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The Federal Court rules to repeal the Food Security Law sent by the government to Parliament
The Federal Court issued a decision to cancel the Food Security Law , Representative Mustafa Sanad said, via Facebook, that "the Federal Supreme Court today issued a ruling to cancel the Food Security Law sent by the Council of Ministers ".to the Iraqi Council of Representatives ".
And he added, "This came based on the lawsuit of Deputy Basem Khashan.
What will cause the Federal Court's decision to cancel the Food Security Law: Surprising numbers not previously mentioned in the Iraqi economy
Today, Sunday, Representative Haider Tariq Al-Shamkhi revealed shocking numbers caused by the Federal Court's decision to cancel the emergency .food security law for the Iraqi economy
Al-Shamkhi said in a statement received by (Baghdad today), that "the political intersection between the blocs is entering the country with a real economic and ".service crisis, because it is not possible to approve the budget
He added that "hitting the Food Security Law lost the addition of 7000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, and the distribution of 12 meals to the Iraqi individual instead of only 6 meals," noting that "the decision lost the payment of farmers' dues at 800,000 dinars per ton, as well as agricultural support from through the provision .of fertilizers and pesticides
Al-Shamkhi pointed out that "the refusal of the law to allocate sums of money to line the rivers and confront the water scarcity, and sums for the development of the regions were allocated to the central and southern governorates, where the share of Najaf Al-Ashraf is approximately 450 billion, as well as a paragraph that is being ".pressured to add in the law concerning lecturers and graduates
My chest’s deputy commenting on the decision to cancel the Food Security Law: We will not return to the Attar mixture
Member of the Sadrist Parliamentary Bloc Haider Madi Al-Amiri commented on Sunday on the decision to cancel the Food Security Law, stressing, "We will not return to the Attar mixture."
Al-Amiri said in a Facebook post, which was followed by Mawazine News, “A country without a budget, the food security law is intended not to be passed, and a government that lacks powers and the corrupt in high positions will not have the right to change them now, and the country is intended to go to consensus,” but "We will not return to the Attar mixture."
And the Federal Court issued, earlier today, Sunday, a decision to cancel the Food Security Law.
Representative Mustafa Sanad said, via Facebook, which was followed by "Mawazine News", that "the Federal Supreme Court issued today a ruling to cancel the Food Security Law sent by the Council of Ministers to the Iraqi Parliament."
He added, "This came on the basis of the lawsuit of Deputy Basem Khashan."
Al-Maliki: The caretaker government should not violate the law and the constitution and "risk" the food security law
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Today, Saturday, the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, called on the caretaker government not to violate the law and the constitution by resorting to the Food Security Law, describing the matter as "risk".
In response to journalists' questions directed to him through the media window on the website of his media office, Al-Maliki said about the position of the State of Law coalition regarding the Parliament's intention to pass the Food Security Law, and according to a statement by his office, "The world is on the verge of a crisis in basic foodstuffs." Its impact and severity vary from one country to another.
He added that "this comes against the background of the repercussions of the continuation of the Ukrainian-Russian war, and that Iraq is one of the countries affected by this food shortage, due to the decrease in agricultural production, especially grains, including wheat, as well as to the increase in international demand for food commodities and the scarcity of their supply globally, with high prices . " "
He pointed out that "this reality imposes a heavy responsibility on the government and its tireless efforts to provide the necessary funds to meet the need for basic foodstuffs, and to prevent their shortage in the markets."
The head of the State of Law coalition stressed that "this legitimate demand and urgent need should not be a reason for legal and constitutional violations, or the government's actions outside its powers as a management government with specific and financially restricted tasks, and it must rely on government precedents to find a solution."
He explained that "governments in the years when they were unable to present the country's annual budget, or their approval in Parliament was disrupted, were resorting to a clear and sound legal and constitutional solution, using the principle of advances from the Ministry of Finance to cover the expenses of securing basic foodstuffs, regardless of their status and cost, without Being involved in a legal violation, or risking unsecured spending , or spending on resources unrelated to food security.
Al-Kazemi: Repealing the Food Security Law impedes services and electricity
“The law would also support social welfare to protect the poor and needy classes in the face of the global economic crisis
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said today, Sunday, that the Federal Court's decision to cancel the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development would impede services and electric power supplies in the country.
Al-Kazemi added in a statement, "The Iraqi government confirms its full respect for the constitutional texts and timings, binding laws, and fatwas issued by the Federal Supreme Court to interpret these texts."
He added that "the government - as a government conducting daily business - according to the constitution, had previously submitted to the House of Representatives the law (emergency support for food security and development), with urgent motives, to address the economic challenges imposed by the crisis of high global prices in order to achieve food security and provide the food basket. In addition to providing urgent support to the electricity sector before the coming of the summer season to prevent any crisis in energy production, or power outages throughout Iraq.
He pointed out that "the law would also support social welfare to protect the poor and needy classes in the face of the global economic crisis, provide services in cities, provide job opportunities for graduates and the unemployed, as well as provide urgent funds to support the agricultural sector and deal with climate changes."
Al-Kazemi explained that "the failure to achieve all of these necessities is a factor that obstructs the government's role in running the daily affairs that are responsible for providing the requirements of the Iraqi people, protecting the poorest groups, providing services and electricity, and limiting the rise in international prices."
He concluded his statement by saying, "The government calls on everyone to confront the responsibility in order to address the implications of the challenges facing the country in light of the current sensitive circumstances at the internal and global levels."
Al-Kazemi’s advisor to Al-Furat News: The court’s decision prevents sending the budget to Parliament and no appointments without it
Saleh told {Euphrates News}: "There is no alternative for us except by applying the Financial Management Law 1/12 until the legislation of the new budget, which appears to be linked to the formation of a new government, and the current government cannot send the budget even if Parliament requests that because the court's decision has suspended any legislation currently." ".
He pointed out that "the financial expenditures will be the minimum that represents the state of expenditures for the year 2021, without programs, appointments, or projects."
Saleh stressed: "We are not facing a financial crisis and we have financial surpluses, but there is a restriction in the exchange and financial actions."
And between "the financial reserves grow due to the inactive registration, that is, there are no funds and the authority to exchange does not exist."
Today, Sunday, the Federal Supreme Court decided to cancel the draft law on emergency support for food security and development, based on a lawsuit filed by Representative Basem Khashan.
According to documents obtained by {Euphrates News}, the court issued a ruling to cancel the Food Security Law sent by the Council of Ministers to the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi affirmed respect for the interpretation of the Federal Supreme Court regarding the validity of his government and the Food Security Law.
But he pointed out in a statement that "the government - as a daily business government - in accordance with the constitution, had previously submitted to the House of Representatives the law {emergency support for food security and development}, with urgent motives; to address the economic challenges imposed by the crisis of high global prices, in order to achieve food security. And providing the food basket, as well as providing urgent support to the electricity sector before the summer season; to prevent any crisis in energy production, or power outages throughout Iraq.
And he indicated that "the law would also support social welfare to protect the poor and needy classes in the face of the global economic crisis, provide services in cities, provide job opportunities for graduates and the unemployed, as well as provide urgent funds to support the agricultural sector and deal with climatic changes."
Al-Kazemi warned that "the failure to achieve all of these necessities is a factor that obstructs the government's role in running the daily affairs that are responsible for providing the requirements of the Iraqi people, protecting the poorest groups, providing services and electricity, and limiting the rise in global prices."
He called on everyone to "address the responsibility, in order to address the implications of the challenges facing the country under the current sensitive circumstances at the internal and global levels."
New ruling by Iraq's supreme court further shackles government
Iraq's Federal Supreme Court says Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi's caretaker government has no authority to create legislation to present to parliament, or strike agreements that could influence Iraq's future.
Sunday's ruling throws into doubt government efforts to meet urgent needs during a transitional period, including the passing of a law that Mr Al Kadhimi says is vital to stem a rise in food poverty.
Iraq held elections on October 10, the fifth parliamentary vote for a full-term government since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, in response to one of the core demands of a nationwide, pro-reform protest movement that erupted in 2019.
But since then, political rivals have been at loggerheads over the formation of the new government, delaying ratifying the federal budget.
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The delay has caused financial chaos despite record oil revenues, affecting businesses that hoped surging oil income would boost consumer spending and public sector investment.
More importantly, the budget delay is impacting efforts to improve services such as electricity and water provision as Iraq enters another hot summer.
Iraq's fiscal year runs from January 1 to December 31.
In the meantime, the caretaker government's monthly spending is limited to a twelfth of the previous year’s budget amount. Last year's budget was 130 trillion Iraqi dinars ($89.65 billion), with an estimated deficit of 28.7trn dinars.
In order to meet the urgent needs, the government sent to parliament a draft of the Emergency Law for Food Security and Development.
The 25-trillion Iraqi dinar (about $17.25 billion) bill to stem food poverty will not include public hiring but is hoped to mitigate the impact of increasing food prices in the wake of the war in Ukraine, and to keep the government-run food ration programme going.
Iraq is seeing record oil revenues this year with Baghdad earning more than $10 billion per month since March.
In Iraq, legislation is proposed by the Cabinet of an existing government or the president and has to be approved by parliament, according to the constitution. The bills can also be proposed by at least 10 lawmakers or any of the parliamentary committees.
Protests continue as electricity shortages loom
Iraq is also struggling to maintain supply of vital services including electricity. On Friday, Iraq's Ministry of Electricity said it had agreed with Iran to settle a debt owed for gas imports with Iran, which would increase gas exports to Iraq to 50 million cubic metres of gas per day. Iran has struggled to meet its promised export levels, however, due to its own rising spikes in demand in the summer and winter months.
Iraq’s unemployment level has often been high amid decades of conflict and economic sanctions, but youth unemployment soared in the years following the US-led invasion in 2003.
In many areas, more than 30 per cent of young Iraqis lack work, according to the UN International Labour Organisation.
Desperation for work has been a key driver of protests across the country since October 2019, unrest which has seen at least 500 demonstrators killed by security forces. Protests under the government of Prime Minister Al Kadhimi have been met with a less violent response, but demonstrations are still met with tear gas and occasionally live fire.
Protests continued across Iraq on Saturday and Sunday, with thousands of people outside government buildings in Baghdad and Nasiriyah demanding employment.
The teachers of Sulaymani University in the Kurdish region have been protesting long-delayed salaries, amid erratic fund transfers to the semi-autonomous Kurdish region by Baghdad, due to an ongoing dispute over Kurdish oil exports.
Protests outside energy facilities in Iraq are also frequent, especially in oil-rich parts of the country’s south where the oil and gas sector is Iraq's biggest employer.
Successive governments have promised the Ministry of Oil will create tens of thousands of new jobs in impoverished provinces such as Basra.
But due to oil revenue volatility and limits to how many people the sector can meaningfully employ, additional jobs have not been forthcoming.
For these reasons, Iraqi legislation that requires foreign oil companies to employ at least 80 per cent of staff from local communities has made little impact.
The Minister of Finance attacks the decision to cancel the Food Security Law: It is necessary in the absence of the 2022 budget
Today, Sunday, the Iraqi Finance Minister, Ali Allawi, attacked the decision to cancel the Food Security Law, stressing that it is necessary in the absence of the 2022 .budget in Iraq Allawi said in a statement received (Baghdad today) that "the decision issued by the Federal Supreme Court regarding the powers of the current government has important implications for the work of the Ministry of Finance, and the court has, in fact, ruled that the current draft law on emergency financing proposed by the government is outside the powers of this government. And this Of course, it prevents ".this government from proposing any budget law for 2022.
He continued: "The Ministry of Finance initiated the draft emergency law with the full knowledge of the House of Representatives, and the project proposal was keen on investing the gains arising from the rise in oil prices to confront the global rise in the prices of basic commodities that affected the poor in our country and to enhance our ability to face food emergencies in the future, and to cover the cost of Crude oil production by the Ministry of Oil, to repay the Ministry of Electricity’s debt on fuel ”.imports, and to help strengthen the Ministry of Finance’s financial barriers
And he stated that "such a law is necessary in the absence of the 2022 budget due to the multiple funding issues that the government faced. This draft law was in no ".way intended to be a substitute for a full budget He stressed that “the bill proposed by the Ministry of Finance was approved by the Council of Ministers, and submitted to the House of Representatives for consideration, but today the Supreme Court issued its ruling, which made the bill ”.inapplicable
He continued: “The Ministry of Finance fully respects the decisions of the highest court in the country and is working to implement them, but we must make clear that the court’s decision will have an impact on our ability to manage public finances in a way that will mitigate the effects of the global rise in commodity prices and allow the government to meet the demands of the electricity sector With the onset of summer, in addition to the inability to meet the costs of oil extraction by the Ministry of Oil, ”.and to build a reserve stock of grain
In our scattered political environment, where government formation takes months to" complete, it is difficult to see how stripping the caretaker government's powers to manage crises and emergencies would serve the greater national interest," he explained.
From 7 points.. Shafak News publishes the text of the initiative of independent representatives to form a government
This is what is posted in the news:
The "independent" members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives announced a road map to solve the political blockage in the country and form the next government, and it included seven points.
The "independent deputies and emerging movements" presented their initiative through a press conference they held today in the parliament building, attended by Shafak News Agency correspondent, and said that the elections are the basis for the legitimacy of the democratic system and ensuring its stability and through which governments obtain their mandate, and by voting peoples express their will, as millions made Of our honorable people, with their votes, they chose change, and the votes of the electorate exceeded two million votes for the emerging movements
And the independents to form the most numerous mass bloc, adding that based on national and historical responsibility, we are presenting a road map to form a government whose core is independents and those who believe in this map and in accordance with the provisions of Article 76 of the Iraqi constitution
The initiative included the following points:
1. We stress the need to implement the constitutional entitlements in all its stages, including the issue of government formation, which is an internal national affair in which no external party has the right to interfere in any way.
2 . Independent representatives and emerging movements see that the past stages across successive governments have witnessed failures, so we see that the coalition of independent representatives and emerging movements forms a parliamentary bloc that calls on the political blocs concerned to unite with them to form the most numerous bloc in the House of Representatives without prior conditions, and after being assigned by the President of the Republic Elected to nominate a person for the Prime Minister, the bloc of independent representatives and emerging movements nominate independent figures without dictates and pressures from other political blocs, and the supporting bloc enables him to choose the government booth, which is characterized by the highest level of efficiency, experience, integrity and in accordance with the electoral merit and to ensure the representation of minorities as it supports its program The election, which includes conducting political and economic reforms and combating financial and administrative corruption, in order for the Prime Minister to be directly responsible for the performance of his government before the Iraqi people and the Parliament.
3. The person of the Prime Minister shall be independent, impartial, efficient and politically experienced, and shall not bear any suspicion of corruption, and shall not be controversial.
4. Independent representatives and emerging movements stress the need to limit the waste of national wealth and abuse of public money, adopt a fair distribution of wealth to all Iraqis, and emphasize attention to the upcoming government program for the sectors of industry, agriculture, tourism, investment, the water file, the social protection network, and the youth file. Education and youth support.
H. The parliamentary blocs supporting the formation of the government pledge to prepare the causes of the effective opposition and ensure a complete separation between the work of the political majority and the opposition and the “oversight tools in the presidency of parliamentary committees and others by making the amendment to the House of Representatives Law and its formations No. 13 of 2018 and the internal system of the House of Representatives and ensuring the independence of the oversight bodies The independent and enabling it to carry out its constitutional and legal role in monitoring government performance. The opposition nominates its chairs in accordance with the criteria of competence, experience and integrity.
6. The selection of the President of the Republic shall be in accordance with the principles and conditions mentioned in the Iraqi Constitution.
7 Independent representatives and emerging movements stress the need for the narrative program to include ending all armed manifestations and applying the law to everyone.
A body of independent representatives and emerging movements will be formed to negotiate, explain and clarify the initiative of the political blocs from today's date, and we hope that this project will receive understanding and acceptance in order to end the political blockage and set out to form a strong and effective government that receives the necessary support and takes upon itself the building of the state and overcoming the entrenched crises in all sectors to put Effective solutions to solve these crises.
We would also like to point out that a group of emerging and independent movements who actively attended to resolve the political crisis and emerge from the state of obstruction and played a supportive role for the rest of the independent forces and to create common spaces for dialogue among themselves to reach realistic and sober solutions have taken and are still the position of the positive opposition guiding in oversight and legislation, and they will continue In monitoring the implementation of the terms of this initiative, as long as it contributes to resolving the political impasse without taking sides.
These are the images I translated:
Initiative of Independent Representatives and Emerging Movements
Elections are the basis for the legitimacy of a democratic system
To ensure its stability and through it governments obtain their mandate, and by voting peoples express their will, as millions of our honorable people cast their votes and chose change, and the votes of voters exceeded two million votes for emerging and independent movements to form the most numerous mass bloc. believes in this
The map and in accordance with the provisions of Article 76 of the
The Constitution of Iraq We advance the following:
a. We stress the need to implement the constitutional entitlements in all its stages, including the issue of government formation, which is an internal national affair that no external party has the right to interfere in it in any way.
2. Independent representatives and emerging movements believe that the past stages through successive governments have witnessed
Failures, so we see that the coalition of independent representatives and emerging movements form a parliamentary bloc that calls on the political blocs concerned to unite with them.
To form the most numerous bloc in the House of Representatives without prior conditions, and after being assigned by the elected President of the Republic to nominate the person of the Prime Minister, the bloc of independent representatives and emerging movements shall nominate independent figures without dictates and pressures from other political blocs, and the supporting bloc shall enable him to choose the government cabinet that is characterized by With the highest level of efficiency, experience, integrity and in accordance with the electoral merits, ensuring the representation of minorities, and supporting its electoral program, which includes conducting political and economic reforms and combating financial and administrative corruption so that the Prime Minister is directly responsible for the performance of his government before the Iraqi people and Parliament.
the next four
3. The person of the Prime Minister shall be independent, impartial, competent, and politically experienced and shall not have any obligation to do so
Suspicion of corruption and not be controversial.
4. The independent representatives and the emerging movements stress the need to reduce the waste of national wealth and the abuse of public money, to adopt a fair distribution of wealth to all Iraqis, and to emphasize attention to the government program
The next one is for the sectors of industry, agriculture, tourism, investment, the water file, the social protection network, education and youth support.
The parliamentary blocs supporting the formation of the government pledge to prepare the causes of the effective opposition and to ensure complete separation between the work of the political majority and the opposition and to enable it to control tools in the presidency of parliamentary committees and others by making the amendment to the House of Representatives Law and its formations No. From carrying out its constitutional and legal role in monitoring government performance, and the opposition nominates its presidencies in accordance with the criteria of competence, experience and integrity.
1. The selection of the President of the Republic shall be in accordance with the principles and conditions mentioned in the Iraqi Constitution.
V The independent representatives and the emerging movements stress the need for the government program to include ending all armed manifestations and applying the law to everyone.
A body of independent representatives and emerging movements will be formed to negotiate, explain and clarify the initiative to the political blocs from today's date. We hope that this project will be understood and accepted in order to end the political blockage in our country and set out to form a strong and effective government that enjoys the necessary support and takes upon itself the building of the state and overcoming the entrenched crises in the country. All sectors to develop effective solutions to solve these crises.
We would also like to point out that a group of emerging and independent movements who actively attended to resolve the political crisis and emerge from the state of obstruction and played a supportive role for the rest of the independent forces and to create common spaces for dialogue among themselves to reach realistic and sober solutions have taken and are still the position of the positive opposition guiding in oversight and legislation, and they will continue In monitoring the implementation of the terms of this initiative, as long as it contributes to resolving the political impasse without taking sides.
Wow, good luck. (that is how the closing translates hahaha)
After the initiative to end the blockage, the independents form a "negotiating body" with "The Framework and Save a Homeland"
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The "Independent Representatives" announced on Sunday that they had formed a "negotiating body" to start negotiations with the Shiite coordination framework and the tripartite alliance "Save a Homeland".
Independent MP Hussein Arab said in a statement to Shafak News Agency correspondent, on the sidelines of a press conference, to announce the political initiative of the independent representatives to end the political blockage, that "the independent representatives and the emerging blocs will form a negotiating body to go to the political blocs (the Sadrist bloc, the coordination framework, the Alliance of Sovereignty and the Kurdish blocs). ) to explain their initiative.
He explained that "the independents are determined to solve the crisis and to be a tool for the solution and not obstruct the process of forming the government."
Arab added, "Independent MPs and emerging blocs will not be greedy for the position of prime minister, but after the political blockage, we decided to move forward to resolve this blockage."
Regarding the initiative of the independent representatives that they presented today, Arab said that "the initiative is a roadmap for two initiatives of the owners of the largest social component, and we would like to say that we are a compromise between them," adding that "the independents have drawn up a road plan that we hope the concerned parties (the framework and the current) will proceed with. together to solve the crisis.
And earlier today, Sunday, members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives from the "independents" announced a roadmap to solve the political impasse in the country and form the next government, and it included seven points.
The "Independent Representatives and Emerging Movements" presented their initiative through a press conference held at the Parliament building this evening.
Coordination announces support for the initiative of the independents and assigning a neutral candidate to head the Iraqi government
Today, Monday, the coordination framework announced its support for the .initiative of independent representatives and emerging powers
And the framework said in a statement received (Baghdad Today): "We followed up on the outcome of the meeting of independent parliamentarians and the emerging movements that came with contents that are consistent with our attempts to find ".realistic solutions to the political crisis
He added, "We also welcome the practical steps announced by the independent representatives, which come close to the terms of our initiative that we announced on May 3, especially the converging visions in forming the largest bloc and .preserving the right of the majority. political blockage
The framework stressed the continuation of its "approach to dialogue with those who want the best for our people and our country," calling for "direct dialogue so that we ".can proceed together to build the state and provide services And he continued, "At the same time, we call on the political blocs to positively ".interact with what the independents and emerging movements have announced
Al-Sadr threatens to turn into an opposition within a month in Iraq - urgent
Today, Sunday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced the .transformation of the opposition for a month Al-Sadr said in a tweet to him received (Baghdad Today) that "we have an option left that we must try, which is the transition to the national opposition for a period of no ".less than thirty days :Below is the text of the tweet
the image translated:
In the name of God
By the grace of God Almighty, I had the honor of being the largest parliamentary bloc in the history of Iraq. I was honored to have succeeded in forming the largest cross-quota bloc.
I was honored to rely on myself and not be dependent on outside parties. I was honored not to resort to the judiciary in managing the needs and requirements of the people
government formation.
However, due to the increase in the struggle against me from the inside and the outside, and on the idea:
#national_majority_government
We did not succeed in our endeavour, praise be to God, for this is the entitlements of the partisan and independent parliamentary blocs, or of those claiming independence, which did not help us in any way.
But we have one option left to try, which is to switch to
#national opposition
government formation. However, due to the increase in the struggle against me from the inside and the outside, and on the idea:
#national_majority_government
We did not succeed in our endeavour, praise be to God, for that is the entitlement of the partisan and independent parliamentary blocs, or of those who claim independence, which did not help us on that.
But we have one option left to try, which is to switch to
#national opposition
For a period of no less than thirty days.. If the parties and parliamentary blocs, including those whom we had the honor of allying with, succeed in forming a government to alleviate the suffering of the people, then it will be blessed.
Otherwise, we will have another decision to announce at the time. Peace be upon Iraq and its people.
Muqtada al-Sadr
The first comment from the "Coordination Framework" and "Sovereignty" on Al-Sadr's opposition
The State of Law coalition, led by Nuri al-Maliki - one of the main parties in the coordination framework - saw on Sunday that the decision of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to go to the national parliamentary opposition for a month, is a new deadline to be added to the previous (40-day deadline) For the framework and 15 for the independents), at a time when the coalition of sovereignty aligned with al-Sadr saw that the latter’s decision might be considered a liberation of his allies towards the formation of the obstructed government.
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Wael Al-Rikabi, told Shafaq News Agency, "Al-Sadr's going to the parliamentary opposition is a new opportunity or deadline for all forces, including those that were allied with him to form the new government, away from any political intersections."
Al-Rikabi added, "The coordination framework will hold an important meeting tomorrow, to deliberate on the Federal Court's decision and its repercussions, as well as the position of the leader of the Sadrist movement and the opposition's decision, to reach agreements that define the subsequent steps that the framework will adopt in its future movement."
He explained that among the steps "the movement towards the forces allied with al-Sadr (the Sovereignty led by Khamis al-Khanjar, the Democratic Party led by Massoud Barzani) as well as the rest of the other forces, will also be preceded by moving towards al-Sadr and discussing with him about his recent decision and the proposed solutions mechanisms to get out of the political impasse, Especially since the coordinating framework agrees with al-Sadr in forming a national majority government without excluding a political party or blocs.
Al-Rikabi suggested that Al-Sadr’s latest decision came against the background of “the last meeting that brought together the poles (save the homeland), and according to the data there were points of contention between the parties to the coalition, and perhaps Al-Sadr’s decision was an opportunity for them (the sovereignty and the Democrat) to engage in new talks and form alliances from It will speed up the formation of the next government."
The leader of the State of Law coalition concluded by saying that "the coordination framework will begin its discussions with the political forces during the next week to get out of the political blockage."
On the other hand, a source in the Sovereignty Alliance confirmed that "Al-Sadr's decision carries several goals, including liberating his allies from any agreements that prevent them from engaging in new alliances with other powers, as well as revealing the reality of the cohesion of the coalition forces (save the homeland)."
The source told Shafaq News Agency that, in addition to what was mentioned, Al-Sadr wanted to "expose the inability of all forces to come up with effective solutions that end the crisis of forming the government, and thus threw the fireball at the allies' stadium and the coordination framework."
It is noteworthy that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, launched two initiatives to form the federal government, one of which announced its failure, which he granted to the coordination framework at the beginning of last April, and the other he launched to independent representatives on the third of this month, giving them 15 days to carry out the task of forming the government in cooperation with allies. In the tripartite alliance (Save the Homeland) from the Kurds and Sunnis without the Sadrist bloc represented by ministers.
The dispute intensified between the two Shiite poles represented by the Sadrist movement, which won the highest votes in the elections that took place last year, and the coordination framework that includes blocs that expressed their rejection of the election results.
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, insists on forming a majority government that seeks to exclude the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, who served as prime minister for two terms.
On the tenth of last October, Iraq held early legislative elections to get out of a political crisis that swept the country after large demonstrations in the central and southern regions in 2019 in protest against the widespread unemployment in society, the spread of financial and administrative corruption in government departments and institutions, and the deteriorating reality The service and the livelihood, which prompted the former prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, to resign under popular pressure.
As soon as the preliminary results of the elections were announced, the voices of political forces and actors rose in their rejection of losing many seats, accusing them of major fraud in the ballot, which was denied by the executive and judicial authorities, at a time when the United Nations and international organizations praised the integrity of the electoral process.
And he indicated that "this is because of the decisions it contains annually regarding fixing contracts and providing financial liquidity to the governorates, in addition to the financial obligations payable to the Iranian side that were part of the food ".security bill that was canceled
He explained: "We are now faced with two responsibilities, the first of which is the formation of a government with full powers, and secondly, its demand to expedite the sending of the budget, especially after the recent demonstrations of the segment of contracts that were calling for installation or to proceed with providing job ".opportunities
Honest About Canceling Food Security: The Biggest Waste Of Iraq's Money Has Been Thwarted
Today, Sunday, the decision of the Federal Supreme Court regarding the abolition of the Food Security Law was considered a victory for the Iraqi people by preserving their money.
Hashem said in a statement to the "Information" agency, "After the great insistence of the deputies of the coordination framework and some independents, we were able to thwart the largest "squandering" of Iraq's money through laws supported by the beneficiaries of the caretaker government."
It is clear, that "the emergency support bill for food security and development, was intended to legitimize the caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi and give it continuity in light of the delay in forming the new government despite the passage of months since the elections."
Hashem indicated that "no political party has the right to circumvent the Iraqi constitution by passing laws under a caretaker government, stripped of all powers."
Today, Sunday, the Federal Supreme Court decided to cancel the draft law on emergency support for food security and development, based on a lawsuit filed by Representative Basem Khashan.
Oil expert: An international resolution will support Baghdad in controlling the region's oil next July
Al Marsoumi said; For the (Unannounced) program broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel on Sunday evening, that: “The Kurdistan Regional Government’s objection to the interpretation of the Federal Court in the joint management of the oil file, and the region has signed contracts since 2002 for the exploitation of energy fields and some northern oil fields, including in Bay Hassan, which is from The outbreak of the dispute with the center."
He added, "The oil and gas law of the region legislated that oil exports must be delivered to the center, and the decision of the Federal Court regarding the region's oil obligates the Federal Oil Ministry to take measures, including freezing the region's financial balances in international banks."
Al-Marsoumi pointed out, "The decision of the International Commercial Court will issue a ruling next July, and we believe it will be in favor of the center."
He continued, "The decision of the Federal Court to hold matters between Baghdad and Erbil, meaning if the ministry does not take a decision, things will remain unresolved, and I imagine the region technically unable to deliver Baghdad one barrel because of the partnership contracts subject to the management of foreign companies."
Al-Marsoumi went on to say, “The share of the Kurdistan region is less than half, and the share of foreign companies is up to 54%,” adding, “Israel imports from Kurdistan 62,000 barrels of oil per day, according to international reports, directly, and it is a fact.
He stressed that "there is no solution but to have a joint administration of the oil fields in the region, as well as the gas fields. It is shameful for Iraq to import gas and the region to export it."
Al-Marsoumi added, "The gas file is one of the most dangerous energy files, and we fear that the Kurdistan region will enter security, and if gas enters Turkey and compete with Iranian gas in the Turkish market, there will be security risks, and the region must think well about this security and integration with Baghdad, because the issue concerns Iraqi national security before economic security."
And the oil expert concluded, "Baghdad has very effective means of pressure on the region, including in the event of winning a lawsuit to prevent Turkey from using the oil tanker line to Kurdistan by the International Commercial Court in July, then there is no outlet for it to export.
Head of the Sadrist bloc: The interests of the Iraqi people and their livelihoods are in our hands
The Security Council holds its next session on the situation in Iraq
The United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) announced today, Sunday, that the UN Security Council will hold a session next Tuesday regarding the situation in Iraq.
And the mission stated in a statement received / Mawazine News / a copy of it, that "the UN Security Council will hold a session on the situation related to Iraq on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm New York time (10:00 pm Baghdad time)."
And she added, "It is expected that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, will brief the session on developments in Iraq and the United Nations Assistance Mission."
The World Bank launches its grant to support higher education projects in Iraq
On Sunday, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Nabil Kazem Abdel Sahib, announced the launch of a World Bank grant to support higher education projects in Iraq.
In a speech followed by Mawazine News, during the launching ceremony of the project to support education in Iraq in cooperation with the World Bank and in the presence of university presidents and representatives, Abdel-Saheb called for a review of indicators and financial allocations for universities, explaining that the university educational environment is witnessing a remarkable expansion and demand due to the rapid population growth rate. The financial aspect represents a challenge for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and its university institutions, which work on parallel tracks to achieve simultaneous goals based on community service, quality of performance and outputs.
He explained that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research identified, within its strategy extending until 2030, an urgent goal related to the need to create specialized scientific universities that suit the labor market and to benefit from partnership and coordination with international donors.
The Minister of Education renewed the demand to give the education file a top priority in the financing file, pointing out at the same time that public budgets indicated diminishing financial allocations for this file over the past years.
In turn, Andreas Blow, Director of Education Practices at the World Bank in the Middle East and North Africa, said that the World Bank has worked with its partners in the Iraqi government over the past two years to prepare support for higher education, which represents an important sector in Iraq known for its history and educational and scientific status.
He added that the five million dollars granted by the World Bank will contribute to providing training environments in universities and new laboratories and providing society with priority disciplines, especially renewable energies, health, agriculture and electricity, stressing that the World Bank is committed to this support to develop and improve the quality of education.
The participants from the Studies Department, the Ministry of Planning and the World Bank reviewed the importance of the projects that the Ministry of Higher Education agreed with the World Bank to finance, in the areas of renewable energy, food safety, production and rehabilitation of prosthetic limbs, modern communication networks, virtual laboratories, as well as a research center and a comprehensive laboratory for examinations of structures and construction materials and a generation, transmission and distribution laboratory Energy and Technology Lab is open source.
The shocks continue... The drop in dollar prices globally will not !be affected by Iraq because of the white paper
the economic expert Salama Sumaisem clarified, today, Sunday, about the impact of , the depreciation of the global currency exchange rate on the economic situation in .Iraq
Sumaisem said in a statement to (Baghdad Today), that "due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Russia's taking means of pressure on the United States of America by limiting trade transactions between Russia and the rest of the countries in Russian rubles instead of the dollar, this will lead to a decrease in the price of the ".dollar globally
And she added, "Even if there is a significant decrease in the price of the dollar, its price will remain fixed inside Iraq, according to what the Central Bank of Iraq has determined," noting that "it will only affect those who deal in international ".payments
Sumaisem continued, "The issue of restoring the dollar exchange rate is not easy, as it is linked to the issue of the white paper, which was set for five years within ".economic and political measures
Baghdad sends 200 billion dinars to fund the salaries of Kurdistan employees
Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Finance announced the sending of 200 billion dinars to .finance the salaries of Kurdistan employees
An informed source said in an exclusive statement to (Baghdad Today) that "the Federal Ministry of Finance sends an amount of 200 billion dinars and deposits it in the account of the Central Bank of Erbil branch to finance the salaries of the region's ".employees
The Iranian capital proposes to establish an economic company with the Iraqi Karbala
Iranian media announced, on Saturday, a proposal to establish an economic company between the Iranian capital, Tehran, and the Iraqi province of Karbala.
And the media quoted the governor of Tehran, Mohsen Mansouri, as saying that he proposed establishing a joint economic company between Tehran and Karbala in the field of recreational and health tourism and other fields between the two cities.
He referred to the great technical and engineering capabilities that Tehran possesses, adding, "We are ready to cooperate in all engineering and technical fields, and Tehran is a scientific pole in the field of knowledge and technology companies."
And Mansouri indicated that "cooperation in the context of facilitating the visit to the holy shrines is a support for the dissemination of the culture of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon him).
The Arab Parliament and the Arab Administrative Development Organization launch for the first time the Forum for Economic Integration among Arab Countries
The Forum for Promoting Economic Integration among Arab Countries “Intra-trade and the Role of the Public and Private Sector in Achieving this” will be launched under the auspices of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, and organized by the Arab Parliament, during the period from 23 to 25 May in the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt.
The conference will witness opening speeches by the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mr. Adel bin Abdul Rahman Al-Asoumi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, and Dr. Nasser Al-Hatlan Al-Qahtani, Director General of the Arab Organization for Administrative Development.
The conference, which is being held for the first time in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, will have a prominent Arab presence of high-level personalities, including ministers and representatives from Arab countries, including Mrs. Nevin Jameh, Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance from the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Dr. Amal Saleh Saad, Minister of Trade and Supply of the Republic of Egypt. Sudan;
Representatives of the League of Arab States, the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the Federations of Industries, the Arab Chambers of Commerce and a number of Arab businessmen will participate in the forum.
The Forum's vision is in line with the goals pursued by Arab countries in order to achieve economic integration in light of a challenging reality.
It is scheduled to discuss the reality of the Arab Free Trade Zone, Arab experiences in inter-trade and the role of the private sector, facilitating trade exchange based on global trends, Arab experiences and Arab economic integration as a basic entry point for strengthening solidarity between Arab countries and achieving the desired development and prosperity for the peoples of the Arab region.
The forum also discusses developments on the international and regional arenas with regard to the repercussions of the global crisis and its impact on the economic situation in the Arab region.
Iraq owns 8% of the world's oil reserves, about 145 billion barrels
Iraq is conducting continuous oil exploration operations on vast areas of the country, to be invested in developing the oil sector, as part of government plans aimed at increasing the volume of exports in the future, to strengthen the country's economy.
The Iraqi Drilling Company, affiliated to the Ministry of Oil, announced that it had started drilling work for the first well within the project to drill 20 oil wells in
this Nasiriyah oil field. Iraq has oil reserves of about 145 billion barrels, equivalent to 17% of the reserves of the Middle East, and 8% of the global reserves. It is the fifth largest in the world
Within hours... Columns of logistical support for the International Coalition are exposed to three attacks in Iraq
Today, Sunday, a security source said that columns of logistical support were .subjected to three attacks in Iraq
The source said, in an exclusive statement to (Baghdad Today), that "a convoy of logistical support belonging to the International Coalition was targeted on the ".highway near Afak in Diwaniyah Governorate ".
The source added, "This is the third targeting of logistical support columns in Iraq
The budget opens a new door to political conflict... and affirmations of its importance in the current situation
Parliament’s talk about its intention to issue a decision obligating the government to send the 2022 budget bill to the House of Representatives met with varying reactions between supporting this step and rejecting it as a violation of the constitution and the laws in force.
While an economic expert stressed the importance of expediting the legislation of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2022, to address many problems related to the size of the government's financial spending.
Leader of the State of Law Coalition Jassim Muhammed JafarAl-Bayati stressed that the current parliament cannot impose a decision on the current government to send the federal budget.
Al-Bayati said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The current parliament does not have the right to follow up or hold the government formed by the previous parliament to account. The current parliament cannot impose the will and dominance over the budget,” noting that “we are surprised at the government’s insistence not to send the federal budget to Parliament.
Al-Bayati added, "The current parliament is in a state of vacuum that makes it embarrassing in front of the Iraqi street and the voters," noting that "the Council of Ministers must send the budget in full because of its importance, even though the current government is for the conduct of business, especially since the House of Representatives can grant legitimacy. for the budget term and to proceed with the legislative procedures through the first and second readings and then vote on it instead of waiting for the formation of the new government because it will be delayed then and the Iraqi people need it.”
He continued, "If the new government is formed, it is possible for it to make some reforms in the matters it deems necessary for it, and then return it to the House of Representatives to vote on it in a short time, whether as a supplementary budget or completely changing the budget according to the government's vision and government program," stressing that "in general The current parliament cannot impose sending the budget on the current government.”
Safwan QusayHe stressed the importance of expediting the legislation of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2022, to address many problems related to the size of the government's financial spending.
Qusay said in an interview with Alsumaria News, “The lack of a federal budget makes Parliament weak in monitoring the government’s performance. Therefore, there is a need to expedite the legislation of the budget law, especially since the 2021 budget was set with modest goals as a result of the drop in global oil prices, which made the actual volume of spending At that time, it did not exceed 100 trillion, compared to today we are witnessing an increase in prices globally with a high rate of unemployment and poverty, which makes us need to redraw the map of goals and open a window to achieve the goals of the White Paper.
Qusay added, "There is a need for a sovereign investment fund through which public spending can be structured and self-financed projects can be established, and therefore the budget legislation will address these problems, especially since the current spending is suffering from suffocation and the government cannot spend more than 8 trillion and 500 billion dollars per month. In contrast, imports are much more than this amount and may even double."
He pointed out that "the law on emergency support for food security facilitates the government's task almost in some bottlenecks, but it does not address the problem in a general way, and there is nothing wrong with passing it in this circumstance to achieve food security in light of the rise in food prices globally and the need to provide sufficient amounts to cover the items of the ration card and social care. His approval to provide protection for a segment of Iraqis who are at risk of starvation.
And he added, "The other thing that requires speeding up legislation is the food security law and what is related to global energy prices, especially gas, which also rose and it needs to provide sufficient amounts for it, in addition to the health sector," stressing that "the budget legislation means the implementation of the white paper and all other goals. Such as eliminating corruption and governance and linking with the countries of the region, and the youth looking for work is awaiting the approval of the budget to provide job grades for this segment.
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