The Iraqi parliament fails for the second time to elect a president
Baghdad.. Closure of the Green Zone ahead of a session to elect the President of Iraq
A security source revealed to Anadolu Agency that the security forces deployed heavily in the vicinity
of the area, coinciding with the parliament holding a session to elect the president of the republic.
On Saturday, Iraqi security closed the entrances to the Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, and imposed strict measures around it, hours before Parliament held a session dedicated to electing the country's president.
The security-fortified Green Zone houses the government and parliament headquarters and foreign diplomatic missions, including the US embassy.
An officer with the rank of captain in the Baghdad police told Anatolia, preferring not to be named, that "the entrances to the Green Zone were closed to civilian entry, and only official permit holders were allowed to enter."
He added that "the security forces deployed heavily in the vicinity of the Green Zone in anticipation of any emergency," adding that "the measures come in conjunction with the parliament holding a session to elect the president of the republic."
It is scheduled to hold the Iraqi parliament, before noon, Saturday, an official session dedicated to electing the President of the Republic.
The candidates of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Barham Salih, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Riber Ahmed, are competing for the position of President of the Republic, as Saleh enjoys the support of Shiite forces within the "coordinating framework" (close to Iran).
Ahmad received the support of the "Save the Homeland" coalition (175 seats), which is made up of prominent Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish forces, namely the "Sadr bloc", the "Sovereignty" coalition and the "Kurdistan Democratic Party".
Doubts are raised about the holding of the presidential election session, given that it needs to attend at least two-thirds of parliament members (220 deputies out of 329), which is the number needed to give confidence to the president of the country, amid continuing disagreements over the candidates for the position of president and prime minister.
It was customary for Sunnis to head the parliament, Kurds to head the republic, and Shiites to head the government, according to a constitutional custom followed since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003.
The election of a new president for the country is an indispensable step to move forward in forming the next government.
The House of Representatives raises its session to Monday and sets next Wednesday to elect the president
The Iraqi parliament adjourned on Saturday its session to next Monday.
A brief statement by the Parliament's media department stated that the Speaker of the House of Representatives adjourned the session to elect the President of the Republic next Wednesday, while a regular session will be held on Monday.
On Saturday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi opened a regular session of the House of Representatives, attended by 202 deputies, in a session that was scheduled to choose the President of the Republic.
Find out the full details of today's parliament session
Today, Saturday, the House of Representatives, headed by Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Al-Halbousi, held its fourth session of the fifth electoral cycle for the first legislative year of its first term, in the presence of 202 deputies .
At the beginning of the session, Mr. Al-Halbousi explained that the paragraph of electing the president of the republic requires a quorum of two-thirds of the council’s members, as approved by the Federal Court and stipulated by the constitution in this regard, indicating that the failure to achieve the required quorum requires us to continue holding sessions until the quorum for electing the president is achieved .
In another matter, the Council voted to add the first reading of the draft law on emergency support for food security and development as a new paragraph on the agenda of the session, in addition to the Council’s vote on the membership of 12 deputies in the Parliamentary Finance Committee to proceed with the procedures of a number of legislations .
The Council completed the first reading of the draft law on emergency support for food security and development and referred by the government in order to achieve food security, reduce poverty, achieve financial stability in light of urgent global developments, continue to provide services to citizens, raise the standard of living, create job opportunities, and maximize the use of Iraqis from state resources and resume work on suspended projects. And the delay and the progress of new projects of importance .
The Speaker directed the completion of the nomination of members of the Finance Committee and the second reading of the draft law on emergency support for food security in a session next Monday, as well as announcing the appointment of a session next Wednesday to elect the President of the Republic .
Then it was decided to adjourn the session to next Monday .
Al-Maliki declares "victory" and Al-Amiri urges to manage the country with understanding
The leader of the State of Law coalition, one of the most prominent forces of the coordination framework, Nuri al-Maliki, described on Saturday, breaking the quorum for the parliament session dedicated to electing the president of the republic as a "victory" for the guarantor third, stressing at the same time that there is no intention to exclude any party, while calling for The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, to return to "consensus" away from breaking wills.
"What happened today in Parliament is a victory for the guarantor third," Al-Maliki said during a press conference attended by Shafak News Agency, which was held this afternoon at his home, after a meeting of the leaders of the coordination framework.
He added, "We do not want the exclusion of any party and we do not accept any component being pushed towards the opposition. We want to form a government that will carry out its duties, and this does not happen in an atmosphere of rivalries."
For his part, the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, said during the conference, "The guarantor third has been achieved, and we call on everyone to return and compromise away from breaking wills and the absence of the other."
"We must all return to understanding about the management of the country in the coming period," he added.
In turn, the leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais al-Khazali, described what happened today as "historic and detailed in redirecting the political process to its correct path, and the framework is on the path of dialogue and understanding and does not accept breaking wills." "One third of the guarantor stands behind him, two thirds of the people," he added.
Today, the Iraqi parliament held its session dedicated to electing the president of the republic, headed by Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, and the presence of deputies of the "Save the Nation" coalition, which includes the Sadrist bloc, the Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and the number of deputies present reached 202, while the session was boycotted by the coordination framework that includes Shiite forces. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and a number of independent representatives, which broke the quorum.
The session of electing the President of the Republic requires two-thirds of the number of parliament members, ie (220 out of 329 deputies), as the Federal Court for electing the President of the Republic stipulated that the Council of Representatives achieve the attendance of 220 deputies in the session out of the total number of members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives of 329 seats.
As a result, on Saturday, the session turned into a regular session, before the Presidency of the Council adjourned it to next Monday, and also set a session for next Wednesday to elect the President of the Republic.
Al-Maliki: We Do Not Accept Pushing Any Iraqi Component Towards The Opposition, And We Call For A Comprehensive Dialogue To End The Crisis
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, called, on Saturday, for a comprehensive political dialogue to overcome the political crisis.
Al-Maliki said in a statement to the media, which was followed by / the information /, that "the postponement of the election of the President of the Republic is a victory for the third guarantor of the political process and the rights of the southern and central governorates."
He added, "The coordinating framework forces will not accept pushing any component of the Iraqi people towards the opposition," calling for "correcting the political process and conducting a comprehensive political dialogue to address the political crisis."
Earlier today, the House of Representatives postponed the election of the President of the Republic until next Wednesday, after the forces of the Triple Alliance failed to achieve the quorum necessary to vote on the presidential candidate.
The first comment from the Sadrist bloc in the wake of the postponement of the presidential election session
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Legal experts to Obelisk: The inability to choose the president until April 6 pushes for early elections
He told the legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi that in the event that the date of April 6 is exceeded only, without the election of the President of the Republic, the political process will be in clear violation of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, which authorized the opening of the nomination door for one time, and we will be facing .an irresolvable failure And he continued in an interview with Al-Masala, Saturday, March 26, 2022 that in this case, Parliament is dissolved at the request of one-third of the members and the approval of the absolute majority of the number of members in accordance with Article 64 of the Constitution or a referendum of the Federal Supreme Court if this is done to find out .the constitutional outlet
Al-Tamimi explained that, according to the Federal Court’s decision to open the door for nomination for the position of President of the Republic for one time only No. 24 of 2022.. He has a period of 30 days for the Presidency of Parliament in accordance with Article 72 II of the Iraqi Constitution from March 6 to April 6, during which the President .. of the Republic is elected in a binding manner
And he continued: After setting the date of March 26 to hold the session, in the event that the new President of the Republic is not chosen, the Parliament presidency can postpone it until April 6 only. For dissolution, Parliament may be dissolved at the request of one-third of the members and the approval of the absolute majority of the number of members in accordance with Article 64 of the Constitution, or a referendum of the Federal Supreme Court if this is .done to find out the constitutional outlet
He continued, "Maybe - if this happens - we will be facing new early elections, and the current government will ".continue to conduct daily affairs in accordance with the same article above
Al-Tamimi added: In the event that voting begins to choose the new President of the Republic, who stipulated the Federal Court’s decision to open the session with a two-thirds majority of the total number of Parliament, that means 220 deputies, and that they were present at the start of voting, according to the Federal Court’s decision to open the nomination door with this percentage in the first round. Which of the candidates on this percentage will be in front of a second round in which the competition is limited to the first and second highest winners, and either of them gets the .majority of votes
He explained: This means that if the first gets 50 votes and the second gets 30, the owner of the 50 votes will be the President of the Republic, who will be president and take the constitutional oath before Parliament and in the presence .of the President of the Federal Court in accordance with Article 70 of the Constitution and Law 8 of 2012
Al-Tamimi went on to say: The election is by direct secret ballot by placing the papers in the box at
He concluded by saying: After that, the President of the Republic assigns the candidate of the most numerous .parliamentary bloc within 15 days of taking the oath, which has not yet been determined
Deputy: carrot and stick are used against independent representatives to attend tomorrow's session
Representative Ahmed Rahim confirmed, today, Friday, that financial temptations and positions were offered to independent deputies in return .for attending the session to choose the president of the republic
Rahim said in a statement to (Baghdad Today), that "material temptations and positions were presented to entice independent deputies for the purpose of attending ".the session to choose the president of the republic
He added that "the method of carrot and stick was used to ensure the completion of ".a quorum for the next session
And he indicated that "the acquiescence of some deputies to these pressures offends the sanctity of parliamentary work, as it represents the will of the people and ".represents the highest legislative authority in the country
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