MPs walk out of parliament session after abandoning budget law

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MPs walk out of parliament session after abandoning budget law

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2025-02-02 06:18

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Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Council of Representatives held its fourth session of the first legislative term of the fourth legislative year on Sunday, headed by the First Deputy Speaker of the Council, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, with the attendance of 176 representatives, and the boycott of about 50 representatives.

A parliamentary source told Shafaq News Agency, "The representatives of the Central and Southern Front boycotted the session in protest against the amendment of the budget law. The number of representatives of the Front is about 50 representatives, most of whom are independents."

The representative of the Central and Southern Front, Raed Al-Maliki, said during a press conference held in the parliament building with the participation of the representatives and attended by a Shafaq News Agency correspondent, "We are a group of representatives from the central and southern governorates who boycotted the parliament session on Sunday, especially the paragraph on amending the budget law."

Al-Maliki added, "We requested that there be a joint administration with the regional government, and that companies be obligated to review contracts, and that other articles be reviewed, including Article 14 of the budget law, in addition to other articles and the deficit in the budget law."

He stressed, "Our demands relate to implementing the rights of the central and southern governorates and financing the government contracting expenses of companies contracting with local governments."

Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, who is currently visiting the Iranian capital Tehran, announced before his departure that Parliament will approve today, Sunday, amending the general budget in accordance with the text sent by the Council of Ministers.

Earlier today, the Coordination Framework, which brings together Shiite political forces, revealed the existence of a political agreement to pass the amendment to the budget law during the session of the Iraqi parliament scheduled to be held today.

The representative of the framework, Mohammed Radhi, told Shafaq News Agency, "There is a political agreement to pass the amendment to the budget law during today's session, as the text of the amendment was mentioned by the Iraqi government. There is a political and parliamentary will and desire to support the government's steps to resolve the differences with the region."

Radi added, "The agreement to pass the amendment to the budget law came in order to push the government to expedite sending the 2025 budget schedules, as no one wants to disrupt this budget, to prevent obstructing the construction and reconstruction process, and launching many strategic and important projects during this year."

The Finance Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives announced yesterday, Saturday, that the Council of Representatives will vote in today’s session, Sunday, on the government’s proposal to amend Article 12 of the General Budget Law.

The draft amendment to Article 12 of the Budget Law includes two paragraphs, the first of which relates to the costs of producing and transporting the Kurdistan Region’s oil after determining the actual estimated costs through the advisory body.”

As for the second paragraph, it stipulates that if the federal and regional governments do not agree on the costs of production and transportation, the Ministry of Oil shall choose a party to determine those costs, and as a result the cost of extracting oil from the oil fields in the region shall be calculated.

In June 2023, the Iraqi Parliament voted on the draft general budget law for the fiscal years (2023, 2024, 2025).

https://www.shafaq.com/ar/سیاسة/انسحاب-50-نا-با-من-جلسة-البرلمان-بعد-التخلي-عن-قانون-الموازنة

[kelsguy1113]

This sounds to me like Maliki tried to make a power play and lost. 

[BETTYBOOP]

Knew they would Feck it up!

[Half Crazy Runner]

I think if you walk out you shouldn’t lose your job. 

[JonnyV]

Dissolve Parliament.  They are ineffective.  

[JonnyV]

2 hours ago, kelsguy1113 said:

This sounds to me like Maliki tried to make a power play and lost. 

 

Tried?  He did.   Also, why is the Parliament speaker (Al-Mashhadani) in Tehran, Iran while this is going on?   

[JonnyV]

On another thread it looks like it was passed. Maliki’s people couldn’t stop it.    

[horsesoldier]

16 minutes ago, JonnyV said:

Dissolve Parliament.  They are ineffective.  

Indeed an Epic loss of confidence. Good idea nonetheless but in Iraq...Im reminded of what Pete Townsend stated a very long time ago..." Meet the new boss, same as the old boss "

After Sudani leaves office, his "...hold onto your Dinars they're worth more than dollars" will ring hollow as Iranian influence will continue it's stranglehold on Iraq.

Pleased to be proven wrong. If there were to be the RV it Will only be if Iran deems it to be in there own interest, not Iraqs.

I "roll the bones" ... we're here because we're here...if they'd been wrong we wouldn't be here 20 + years.

 

[Half Crazy Runner]

2 hours ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

I think if you walk out you shouldn’t lose your job. 

*SHOULD* 🤦🏻‍♀️  I guess I didn’t proofread… 

[BETTYBOOP]

If sudani and the cbi don't move soon on the currency they will both be out of a job and we would be better selling. Anybody else in power and the rv will never happen IMHO

[horsesoldier]

1 hour ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

*SHOULD* 🤦🏻‍♀️  I guess I didn’t proofread… 

We've been there done it too... funny thing is we knew what you meant 🤣 

[bkeiller]

"Al-Maliki added, "We requested that there be a joint administration with the regional government"

 

That "joint administration" was likely to guarantee the Iranian's can continue to suck Iraq dry, courtesy of Al-Maliki. They then walked out spitting the pacifier/dummy. Maybe, the shiites and their shii-itey Iranian proxy Maliki will finally be put in a box and sovereignty will push out the theocrats.

 

 This could be a big change in the power dynamics?

 

 

 

 

 

[BETTYBOOP]

I often wish Trump would dispose of Al Malaki permanently. At least then the country and the people might have a chance.

[JonnyV]

He will with his actions with Iran.  Maliki is a traitor.  Hopefully they will prosecute him for his crimes against humanity.  

[screwball]

noting to worry about here!

[JonnyV]

5 hours ago, BETTYBOOP said:

If sudani and the cbi don't move soon on the currency they will both be out of a job and we would be better selling. Anybody else in power and the rv will never happen IMHO

 

I agree but they need to move on this before Maliki or other Iranians in there will sabotage the progress made so far.  

[cutter73]

1 hour ago, JonnyV said:

 

I agree but they need to move on this before Maliki or other Iranians in there will sabotage the progress made so far.  

I agree with you,  keep the momentum going.  Doing let them back in!

[horsesoldier]

7 hours ago, BETTYBOOP said:

If sudani and the cbi don't move soon on the currency they will both be out of a job and we would be better selling. Anybody else in power and the rv will never happen IMHO

Perhaps this is exactly what they want...just a guess

[Hotcurl]

8 hours ago, horsesoldier said:

If there were to be the RV it Will only be if Iran deems it to be in there own interest, not Iraqs.

 

I am in disagreement with this statement ....................

 

As I have stated prior, it is my personal perspective that the current President of the US, D.J. Trump will not let Iran dictate political or financial reality in the Middle East and or Iraq.

 

We all know that the CBI is being run by an Iranian puppet, but we also know or have read that the US Treasury has personal located in the CBI building to oversee daily CBI operations.

 

It sounds like Iran is getting squeezed for cash via renewed sanctions, in addition their military proxies' are getting pummeled on the battlefield. The Iranian military is configured to control the local population and not able to conduct an offensive operation. They may have missiles, rockets and drones, but as recent history shows they are not very effective.

 

Maybe the Iranians force the CBI, via their puppet, to RV the Iraqi currency and thus Iran gets a short-term financial transfusion ?? ...... Additional sanctions and or the freezing of assets should prevent any significant long term Iranian gain. If this comes to fruition, we get the long-awaited RV and move on from this rollercoaster ride to a more sane reality.

Or;

The Iraqi government rids itself of the Iranian influence and moves to a "pro-western" position realizing that a strong Iraqi currency (RV) is in their (and our) best long term interest.

 

Just sayin' and thinkin' out loud ..................

 

[Fimum]

The shoes! Did they throw the shoes?

[screwball]

13 hours ago, JonnyV said:

On another thread it looks like it was passed. Maliki’s people couldn’t stop it.    

its passed people need to realax....too many debbie downies