs file lawsuit to challenge voting session on St. Lego

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Report and discuss the draft law on Iraq's accession to the international agreement regarding the establishment of an international fund to compensate for damages

 

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Yota, thank you for posting this video.  It's very interesting, I dont much care how they say that they dont see a rise in the value of the Dinar for many many years to come. 

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The sit-in begins to gather in front of the Iraqi parliament, rejecting "St. Lego", amid a security deployment

2023-03-24 14:30

 

 

Shafaq News/ The sit-down protesters rejecting the amendment of the election law (St. Lego) began to gather in front of the Iraqi Parliament in Al-Alawi district, Baghdad.

 

Shafaq News agency reporter said that about 100 demonstrators from Tishreen began to gather in front of the "Beit Baniya" mosque in Al-Alawi area, for the purpose of a sit-in in front of the Iraqi Parliament, because they rejected the provincial elections law (St. Lego).

 

Our correspondent indicated that protection was provided for the demonstrators, whose numbers began to increase.

 

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The Forces for Democratic Change announce their suppor t for the protests against the election law this evening and warn of violence

2023-03-24 10:26

 

 

Shafaq News / Today, Friday, the Forces for Democratic Change announced their support for the protesters' movement this evening against the election law and the approval of the St. Lego formula. They warned against the use of violence against protesters, describing the forces that passed paragraphs of the law as not caring about the opinion of the national space and the political and popular will.

 

The Forces for Democratic Change said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "We stand with the peaceful protesters and support the movement of March 24 this evening", indicating that "the forces of authority have proceeded to pass the election law, ignoring the political and popular objections to its draft, and the objection of many deputies, in clear violations of the constitution and several articles in the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives.

 

The statement added, "Work is underway to pass the proposed texts after an exciting session and a marathon that lasted for many hours to confirm the dominance of these ruling powers without caring for the opinion of the national sphere and the political and popular will."

 

And the statement continued, "The forces of democratic change affirm their position refusing to pass the law without taking into account the position and observations of the opposition forces, whether they are inside or outside the parliament, and we affirm our stand with the opposition deputies, and with our protesting brothers who seek to express their position refusing to pass the electoral law in its current form." In a move they announced that is taking place today, Friday (March 24, 2023).

 

The Forces for Democratic Change warned against "using violence against peaceful protesters, who are acting according to their constitutional right."

 

The gathering of the forces of democratic change includes the Iraqi Communist Party, the Nazl I Take My Right Movement, the National House Party, the Iraqi Democratic Current, the Democratic Tishreen Movement, the Social Democratic Party, the Iraqi House Movement, and a number of independent personalities and activists.

 

And the Iraqi parliament had set, tomorrow, Saturday, a date for holding a regular session, to resolve the election law, and the agenda for the next Saturday session, scheduled for 8:30 pm, included deciding the vote on the third amendment to the provincial and district elections law.

 

Parliament voted to adopt specific mechanisms for sorting the election results, during its vote on the Third Amendment Law of the House of Representatives, Provincial Councils and District Elections Law No. 12 of 2018, and to hold provincial elections on 11-6-2023.

 

While activists and forces protesting against the current election law called, on the eve of the vote tomorrow, Saturday, for a sit-in in front of the parliament building to prevent voting on the law in its current form, while the most prominent objections of the protesters were that the current law excludes independent and emerging forces, the most prominent of which emerged from the October protests and strengthens The influence of traditional forces in Parliament.

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"Despite the protests"...a parliamentary committee rules out an amendment to the election law and questions the number of objectors

2023-03-25 05:57

 

Shafaq News/ The head of the Parliamentary Regions Committee, Khaled Hassan al-Darraji, ruled out any amendment or change in the provisions of the draft election law, which is to be completed by the Iraqi parliament today, Saturday, despite popular objections, while he questioned the numbers of those who objected to the law because of the timing of its approval at dawn last Monday.

 

Al-Daradji told Shafaq News agency, "The election law being approved was prepared by a political agreement by the forces of the state administration, but everything is possible until the law is fully approved," ruling out at the same time "any fundamental changes in the law despite popular and parliamentary objections." .

 

Hassan added, "The absentees cannot be judged to be opponents or supporters of the law, after the first session to approve the law took place at dawn."

 

Parliament held a session after midnight last Sunday that continued until dawn on Monday 19-20 March 2023, to vote on the controversial election law.

 

Parliament voted to adopt specific mechanisms for sorting the election results, during its vote on the third amendment law to the House of Representatives, provincial and district elections law No. 12 of 2018, and to hold provincial elections on 11-6-2023.

 

And the Iraqi parliament also voted, at dawn on Monday, that the next parliament will consist of (329) seats, which is the same current number.

 

Following the completion of its approval, which is scheduled for today, Saturday, March 25, 2023, the sit-down protesters who reject the amendment of the election law (St. Lego) began to gather in front of the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad, rejecting the law.

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Documents.. An independent parliamentarian presents a proposal for the election law in Iraq

2023-03-25 05:58

 

 

Shafaq News/ Independent MP Basem Khashan announced, on Saturday, the submission of a draft law for elections in Iraq.

 

 

 

Khashan said in a post on social media today that this proposal "for the general election law will lead to the stability of the electoral process, ensure the achievement of change and reform, and avoid us falling into constitutional and legal vacuums."

 

This comes at a time when Parliament voted to adopt specific mechanisms for sorting election results, during its vote on the Third Amendment Law of the House of Representatives, Provincial and District Councils Elections Law No. 12 of 2018, and on holding provincial elections on 11-6-2023.

 

And the Iraqi parliament also voted, at dawn last Monday, that the next parliament will consist of (329) seats, which is the same current number, during the session it held to vote on the controversial election law.

 

 

Shafaq News Agency publishes the text of a copy of Khashan's proposal regarding the election law as follows:

 

 

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Parliamentary representation map for the Faili Kurds.. Parliamentarian: We are looking for at least 5 seats

2023-03-25 08:28

 

 

 

Shafaq News / Member of the Iraqi Parliament, Representative Hussein Mardan revealed, on Saturday, the map of the parliamentary representation of the Faili Kurds, while stressing the need to conduct a general population census, in order to increase this representation.

 

 

 

Mardan, a Kurdish Feili representative, told Shafaq News agency, "There has been no increase in the seats of the components in the election law, the increase requires additional seats for the House of Representatives, and the increase in seats needs a general census of the population, but there is no population census, and this is the reason the main".

 

He explained that "according to the general census of the population, there will be 420 seats," pointing out that "the Federal Court said that the quota seat for the Faili Kurds is a national seat throughout Iraq, and this does not benefit the Faili component."

 

He continued, "If we assume that there will be a national seat, then at least the Faili seats should be 5, as is the case for the Christian component," adding, "The national seat does not serve the Faili Kurds unless it has 5 seats, given that the Kurdish representatives are not present in all Iraqi provinces.

 

Mardan added, "We currently have one seat in Wasit Governorate, but at the level of provincial councils we have two seats, the first in Wasit and the other in the capital, Baghdad," stressing that "all components are currently awaiting the general population census to increase the number of their seats in the House of Representatives."

 

And the Iraqi parliament voted, at dawn on Monday, March 20, that the next parliament will consist of (329) seats, which is the same current number.

 

The deputies voted that the seats be distributed: A- (320) three hundred and twenty seats among the governorates. B: The following components shall be granted a share (quota) of the total number of general seats in the House of Representatives, provided that this does not affect their share in the event of their participation in the general lists. as follows:

 

1: The Christian component (5) five seats distributed to the governorates of Baghdad, Nineveh, Kirkuk, Dohuk and Erbil).

 

2: The Yazidi component (1), one seat in Nineveh Governorate.

 

3: The Sabean-Mandaean component (1), one seat in the Baghdad governorate.

 

4: The network component (1) one seat in Nineveh Governorate.

 

5: Faili Kurds component (1), one seat in Wasit Governorate.

 

A: The governorate for which one of the quota seats has been allocated is a single constituency to represent the allocated quota seat within the seats of the House of Representatives according to its administrative boundaries.

 

Parliament also voted that the candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, with the exception of the quota for the components, the preparatory certificate or higher, for the electoral lists to allocate a percentage not exceeding (20%) of the number of candidates for the segments of society who hold a diploma or preparatory certificate or its equivalent.

 

And he voted that the candidate not be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, including administrative and financial corruption cases stipulated in Articles (330, 333, 334, 335, 336, 338, 339, 340) of the amended Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, by virtue of Judicial pat whether it is covered by pardon or not.

 

The House of Representatives had previously voted to hold provincial elections on 6-11-2023, in the same session it held last Monday, to vote on the law of the third amendment to the House of Representatives, provincial and district elections law No. 12 of 2018.

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Parliamentary confirmation.. St. Lego will pass today inside the parliament dome

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Member of the House of Representatives, Ali Al-Bandawi, confirmed today, Saturday, that Parliament will vote on the (St. Lego) law for provincial elections during today's session, while he indicated that many political forces are in favor of this law.

Al-Bindawi said in an interview with Al-Information Agency, that "the provincial elections law (St. Lego) was voted on during the previous session of the House of Representatives on several paragraphs, and the date for completing the paragraphs and the final vote on the law was postponed this evening."

He added, "Today's session will witness the completion of the rest of the paragraphs, and then voting on it in its entirety, which means resolving the provincial elections file and approving it within its fixed date, which was voted on in the previous session."

And the member of the House of Representatives explained that "most of the political blocs supporting this law will be present and strongly during today's session, in order to complete the course and vote on it inside the dome of Parliament."

And the House of Representatives had voted, earlier, on several paragraphs of the St. Lego law for provincial elections, while today, Saturday, set the date for the full vote on the law.

Today, Saturday, one of the entrances to the Green Zone, in the center of the capital, Baghdad, witnessed a closure by the security forces as a result of demonstrations against the St. Lego Law, which is supported by large political forces and rejected by the emerging powers and considers it an attempt to exclude them from the political process. Ended / 25R

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Parliamentary confirmation.. St. Lego will pass today inside the parliament dome

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Member of the House of Representatives, Ali Al-Bandawi, confirmed today, Saturday, that Parliament will vote on the (St. Lego) law for provincial elections during today's session, while he indicated that many political forces are in favor of this law.

Al-Bindawi said, in a press interview seen by “Takadum”, that “the provincial elections law (St. Lego) was voted on during the previous session of the House of Representatives on several paragraphs, and the date for completing the paragraphs and the final vote on the law was postponed this evening.”

He added, "Today's session will witness the completion of the rest of the paragraphs, and then voting on it in its entirety, which means resolving the provincial elections file and approving it within its fixed date, which was voted on in the previous session."

The member of the House of Representatives explained, “Most of the political blocs supporting this law will be present and strongly during today’s session; In order to complete the course and vote on it inside the parliament dome.

And the House of Representatives had voted, earlier, on several paragraphs of the St. Lego law for provincial elections, while today, Saturday, set the date for the full vote on the law.

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tension and protests

Report: The Iraqi Parliament is facing a difficult test to pass the election law

2023.03.26 - 11:34

 

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A wide spectrum of opponents to amending the election law anticipated the move of the parliamentary forces supporting it, by presenting themselves in front of the gates of the “green” presidential area, and announcing an open-ended sit-in near the parliament building, in an attempt to force it not to complete voting on the remaining items of the scheduled amendment, according to a newspaper report. "The Middle East".  

  

 

  

  

The report, which was followed by "NAS", (March 26, 2023), says, "Parliament voted at dawn last Monday on some of the amendment's provisions, but it postponed voting on the paragraphs of the single constituency and the open list, over which the fundamental dispute revolves between the supporters, most of whom are from the forces of the State Administration Coalition that It includes most of the parliamentary forces, Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni, and among those who reject the amendment are the Sadrists and their allies, the forces of change and democracy, and small and emerging parties.  

  

The report added, "The tension between supporters and opponents of the amendment and the sit-ins prompted the security forces to have a massive presence, closing the doors of the Green Zone, and restricting entry to people who carry entry authorization cards exclusively."  

  

Following is the text of the report:  

It is not clear whether Parliament will succeed in passing the rest of the provisions of the law, given that the balance is largely in favor of the "State Administration" coalition, which dominates Parliament, and which succeeded in the last session in setting next November as the date for local elections. This is another reason for him to complete the rest of the amendment clauses.  

  

Proceeding with the approval of the law was confirmed by the head of the Parliamentary Regions Committee, Khaled al-Darraji, when he said in press statements that “the election law being approved was prepared by a political agreement by the forces of the state administration,” and ruled out “any fundamental changes in the law despite popular and parliamentary objections.”  

  

As for the forces rejecting the amendment, they say that they have many measures to prevent the approval of the amendment, including the failure of more than 70 deputies to attend the voting process to break the quorum of the parliamentary session.  

  

In this regard, independent MP Sajjad Salem says, “The position of the independent representatives is still firm in rejecting the election law, because it violates the aspirations of the Iraqi people, who call for change and reform, and this law will enable the influential forces to increase their dominance over the entire political scene in Iraq.”  

  

Last Thursday, a number of independent deputies filed a complaint before the Federal Court to challenge the legitimacy of the parliament's voting session, at dawn last Monday, on some provisions of the law, considering that it "violated the sessions' regulations and the parliament's internal system."  

  

In the positions rejecting and supporting the protests, the two parliamentary movements, “Imtidad” and “Ishraqa Canon”, declared their support for the sit-ins rejecting the passage of the remaining provisions of the law. “Ishraqa Canon” said in a statement: “On the third night of the blessed month of Ramadan, the voices of the oppressed resound until dawn , refusing to pass the election law as proposed by the parties holding power, your demand is right and your refusal is a project guaranteed by the Iraqi constitution.” The dominant traditional forces insist on re-accreditation in the next elections.  

  

The Forces for Democratic Change also announced their support for the protesters' movement against the election law and the adoption of the "St. Lego" formula, and warned against the use of violence against the protesters.  

  

The Forces for Change consist of the “Iraqi Communist Party, Nazel I Take My Right Movement, the National House Party, the Iraqi Democratic Current, the Democratic Tishreen Movement, the Social Democratic Party, the Iraqi House Movement,” and a number of independent personalities and activists.  

  

And the forces said in a statement: “We stand with the peaceful protesters and support the March 24 movement. The authority forces proceeded to pass the election law, ignoring the political and popular objections to its draft, and the objection of many deputies, in clear violations of the constitution and several articles in the internal system of the House of Representatives.”  

  

She added, "Work is underway to pass the proposed texts after an exciting session and a marathon that lasted for many hours, to confirm the dominance of these ruling powers, without caring for the opinion of the national sphere and the political and popular will."  

  

And the forces’ statement continued, “The forces of democratic change affirm their position refusing to pass the law without taking into account the position and observations of the opposition forces, whether they are inside or outside the parliament, and we affirm our stand with the opposition representatives, and with our protesting brothers who seek to express their position rejecting the passage of the electoral law in its current form.” ».  

  

In turn, former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said, in a tweet, commenting on the demonstrations and sit-ins (Saturday), that "demonstrations are a right guaranteed in the constitution, provided that they are within the framework of peace and during which public and private property are not encroached upon."  

  

He added, "While we support peaceful protests, we call on the government to deal and deal positively with the legitimate and just demands for which the demonstrators came out, and we also renew the demand that the killers of the demonstrators be uncovered and prosecuted."  

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The House of Representatives adjourns its session to 10:30

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Representative of the law for Al Furat News: The legal quorum violated the session

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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The deputy of the State of Law Coalition, Thar Al-Jubouri, revealed that the quorum for the parliament session was disturbed on Saturday evening.

 

Al-Jubouri told Al-Furat News about: "The deputies entered the parliament session hall as scheduled to be held at half past eight in the evening."
Al-Jubouri pointed out, "The legal quorum was not completed, which led to the postponement of the session until the number is complete."
The House of Representatives decided to postpone its session until 10:30 pm today, Saturday.

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The House of Representatives adjourns its session until Sunday at one o'clock in the morning

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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives announced the postponement of its session until Sunday at one o'clock in the morning.

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Sunday meeting agenda

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Before the decision session.. Al-Halbousi meets with the leaders of the parliamentary blocs

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{Politics: Al-Furat News} Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad al-Halbousi, is now holding an encyclopedic meeting with the leaders of the parliamentary blocs to resolve the vote on the provincial elections law.

 

A parliamentary source told Al-Furat News that: "Al-Halbousi has been holding an extensive meeting hours ago with the leaders of the parliamentary blocs to resolve the provisions of the Provincial Councils Elections Law, in the presence of the Parliamentary Legal Committee."
The source pointed out that "the voting session on the law will be held immediately after the expanded meeting ends."
And the House of Representatives announced the postponement of the voting session on the provincial elections law until today, Sunday, at one o’clock in the morning.

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The House of Representatives adjourns its session to 8:30 pm today

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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives decided to postpone its session until 8:30 pm today, Sunday.

 

And the media department of the House of Representatives stated in a statement, which {Euphrates News} received a copy of, that: "The House of Representatives decided to postpone its session until half past eight in the evening of this day."
The Parliament session was scheduled to be held at exactly eight thirty in the evening, Saturday.
The House of Representatives postponed the voting session on the third amendment to the provincial elections law 3 times, as follows:
The House of Representatives postpones its session to 10:30.
The House of Representatives adjourns its session until Sunday, March 26, at one in the morning.
The House of Representatives adjourns its session to 8:30 pm this evening.
Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi held an extensive meeting that lasted for late hours with the leaders of the parliamentary blocs to resolve the vote on the election law without reaching a final solution to hold the session. According to a representative source

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Voting on "Saint Lego"... Warnings of an explosive situation in Iraq

2023-03-25 11:34

 

 

 

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Parliament is preparing in the coming hours to decide the vote on the third amendment to the provincial and district council elections law, and while the security authorities have closed, since Saturday morning, the gates of the Green Zone, which includes Parliament, after demonstrators gathered who refuse to pass the law, observers warn of the reactions of the street Which may explode the situation in Iraq.   

 

 

The Iraqi parliament has set 8:30 pm today, Saturday, as the date for holding its session to resolve the vote on the third amendment to the provincial and district council elections law.

Since last Friday night, the sit-downs rejecting the amendment of the election law (St. Lego) began to gather in front of the Iraqi Parliament in the Alawi district of Baghdad, while the so-called Central Committee for Demonstrations announced a sit-in in front of the House of Representatives to protest against the vote on the election law according to the St. Lego system.

 

A political agreement to pass it

 

The representative of the State of Law Coalition, Aref Al-Hamami, confirms that "the election law is relied upon by many countries of the world and the controversy surrounding it is due to its importance, and this is a natural issue, but the majority supports the passage of this law, as the blocs (the State Coalition) that formed the current government support Passing it, and because the country is a parliamentary democracy, the decisive factor in resolving the debate is the House of Representatives to vote on the law or not. 

 

Al-Hamami indicated, in an interview with Shafaq News agency, that "there are some laws that need political consensus, such as the election law, the general amnesty law, the oil and gas law, and the election law on which representatives of Sunnis, Kurds, and Shiites met, and agreed on the type of law, and then it was sent To Parliament, so this law will pass because there is a political agreement on it.

 

More than 75 independent deputies and emerging blocs oppose the bill because of the adoption of the 1.7 electoral representation formula according to the Saint-Lego system.

What is the position of independent representatives now?

 

Independent MP Basem Khashan explains that “part of the election law was voted on in a previous session, and it was objected to in the Federal Court,” noting that “the prevailing opinion on the law is subjective and not discussed, and now most independent representatives do not have a fixed opinion on it.” This subject".

 

Khashan added to Shafaq News agency, "Therefore, all opportunities to correct the problems in the law were wasted due to the lack of clarity of vision of the independent representatives, and the lack of objectivity of the prevailing opinion in the street."

The Iraqi parliament voted in the dawn session of last Monday on seven paragraphs of the controversial election law, out of 15, and decided to complete them in today's session.

 

For two weeks, the Iraqi parliament has failed to hold any session whose agenda includes passing the third amendment to the Provincial Council Elections Law, in its current form and the St. Lego system, which opponents consider a law tailored to the size of the forces in force in the country, as it restores the single-circuit system.

saint lego "hybrid"

 

Mashreq al-Fariji, Secretary-General of the Nazil Takhq Haqqi movement, says, "The current election law in Parliament is not the original Saint Lego, which is 1.1 percent and can reach 1.2, and in some countries it reaches 1.4. Rather, it is a hybrid Saint Lego invented by the Iraqi parliament. It's called St. Lego."

 

During his speech to Shafaq News agency, Al-Fariji warns that "there is another issue that is bigger than the electoral system, which is the mechanisms of the election law that may allow voter fraud, including trying to rely on the unified card other than the biometric card, and also relying on manual counting and sorting, and thus We lose biometrics and electronic counting and sorting, and this, in addition to outside voting, could lead to massive fraud.”

 

He explains, "The law of multiple constituencies is a law that came out with the will of the masses, and the process of overthrowing it is a process of a coup against the will of the street, so today there are protests to bring the voice to the House of Representatives, and if it does not listen to the voice of the masses, there will be other cases of protest."

 

And "St. Lego" is a mathematical calculation method followed in the distribution of voter votes in countries that operate under the proportional representation system, and it depends on dividing the votes of alliances by the number 1.4 ascending, and in this case, small alliances get a chance to win. However, Iraq previously adopted the electoral divisor of 1.9, which made the fortunes of large political entities escalate at the expense of individual candidates (independent and civilian), as well as emerging and small entities.

 

"Can't be silent"

 

For his part, the demonstrator, Dr. Dergham Majid, confirms that "the demonstrations and sit-ins that started since last night are continuing until now, to reject the St. Lego law that serves the ruling political class," noting that "the last law on which the elections took place, although it does not meet the aspirations of the Iraqi people, is In a way, he removed the corrupt and, in return, brought in new, independent faces who were not accused of corruption.

 

Majed added to Shafaq News agency, "The Iraqi people demand a fair election law, to get rid of the corrupt who insist on approving it to serve their interests and desires and to increase the suffering and destruction of the country and the people, and this cannot be tolerated."

 

And in the event that the law is approved, Majed indicated that "there are other steps other than the sit-in, which are under study, and there are mass crowds that will arrive within hours to the place of the sit-in, and then a statement will be issued by the Coordinating Committee regarding the session and the law to be approved in it." 

    

Serious repercussions

 

In turn, the political researcher, Abd al-Qader al-Nayel, believes that "the process of passing the St. Lego law that the coordination framework wants will have serious repercussions on the Iraqi scene, and these repercussions represent a blatant challenge to the Sadrist movement and to Muqtada al-Sadr in particular, because the latter was raising slogans of reform, and therefore he is now (Sadr). At a crossroads, either he will be present in the process of not approving this law, or the coordination framework will succeed in eliminating al-Sadr once again in the upcoming elections.

 

During his speech to Shafaq News agency, Al-Nayel pointed out that "the main reason behind pushing for the election law legislation is because their future existence depends on it, because it is a return to square one, after they failed in the multiple constituency elections, but they put themselves in front of the people, especially And that there is a large audience, and they are (the revolutionaries of October), who sacrificed a lot of blood to change this law that is unjust to the Iraqi voter.

 

And he affirms that "passing the law is tantamount to an actual challenge and confrontation to the Iraqi people, so there will be a variety of reactions, including the launch of new demonstrations that have already begun, especially Al-Sadr's directive not to travel to his political leaders to address this issue, and therefore we are facing a new phase of the conflict in the event that it is passed." St. Lego's Law this day."

 

At the end of his speech, Al-Nayel expected that "there will be serious repercussions on the Iraqi scene, and the demonstrations will be the backbone of confronting them, and perhaps things will develop towards early elections, and thus the Sudanese government will be at stake through its inability to complete its next deadline through which it seeks to remain for three years." years, and therefore the law will explode the situation in Iraq."

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Independent MPs insist on their rejection of the election law: the political blocs do not intend to amend it

2023-03-25 14:01

 

Shafaq News/ The independent deputies in the Iraqi parliament affirmed, on Saturday, their insistence on their position rejecting the election law in its current form, noting that the large political blocs do not intend to negotiate with them to amend the law.

 

 

 

Independent MP Amir Al-Mamouri told Shafaq News agency, "The independent forces and blocs insist on their position and refuse to vote on the election law, in addition to that there are many deputies within the political blocs who are not convinced of the current version of the election law."

 

"Today we are trying, through legal means and the internal system of the House of Representatives, to prevent political parties from voting on the election law," he added.

Al-Mamouri indicated that "there are no real intentions of the political blocs to negotiate with the independent forces to amend the election law in accordance with the will of the Iraqi people."

 

Al-Mamouri's statement comes in conjunction with a demonstration rejecting the election law in its current form, which started this evening in front of the walls of the Green Zone, not far from the House of Representatives, where a parliamentary session is supposed to be held this evening dedicated to completing the vote on the election law.

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A deputy explains the reasons for the disruption of voting on the general budget law in the House of Representatives

Iraq

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Today, Sunday, the representative of the State of Law coalition, Thaer Makhaif, revealed the reasons for the delay in voting on the general budget law in the House of Representatives, while confirming that the parliament decided to postpone the vote on the budget in order to complete the file of the provincial councils and amend the election law.

"The file of the provincial councils and the amendment of the election law preceded the file of voting on the general budget," Makhaif said in a press interview, noting that "the House of Representatives decided to resolve the file of amending the election law after agreeing on a specific formula from all political forces."

He continued, "There is an importance to the file of approving the law as a result of the presence of directions and opposing opinion from the street calling for its resolution and termination during this period," pointing out that the House of Representatives decided to postpone the vote on the budget law to complete the file of the provincial councils and amend the election law.

Regarding the vote on the general budget law, Makhaif confirms: "The parliamentary committees will work to make the necessary amendments to the budget in order to complete the three readings and pass it as soon as possible."

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House of Representatives votes to amend Articles 2, 6 and 7 of the Electoral Law

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House of Representatives voted to amend Articles 2, 6 and 7 of the Law on the Elections of the House of Representatives and Provincial Councils.

The media department of the House of Representatives said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the House of Representatives voted to amend Article 2 of the law (displaced voter: the Iraqi who was displaced from his place of permanent residence to another place inside Iraq after 9/12/2013 for any reason whatsoever, provided that he is registered with the Ministry of Migration and Displacement)."
She continued, as the House of Representatives voted to amend Article (6) of the Elections Law, which is as follows: First: A:
The Council of Ministers, in coordination with the Commission, must set the date for the elections for the provincial councils this year, provided that it does not exceed 20/12/2023.
B: After the end of the electoral cycle for the provincial councils stipulated in item (first) of this article, the elections shall be held 45 days in advance, and the date of the elections shall be determined by a decision of the House of Representatives in coordination with the Commission before a period of not less than 90 days.
A: Elections for the new sessions of the House of Representatives, provincial councils and districts shall be held 45 days before the date of the end of the previous sessions.

Fourth: Elections for provincial councils that are not organized in a region shall be held in one day throughout the Republic of Iraq.

Fifth: The Council of Ministers, based on the proposal of the Commission, suspends the official working hours for election days.
The House of Representatives also voted to amend Article 7 of the original law to read as follows: First:

A fully qualified Iraqi who completed (30) thirty years of age on the day of voting.

Committee proposal: Item VIII is hereby amended to read as follows: -

Eighth: Submitting a list of the names of no less than 500 (five) hundred non-duplicate voters supporting his candidacy from among the voters registered in the electoral district in which he applies for candidacy on a single list in accordance with instructions issued by the Board of Commissioners.

Second, a- To have a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, except for the quota of components, the certificate is preparatory or higher.

Clause III shall be amended to read as follows: Third
: He must not be convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or cases of administrative and financial corruption stipulated in Articles (330, 333, 334, 335, 338, 336, 340, 339) of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, as amended, by a final court ruling, whether or not
he is covered by pardon
Eighth: Submitting a list of the names of at least 500 (five) hundred non-duplicate voters supporting his candidacy from among the voters registered in the electoral district in which he is applying for candidacy with a list Individually in accordance with instructions issued by the Board of Commissioners.
The House of Representatives also voted to amend the articles of the original law to read as follows: Item I of Article (12)
First:

The valid votes for each list shall be divided on the sequential numbers (1,7, 3, 5, 7, 9..... etc) and the number of seats in the electoral district and the highest outputs are chosen until all seats in the electoral district are exhausted.

Article 14: First: If a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the provincial council loses his seat for any reason, he shall be replaced by the next candidate in the number of votes obtained in his list.

Second: If a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the provincial council loses his seat for any reason and is part of a single list, the seat shall be allocated to another candidate who obtained the highest number of votes, the party or a political organization that obtained the maximum number of votes and did not obtain a seat.

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Baghdad today publishes the text of the new election law voted by the parliament

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Baghdad Today publishes the text of the new election law voted by Parliament » Baghdad Today News Agency

 

   

Baghdad Today - Baghdad

Baghdad today publishes the text of a new election law voted by parliament.

 

Earlier, the House of Representatives voted on the second and sixth articles of the Third Amendment Law to the House of Representatives, Governorate and District Councils Elections Law No. 12 of 2018.

The Council voted to amend Article 2 of the law to be (displaced voter: Iraqi who was displaced from his place of permanent residence to another place inside Iraq after 9/12/2013 for any reason, provided that he is registered with the Ministry of Migration and Displacement).

Parliament also voted to amend article 6 of the law, to read as follows:

First: A: The Council of Ministers, in coordination with the Commission, shall set the date for the elections for the provincial councils this year, provided that it does not exceed the date of 20/12/2023.

B: After the end of the electoral cycle for the provincial councils stipulated in item (first) of this article, the elections shall be held 45 days in advance, and the date of the elections shall be determined by a decision of the Council of Representatives in coordination with the Commission no less than 90 days in advance.

A: Elections for the new sessions of the House of Representatives, provincial councils, and districts shall be held 45 days before the date of the end of the previous sessions.

Fourth: Elections for provincial councils that are not organized in a region shall be held in one day throughout the Republic of Iraq.

Fifth: The Council of Ministers, based on the proposal of the Commission, suspends the official working hours for election days.

The House of Representatives voted to amend article 7 of the original law to read as follows:

First: A fully qualified Iraqi who completed (30) thirty years of age on the day of voting

Committee proposal: Amend item VIII to read as follows:

Eighth: Submitting a list of the names of no less than 500 (five) hundred non-duplicate voters supporting his candidacy from among the voters registered in the electoral district in which he is applying for candidacy on a single list in accordance with instructions issued by the Board of Commissioners.

Second, a- To have a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, except for the quota of components, the certificate is preparatory or higher.

Amend item III to read as follows:

Third: He must not have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or cases of administrative and financial corruption stipulated in Articles (330, 333, 334, 335, 338, 336, 340, 339) of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, as amended, by a final court ruling, whether or not he is covered by pardon.

Eighth: Submitting a list of the names of no less than 500 (five) hundred non-duplicate voters supporting his candidacy from among the voters registered in the electoral district in which he is applying for candidacy on a single list in accordance with instructions issued by the Board of Commissioners.

The Council voted to amend the articles of the original law to read as follows:

First item of Article (12)

First: The correct votes for each list are divided by sequential numbers (1.7, 3, 5, 7, 9..... etc) and the number of seats in the electoral district and the highest outputs are chosen until all seats in the electoral district are exhausted.

Article 14: First: If a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the provincial council loses his seat for any reason, he shall be replaced by the next candidate in the number of votes obtained in his list.

Second: If a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the provincial council loses his seat for any reason and is part of a single list, the seat shall be allocated to another candidate who obtained the highest number of votes, the party or a political organization that obtained the maximum number of votes and did not obtain a seat.

 

The Council also voted on Article 7 (Article 16 of the Act).

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Urgent House of Representatives approves 1.7% electoral denominator in Saint Lego

•  Time : 2023/03/27 00:35:53
•  The House of Representatives votes to amend articles related to electoral seats - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq)

  

{Political: Euphrates News} The House of Representatives approved the adoption of electoral denominator 1.7 in the electoral law {Saint Lego}.

Parliament voted to amend the articles of the original law to read as follows:

First item of Article (12):
First: The correct votes for each list shall be divided according to the sequential numbers (1.7, 3, 5, 7, 9..... etc) and the number of seats in the electoral district and the highest outputs are chosen until all seats in the electoral district are exhausted.

Article 14: First: If a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the provincial council loses his seat for any reason, he shall be replaced by the next candidate in the number of votes obtained in his list.

Second: If a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the provincial council loses his seat for any reason and is part of a single list, the seat shall be allocated to another candidate who obtained the highest number of votes, the party or a political organization that obtained the maximum number of votes and did not obtain a seat.

 

 

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Parliament passes paragraphs related to Kirkuk election law

Parliament passes paragraphs related to Kirkuk election law - Shafaq News

2023-03-26 16:49

Shafaq News / The head of the Turkmen bloc, MP Arshad Al-Salhi, announced the resolution of the Kirkuk file and the passage of paragraphs related to its privacy and obliges the relevant ministries to check the voter register.

 

Al-Salhi said that the vote on the article on the province of Kirkuk in the provincial elections law was by consensus between the Turkmen, Arab and Kurdish leaders, we understood for Kirkuk, and we assumed national responsibility, we made the amendment to the article on the province, with full understanding and cooperation.

 

The correspondent of the Shafaq News Agency in Parliament said that the vote was that the vote of the displaced is 48 hours before the general vote, and with regard to the vote of Iraqis abroad, the biometric card can be used inside Iraq in their constituencies

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The House of Representatives votes on the House of Representatives election law and the provincial and district councils

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Baghdad: morning 

The House of Representatives voted in its 16th session, which was held under the chairmanship of Muhammad al-Halbousi, Speaker of Parliament, at dawn today, Monday, in the presence of 218 deputies, on the Law of the Third Amendment to the House of Representatives, Provincial and District Councils Elections Law No. (12) of 2018. 

 

The amendment of the law aims to implement the decisions of the Federal Court No. (155 / Federal / 2019 and its units 157, 160, 161, 162, 167, 168, 171/2019, 5 / Federal 2021, 159 / Federal / 2021, 43 / Federal 2021, 117 / Federal 2019, 87 and its units 111/202 , 103 / Federal 2021, 144 / Federal 2021) and for the purpose of holding free, fair and fair elections for the House of Representatives and provincial councils that are not organized in a region and upgrading them and the participation of all segments of society and ensuring a fair distribution of seats among the competing lists.