inmemoryofrob Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Iraq’s New 42-seat Cabinet discussed by Parliament Tuesday: December 21, 2010 - 10:36:46 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq’s new 42-seat Cabinet, was presented to the Parliament by Prime Minister Designate, Nouri al-Maliki, for ratification today, after about 9 months of political struggle, considered the longest in the country’s modern history, among leading political blocs that won March 9th nationwide elections. The new government, comprising 42 ministers, state ministers, vice-presidents and deputy-prime ministers, includes 18 cabinet posts for the National Alliance, occupying 159 seats in the 325-seat Parlilament, representing Maliki’s State of Law Coalition, the Sadrist Trend, the Supreme Islamic Council and al-Fadhila (Vertue) Party. The share of al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, occupying 91 parliament seats, will be 11 cabinet seats, whilst the share of North Iraq’s Kurdistan Coalition, led by Iraq’s President and leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan President and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), holding 49 parliament seats, will be 7 cabinet posts, and the remaining cabinet posts will be distributed among the small and independent blocs. President Talabani had officially assigned Prime Minister Maliki on 25/11/2010 to form the new Iraqi government, 14 days after Talabini’s election by the Parliament of a second Presidency session, and the Parliament’s election of al-Iraqiya leader, Usama al-Nujeifi for its Speaker’s post, with the leader of the Sadrist Trend, Qusay al-Suheil for his 1st Deputy and the Kurdistan Coalition’s candidate, Aref Teifor, for the Speaker’s 2nd Deputy’s post. The Iraqi political status, that followed a Marathon discussions among different political blocs had led to the formation of a national-partnership government, comprising the main political forces, that encouraged Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani, to call on the main forces occupying the majority of Parliament seats, to meet in Arbil. The Arbil meeting had succeeded to reach an agreement to distribute the leading State positions and form a new cabinet, led by Nouri al-Maliki and shared by al-Iraqiya Coalition, led by Iyad Allawi, that laid certain conditions to sharre in the new government, forefronted by the formation of the National Council for Strategic Policies (NCSP), enjoying new authorities, led by Allawi, along with an agreement to share power among Masoud Barzani, Iyad Allawi and Nouri al-Maliki, on 10/11/2010. “The candidates’ names are Hoshyar Zebari, Rafia al-Issawi, Ahmad Nasser Dali, Mohammad Tamim, Ezz al-Din al-Dawla, Jassem Mohammad Jaafar, Hassan al-Shemri, Mohammad Allawi, Abdulkarim al-Samerraie, Dindar Najman, Majid Hamid Amin, Abdulkarim al-Laaibi, Ziyad Tareq, Saadon al-Dalimi, Ali al-Adib, Safaa al-Din al-Safi, Gorgis Slewa, Aamer al-Khuzaai, Ali al-Dabbagh, Mohammad al-Shayaa, Ali al-Sajri,” the government’s spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “Salah Muzahem, Hassan al-Sari, Sabah Muzahem and Tourhan Mazhar will be state ministers in the new line up,” he added. The majority of former ministers have been replaced by new personalities in the new cabinet, with the exception of Kurdish Leader, Roz Nouri Shawes, who kept his deputy prime-minister’s post, Kurdish Hoshiar Zibari of the foreign minister’s post, al-Iraqiya’s leader, Tareq al-Hahshimi of the vice-president’s post, whilst Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani, close to Maliki, had been assigned to receive the post of deputy prime-minister for Energy Affairs. Let's hope this gets the ball rolling!!! http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=139943 Here's further confirmation, just need to hold the press conference... Govt. to be announced this afternoon Tuesday, December 21st 2010 8:32 AM Erbil, Dec.21 (AKnews)- A member of the Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) said the new cabinet will be announced Tuesday afternoon. The KBC lawmaker Saeed Rasul Khoshnaw told AKnews the cabinet will be announced at 02:00 local time. Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki is to declare his long-awaited cabinet today, just days before the constitutional deadline for the cabinet formation is about to expire. Iraq has been awaiting the new government for eight months after the March 7 parliamentary elections failed to determine the winner to form a majority government. Maliki’s one-month deadline to pick up the new cabinet ends Sunday, Dec.25. Reported by Mohammed Abdul-Rahman Lh/AKnews http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/204135/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2hike27 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 IMHO, I think a seated govt occurs after there voted on and approved, but its a step in the right direction. I just wish Kuwait would get there act together before they cause more tensions in the gulf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyDinar Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 it all def sounded promising thats for sure! i guess we wont know for sure until 6am eastern, or 2pm bahgdad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCOUTEE Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Thanks for the post !! GO RV !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmayo Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 I dont know if I should go ahead and get ready for work, or get ready to go cash in!! Hope for the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhondaG Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nice post, sure sounds good. Don't quit your jobs yet, let's wait for the RV announcement from CBI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtrFuture4All Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nice post, sure sounds good. Don't quit your jobs yet, let's wait for the RV announcement from CBI! Plus WAIT until you get your money in your bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pops Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Good post and good news ??? Lots of stuff happening fast. That sure beats what the past 6 years has been like. GO RV SOOOON!!!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbrown Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 it all def sounded promising thats for sure! i guess we wont know for sure until 6am eastern, or 2pm bahgdad 4:00 pm est. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyDinar Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 4:00 pm est. where did you get 4 from? article states 2pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqdheadlines Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 It's currently 2:28 pm in the afternoon in Iraq/Baghdad. Hope to hear to new we have all been wating for to happen so RV can take place. RVVVVVVVVVV !!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pureau79 Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 IMHO, I think a seated govt occurs after there voted on and approved, but its a step in the right direction. I just wish Kuwait would get there act together before they cause more tensions in the gulf. Which part of last Friday's meeting between Iraq and Kuwait is causing you tension? By all accounts agreements were reached and all party's are satisfied with the arrangements... Kuwait stated they will not stand in the way of Iraq entering the world community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamBam Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Seated does mean approved and voted on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmemoryofrob Posted December 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 From another post: Iraqi lawmakers have unanimously approved a new government to be headed by Nouri al-Maliki, the incumbent prime minister. Read more: Sounds good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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