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The World Bank calls on Iraq to implement structural reforms:
Possibilities To Postpone Tomorrow's Session Due To Lack Of Quorum
A leader of the State of Law coalition, Jassem Al-Bayati, suggested, on Wednesday, the postponement of the session of taking the constitutional oath tomorrow, Thursday, stressing that the investigation of the session will take place either Saturday or Sunday.
Al-Bayati said in a statement to / the information/, that “the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, and the Legal Committee in the House of Representatives announced that taking the constitutional oath to the replacement deputies of the Sadrist bloc must be by achieving a quorum.” “
He added that "tomorrow's session may not witness the achievement of a quorum due to the announcement of the Kurdistan Democratic bloc's decision to attend the session within 48 hours, and the Sovereignty Alliance, which has not announced the position of its deputies to attend for now, and therefore the quorum will not be completed," noting that "the negotiations regarding resolving the presence of sovereignty and democracy are still ongoing " .
Al-Bayati indicated that “the issue of non-attendance is not related to obtaining privileges, but rather it is internal matters,” stressing that “the realization of the session will take place either Saturday or Sunday.
A new statement from the Minister of Finance regarding the Food Security Law and those covered by its allocations
Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi confirmed today, Wednesday, that the ministry is keen to implement the provisions of the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development, which the House of Representatives voted on recently, including Article (18) first.
Allawi said in a statement received by "Dijla", "The ministry is committed to financing all the assignments mentioned in Table (A) of the law to secure the food and electricity sectors, lecturers, administrators, contracts, procedures, holders of higher degrees and graduates from the first and whose contracts have been nullified by the security and military services."
Allawi added that "the aim of presenting this law is to cover the actual financial needs that contribute to alleviating unemployment, reducing poverty, achieving financial stability in light of urgent global developments, and continuing to provide the best services to citizens and raising the standard of living for them.
Between The Dollar And Gasoline Crises, The Iraqis Are Looking To End The Era Of The “Poverty” Government
The records recorded by the government of the outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi are increasing, most of them bear a negative nature, despite the astronomical sums that that government earns due to the rise in global oil prices compared to all governments that have passed through Iraq since the prehistoric era.
The first months of the era of Mustafa Al-Kazemi witnessed the rise in the price of the dollar and cause a stifling crisis in the prices of basic commodities and building materials and the collapse of the dinar against the dollar amid “resonant” government statements that promised Iraqis rosy dreams and a prosperous economy without any achievement.
According to specialists in the field of economics, “making a simple comparison between the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, which witnessed demonstrations against it due to the high cost of living, then Al-Kazemi hit Abdul-Mahdi’s numbers against the wall, as the price of a liter of cooking oil, flour, medicines and all commodities increased by 120%, while the case of smuggling of gasoline increased. All over the country, what caused the gasoline crisis.”
And regarding the desired economic reform, “Al-Kazemi did not achieve any achievement and did not implement the most important decisions of the Federal Court regarding preventing the sale of Kurdistan’s oil without the approval of Baghdad or a pledge to make a constitutional amendment and achieve the demands of the October demonstrators, but appointed those close to him as advisers,” as observers see.
In great contradiction to the caretaker government, Iraq achieved historical monthly export revenues estimated at 11 billion dollars, and a rise in cash reserves to 70 billion dollars without the presence of any strategic project.
Amidst these data, the World Bank came to “make matters worse” and confirm that the Iraqi economy is sterile and unable to grow under the current government, while noting that population growth and the lack of foodstuffs will increase Iraq’s economic disasters
Talabani talks about government formation negotiations and gives 'advice' to the Kurdish parties
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Qubad Talabani, stressed the need for Kurdish parties to enter into a "common project" in the negotiations to form the Iraqi government.
In a statement to his office, Talabani said, "Nass" received a copy of it (June 21, 2022): "The Kurdish parties must enter into the negotiations to form the Iraqi government together and with a joint project."
In a meeting with the German ambassador to Iraq, Talabani added that "this time the negotiations about forming the next Iraqi government are different, and that obtaining positions and privileges is not a priority, but rather the priority of political, economic and environmental conditions.
The World Bank warns of the “most dangerous crisis” and praises the “white paper”
The World Bank warned, on Tuesday, of the risks of climate impact on the economic reform efforts led by the Iraqi government, in the field of combating desertification and confronting drought.
The Special Representative of the World Bank in Iraq, Ramzi Numan, said in an interview with Al-Hurra channel, followed by "Nass" (June 22, 2022): "Economic reform must coincide and harmonize with looking at the climatic effects in the country."
He explained that "Iraq is an oil country (with distinction) and depends on oil for its economy, while the world began (by placing restrictions on crude oil), and if these restrictions are placed on oil and on oil exports, Iraq must take (reform) steps, otherwise global markets will become closed to Iraqi oil.
He pointed out that "Iraq is on the verge of a crisis that may be the most dangerous, which is the crisis of climatic impacts, and how the Iraqi economy can adapt to these climatic effects according to the development plans set by the government, and how the process of gradual transition towards a clean economy will be, with the financial and economic consequences that it entails and on level of human capital.
He explained that "climate changes affected the quality and quality of available water, which negatively affected agricultural lands, increased desertification rates, and prompted the migration of citizens from the countryside to the city."
He added, "The climate also had an impact on food security in the country, as food and agricultural production declined, which had repercussions now due to the rise in commodity prices at the global level and also because of the Ukraine crisis, which was considered one of the most important sources of food in the world."
Noman says that "the World Bank sees that Iraq is currently going through a period of growth, after reaching 11 percent in 2021, compared to a recession in 2020 due to low oil prices and a decrease in economic activity due to Covid-19," noting "while things are going better with Increasing oil revenues, the structural crises that afflicted the Iraqi economy in the past still exist, and therefore the risks remain for the economy even with the rise in oil revenues.
He stressed the importance of "looking at the reforms at this stage, taking into account the importance of addressing the social crises that may arise as a result of some of these steps, and it is necessary to work on approaching them in a way that prevents the occurrence of the most vulnerable groups by increasing poverty and increasing unemployment."
Noman described the government's current economic plan known as the "white paper" as "it may be one of the most comprehensive approaches at this stage to envision the Iraqi economic future in the medium and long term."
Al-Maliki's coalition regarding the emergency session of the (AP): This is its goal!
The State of Law coalition, led by Nuri al-Maliki, revealed today, Wednesday, the goal of the House of Representatives holding an emergency session tomorrow, Thursday.
The coalition representative, Muhammad al-Sihoud, said in a statement to “Khabar Press” agency (brother): “The extraordinary session is not to discuss laws, but rather a session to replace members of the House of Representatives who have submitted their resignation and to repeat the oath to the replacement members.”
He pointed out that the emergency session is for a specific topic only, and it is not possible to discuss other topics, such as the Turkish attacks or others.
On the completion of the quorum, Chihod explained that “there is supposed to be understandings between the blocs in order to complete the quorum, noting that “there are 73 representatives submitting resignations and a number of other deputies going to perform the pilgrimage, while others are traveling as a legislative holiday, but we hope to hold it.”
He added that “the extraordinary session needs a quorum of half plus one,” explaining that “all sessions of the House of Representatives need a quorum of half plus one, except for the voting session on the presidency of the republic that needs two-thirds, and the deliberation does not need a quorum.”
Economist: The political chaos has lost the financial abundance achieved from oil
Economic expert Salam Sumaisem indicated today, Wednesday, that the political chaos has lost the financial abundance achieved from oil.
Sumaisem told Earth News, "The country's continuation of this administration is better than the lack of leadership, as its absence will contribute to increasing chaos, especially since the Iraqi situation is going through a dangerous situation.
She added, "The caretaker government is responsible for managing the affairs of the country in this chaos, and therefore, with different labels, it is like an emergency government in the phase of political and economic chaos."
Has The Coordination Framework Decided His Candidate For The Position Of First Deputy Speaker Of Parliament? A Leader Reveals To “Earth News”
The leader in the coordination framework, Fadel Mawat, revealed today, Wednesday, the fact that there is an agreement between the framework forces on a specific person nominated for the position of first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament.
Mowat told "Earth News", "The forces of the coordinating framework have not yet decided the selection of any particular person nominated for the position of the first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, and this file has not been discussed by the framework forces, especially since the framework has a lot Who is qualified for this position?
He stressed that "the issue of choosing a specific person nominated for the position of the first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, will not be a contentious issue between the forces of the coordination framework at all, and this file will be resolved according to the agreement of all the blocs affiliated with the framework."
It is noteworthy that the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hakim Al-Zamili had submitted his resignation from his position as he was one of the members of the Sadrist bloc, which had completely resigned from Parliament.
Independent Deputies Announce Their Position On Attending Tomorrow's Session
Independent Representative Hussein Arab confirmed, on Wednesday, that the independent parliamentarians will attend tomorrow's extraordinary session, while noting that the session will discuss the Turkish attacks on Iraqi lands.
Arabs said in a statement to "The Information", that "our presence as independents for the parliament session is a legal issue, and therefore we will attend tomorrow's session," revealing that "the inclusion of a paragraph in tomorrow's session related to the Turkish attacks on Iraqi lands."
He added that "the position of the independent representatives regarding the formation of the next government is governed by the extent of its cooperation with the independent representatives because they are looking for a real partnership and categorically refuse to deal with quotas," noting that "most of the independent representatives are willing not to participate in the government and go to the positive opposition."
It is noteworthy that the House of Representatives invited the members of the Council to attend an extraordinary session based on the provisions of Article 58 First of the Constitution, and at the request of a number of Council members, on Thursday.
Economist: Central Bank policy contributed to achieving monetary stability
The observer for economic affairs, Hassan Al-Hajj, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the policy of the Central Bank and the plans that it has set in the past months have directly contributed to achieving monetary stability and raising the level of Iraq’s strategic reserve of hard currency, in addition to the flexibility of the plans in place in line with the challenges. economic locally and globally.
Al-Hajj said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The Central Bank's procedures in dealing with the global economic crisis were very clear in a positive and professional manner, unlike what happened in many countries of the world, where we saw a significant increase in the bank's hard currency reserves from 50 to 76 billion dollars. It will reach $90 billion before the end of this year, which has a positive impact on the stability of the currency price in the market and the inability of traders to manipulate it.
He added, "The Central Bank adopts flexible policies and plans that are consistent with all the variables of the economic situation in the local and global market, and they are in remarkable progress, especially with regard to the issue of containing cases of corruption or currency smuggling that occurred in previous periods through the currency sale auction, where we saw a clear decline in These violations are a result of the new controls set by the Central Bank to contain these negative cases during the past six months, and we hope that they will end in the complete bomb phase.”
The economic expert explained, "The raising of the exchange value of the dinar against the dollar, which had some negative repercussions on the citizen, but in the end was positive to supplement the state's reserves of currency to face crises, but in general it needs more powerful government measures to support the fragile and middle classes, which can actually be achieved in If the government draws up a coordinated policy and joint cooperation with the Central Bank in this file.”
He continued, "The policy of the Central Bank is in great improvement, and we expect that new measures will be taken by it in the coming months to ensure that the reserve level is maintained and developed to be a strategic reserve for the Iraqi state and in line with the rise in oil prices globally, and they are all positive indicators that ultimately serve the interest of the state treasury."
Expect the emergence of a disabled third .. The Shiite framework is preparing to declare itself the "largest bloc" on Thursday
Next Thursday, the Iraqi parliament is preparing to hold an extraordinary session to replace the deputies of the Sadrist bloc, while the coordinating framework of the Shiite forces prepares to declare itself a "larger bloc" in the parliament.
The Presidency of the Council had announced an extraordinary session on Thursday, based on the provisions of Article 58 first of the Constitution, and at the request of a number of Council members, following the announcement of the Sovereignty Alliance headed by al-Halbousi, that 50 deputies had submitted a request to the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to hold an emergency session on the Turkish bombing of Iraqi regions. .
Member of Parliament, Zahra Al-Bajari, said in a statement, "Thursday's session will witness the swearing in of the constitutional oath by the replacement deputies for the Sadrist movement," noting that "the coordination framework will present 123 signatures as the largest parliamentary bloc after taking the constitutional oath."
Al-Bajari added: "After the new deputies are sworn in, the coordinating framework will submit a request to the Presidency, accompanied by the signatures of its deputies, for the purpose of declaring itself the largest bloc, and therefore it will be tasked with naming the prime minister after the vote on the next president of the republic is taken."
Observers, such as media professor Ghaleb al-Daami, believe that the decision to withdraw the Sadrist representatives from the parliament has now provided an opportunity for the coordinating framework to take control of matters at all levels.
The coordination framework confirms the existence of a movement to pass alternative representatives in Parliament, at a time when moves are taking place by the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Alliance of Sovereignty towards the coordination framework in order to agree on the form of the new government, and before that, the Kurdish agreement on a specific candidate for the presidency, which is one of the “most important stages.” Sensitivity,” according to the expression of representatives of the framework.
A member of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Saad al-Saadi, confirmed that "the coordinating framework received positive messages from the Sovereignty Alliance, as well as the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in order to get out of the political blockage and agree to form the new government."
Another deputy from the coordination framework said that the latter "will initiate quick dialogues with all political forces, without exception, in order to speed up the formation of the next government."
And a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mayada Al-Najjar, said that her party is the "first winner" in the elections in the Kurdistan region, so the party "enters the government on its terms", and therefore there are "rights" for the first winner and it is "not a gift from the Shiite and Sunni political forces," as her expression.
And the official Al-Sabah newspaper, quoting political sources, said that "the leaders of the coordination framework and the forces allied with it will hold a meeting at the same time as the session to agree on forming the new government."
The head of the Sabean-Mandaean Parliamentary Bloc, Osama Al-Badri, described the current vision after the Sadrist bloc’s withdrawal from parliament by saying: “It is as if the political process begins again with a first parliamentary session, so the balances have changed and the old visions have been replaced by new ones,” ruling out that “a government will be formed soon.” , expected "the emergence of a third of the new disabled in Parliament."
Siham al-Moussawi, a member of the House of Representatives from the Al-Fateh Alliance, admitted in a press interview that the political situation had become more complicated after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc from Parliament.
Muqtada al-Sadr absolves Iran of his withdrawal: I did not want to participate in finishing off what was left of Iraq
The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, revealed on Wednesday the reasons for his withdrawal from the political process, and the resignation of his bloc's representatives from Parliament, while he absolved Iran of being behind this withdrawal.
Al-Sadr said, in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that "this time, Iran did not exert any pressure on any Shiite party, and what is rumored that the reason for the withdrawal was an Iranian threat is a lie, and it is not true, but there is what some might call (Iran's arms). ) is practicing political violations against the Iraqi judiciary, and is trying to turn it into its own right.”
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Al-Sadr clarifies the fact that there is "Iranian pressure" for his deputies to withdraw from Parliament - Urgent
Al-Sadr clarifies the fact that there is "Iranian pressure" for his deputies to withdraw from Parliament - Urgent
In the name of God
I will say it for the first time: this time the Islamic Republic of Iran has not practiced anything
Pressures on any Shiite party, and what is rumored that the reason for our anger was an Iranian threat, is a lie and has nothing to do with it.
Al-Marani judiciary and its criteria are trying to ask it, and it is trying to practice a curved practice from all other political parties, whether Muslims or…
Everyone is through subordination, especially since worry is sitting at the doors and I do not have enough time, and praise be to God in the situation of those who participated with them from the ban on what is in the markets, but some of the other questions are like you. And Islam is like a saka and a mirror
Therefore, I call on the blocs to take a courageous stand in order to reform and save the country and not to go along with it
Their sectarian pressures, they are like a bubble to quickly disappear. And finally: Praise be to God, that from God we have to quit them and their schemes..alive in Iraq
And the people of Iraq... Peace is the end.
Muqtada al-Sadr 22 Dhul Qi'dah 1443 June 22 2022
www.jawabna.com
Iraq, Najaf
The Kurdistan Democratic Party requires Sadr's approval of any government to be agreed upon
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Wafaa Muhammad, revealed the most prominent .axes that the Kurdistan Democratic Party believes should be present during all dialogues to form the next government Muhammad said in an interview followed by the obelisk, that "there is an important issue that everyone neglects, which is that the tripartite alliance still exists politically and popularly, and has not faded away, and the parliamentary ".representation of the tripartite alliance under the dome of Parliament is democracy and sovereignty
He added: "In this sense, there are four important axes on which the Kurdistan Democratic Party relies in its dialogues, the first of which is that if we want the birth of a strong government that will last four years and not four months, then the blessing of tenderness should be obtained from all the political forces participating in the .government, considering The mass and political weight of the Sadrist movement is still present with all its strength
Muhammad added, "There are preliminary negotiating delegations that work on the side of the Kurdistan Democratic vision and listen to the other side, then work to transfer the image to the leaders in the Kurdistan region, and then dialogue about it with the Sovereignty Alliance is conducted by the leaders in addition to discussing it in all its details .from the other side. in the tripartite alliance, which is the Sadrist movement
He pointed out that "the other matter is the interpretation and application of the constitution in the correct manner and the resolution of all points of contention or that were interpreted in an unrealistic manner, including what is ".related to the issue of the oil and gas file and the application of Article 140 of the constitution
And he added, "The other condition is related to the confinement of weapons in the hands of the state, and that all factions, without exception, be under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and not as we see today in the exit of forces under orders from faction leaders and the implementation of operations without the ".knowledge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Most notably, fuel and food.. Al-Kazemi’s advisor: “relative” control over prices and food security will support us
The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, revealed today, Wednesday, that the government has "relative" control over the prices of fuels and foodstuffs in the country, and while he indicated that the Food Security Law will support this, he stressed that monetary policy is able to curb inflation.
Saleh said in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, "The cash flows in foreign currency to Iraq are high and it is in the hands of the government and is considered one of the important things to support prices," noting that "the emergency law's function is to support prices, reduce and confront inflation and maintain the standard of living and cash income from high prices of foodstuffs and fuels." ".
Saleh added that "fuels in Iraq, some of them are imported, and their prices are fixed as a result of the support, although the world's gasoline prices are doubling, but there is support for these prices, as is the case with the ration card."
The financial advisor to the government indicated that “there is relative control over prices, and the emergency law will support this control over prices, and there is control over inflation that is based on financial policy tools,” adding that “in the event that prices develop, the reserves of high hard currency and monetary policy will interfere with its tools in a way It is more effective to stop or limit any price hike.”
Saleh pointed out that "the prices are still controlled by government support such as fuel and foodstuffs, and all government services have fixed prices and there is zero for customs, and taxes have been greatly reduced."
For his part, the Minister of Finance said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that "the emergency support law for food security and development came to reduce poverty and achieve financial stability," noting that "the ministry is keen to implement the paragraphs of the emergency support law for food security and development, which the House of Representatives voted on recently." .
Allawi explained that "the ministry is committed to financing all the assignments listed in Table (A) of the law to secure the food and electricity sectors, lecturers, administrators, contracts, procedures, holders of higher degrees and graduates from among the first whose contracts have been terminated by the security and military services."
The minister added that "the aim of presenting this law is to cover the actual financial needs that contribute to alleviating unemployment, reducing poverty, achieving financial stability in light of urgent global developments, and continuing to provide the best services to citizens and raising the standard of living for them."
The World Bank calls on Iraq to implement structural reforms: looming risks despite the rise in oil
The World Bank official stressed that the climate also had an "impact on food security" in the country, as food and agricultural production declined, which had consequences "currently caused by the rise in commodity prices at the global level, and also because of the Ukraine crisis, which was considered one of the most important sources of food." In the world".
He considered that Iraq is currently going through a period of growth that reached 11 percent in 2021, compared to stagnation in 2020, due to the decline in oil prices and the decline in economic activity due to Covid-19.
He said that "while things are going better with the increase in oil revenues," the "structural crises that afflicted the Iraqi economy previously are still present," and therefore, "risks still loom over the economy even with the rise in oil revenues."
Al-Maliki's coalition responds to fears of breaking the quorum of tomorrow's session: Everyone will attend
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Fadel Mawat, confirmed today Wednesday, that a quorum will be achieved, to hold an emergency session tomorrow dedicated to discussing repeated Turkish violations of Iraqi .lands, and developments in the political process
Mowat told (Baghdad Today) that "there are no fears of breaking the quorum of the emergency parliament session, which is scheduled to be held tomorrow, Thursday, as ".there is reassurance of achieving the quorum in the presence of all political forces
He added, "The parliament's emergency session will discuss the file of Turkish attacks on Iraqi lands, in addition to taking the constitutional oath of some ".alternative representatives
The House of Representatives is scheduled to hold an emergency session tomorrow to discuss the repeated Turkish violations of Iraqi lands, as well as the latest developments in the Iraqi political arena and the performance of some substitute deputies of the .constitutional oath
Chinese Ambassador Our cooperation with Iraq focuses on three axes
Today, Wednesday, Chinese Ambassador to Iraq Cui Wei announced that his country will help Iraq to increase its capacity in the field of development, while noting that cooperation with the two countries focuses on three axes.
Cui Wei said, during a meeting held on the Zoom platform, for the official agency that followed it (the first news), that "the Chinese government respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Iraqi side," noting that "China will not interfere in Iraq's internal affairs, and supports Iraq's decision to oppose it." Interfering with its internal affairs.
He pointed to "the importance of developing bilateral relations between Iraq and China," noting that "all Chinese companies operating in Iraq aim to conduct cooperation with the Iraqi side, and not just conduct sales and purchases."
He explained, "The cooperation between the two countries is in the interest of both parties," noting that "China has great experience in the field of development and will help Iraq to strengthen and increase its capabilities."
He pointed out that "cooperation with Iraq focuses on several axes, including improving the livelihood of the Iraqi people, helping Iraq restore its industrial capacity, as well as helping it achieve economic transformation."
Barzani's Advisor: The Political Equation Has Changed And The Ball Is Now In The Frame's Court
Adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Haider, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the political scene has changed and its transformation towards the coordination framework, indicating that the decision to participate in the Democratic Representatives’ participation in tomorrow’s session regarding the inauguration of replacement representatives has not been resolved.
Haidar said in a televised interview that "The Information" followed, that "the Kurdish delegation will communicate with all parties and present a clear vision and the political equation has changed and the ball is now in the court of the framework."
Haidar added, "We need a serious will to address the problems between Baghdad and Erbil, and the outstanding problems with the Kurdistan region need a national political decision."
And regarding the participation of the Democratic deputies in the inauguration session of the replacements for the Sadrist bloc, Haidar said that "the decision to participate in the session has not been resolved so far, and we are waiting for what the meeting of the Democratic delegation in Baghdad will end."
Al-Maliki's coalition is likely to end the political blockage in Iraq tomorrow
State of Law coalition considered, today, Wednesday, the swearing in of the alternate deputies in the emergency session as the first step to end .the political blockage and lead towards forming a government
The leader of the State of Law coalition, Fadel Mawat, said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "the first steps to end the political blockage in Iraq will be ".through the replacement of the parliamentarians taking the constitutional oath He added that "work is underway to resolve this file during the emergency session of the Iraqi parliament, which is scheduled to be held tomorrow, Thursday," noting that "after the substitute deputies took the constitutional oath, the sizes and weight of the political forces in parliament will change, and this matter will push towards ." .changing the map of political alliances
He pointed out that "the form of the new government will be agreed upon, and the ".political impasse in Iraq that has been going on for months will be ended
A missile attack targeting the "Dana Gas" company near Kirkuk Governorate
A security source in Kirkuk said today, Wednesday, that a Katyusha rocket fell near the Dana Gas Company in the province.
The source told "Dijla", that a Katyusha rocket fell near the Dana Gas Company in the Qadir Karam area in the vicinity of the city of Kirkuk, indicating that, according to preliminary information, there were no civilian casualties or material losses.
Barzani's Advisor: The Political Equation Has Changed And The Ball Is Now In The Frame's Court
Adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Haider, confirmed, on Wednesday, that the political scene has changed and its transformation towards the coordination framework, indicating that the decision to participate in the Democratic Representatives’ participation in tomorrow’s session regarding the inauguration of replacement representatives has not been resolved.
Haidar said in a televised interview that "The Information" followed, that "the Kurdish delegation will communicate with all parties and present a clear vision and the political equation has changed and the ball is now in the court of the framework."
Haidar added, "We need a serious will to address the problems between Baghdad and Erbil, and the outstanding problems with the Kurdistan region need a national political decision."
And regarding the participation of the Democratic deputies in the inauguration session of the replacements for the Sadrist bloc, Haidar said that "the decision to participate in the session has not been resolved so far, and we are waiting for what the meeting of the Democratic delegation in Baghdad will end."
President of the Judicial Council: Expiry of the legal period for naming the President of the Republic is a constitutional violation
The head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, confirmed that not naming the President of the Republic so far is a constitutional violation of the expiry of his legal term, while noting that .some have taken refuge in the Federal Court as a means of media appearance
Zaidan said in an interview with the official Al-Sabah newspaper, that "there have been many constitutional violations and they are still ongoing, the most important of which is the passage of ".the legal period for naming a new president
He added, "Some have taken resort to the Federal Court as a means of media appearance and review, so that they resort to appealing any decision or law, even if it is not within the jurisdiction ".of the court
Regarding the legal aspect, he also affirmed that “without a penalty for violating a certain constitutional or legal text, that violation becomes a legitimate and repetitive procedure or behavior based on the rule (from the security of punishment violating the law), and at the same ”time he pointed out that
On the other hand, he explained, "We avoid issuing arrest warrants against media professionals, ".and instead, we issue recruitment warrants in accordance with the law
And regarding the Federal Court’s decision of the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region, Zaidan said, “With regard to the export of oil by the region, when the court examined the facts of the case, it found that the Ministry of Oil was constitutionally entitled to ”.the claim submitted by it, so the decision was issued in favor of the ministry
On the incidents of clan conflicts, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council said: "Tribal practices have turned into a negative phenomenon that causes confusion in the security situation and a ".disruption in social cohesion
Iran announces its readiness to export technical and engineering services to Iraq
The Executive Director of the National Iranian Oil Company announced Iran's readiness to export technical and engineering services to Iraq, saying: Iran wants to benefit from Iraq's participation in the development of the oil and gas sector.
During the meeting of the joint working group for oil cooperation between Iran and Iraq, Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr said: All our efforts are aimed at moving in the various fields of oil and gas and developing economic relations between the two countries, stating: It is time for Iran and Iraq to take practical steps for cooperation in the field of oil activities. and gas, scientific, technical and educational sectors.
He pointed out that Iran and Iraq have great energies in the region and the world, and that both countries have strong influence and powers in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and serious cooperation between them is necessary in order to ensure sustainable energy security in the region, and this requires cooperation in various productive and scientific sectors.
He indicated that Iran is ranked first in the world in terms of total oil and gas reserves in the world, and it has 400 oil and gas fields, some of which are located on the Iranian-Iraqi borders, while the current production of oil is 4 million barrels and gas is one billion cubic meters per day, in order to bring oil production to 6 million A barrel Within the next eight years, we need investments worth 90 billion dollars, and in order to bring gas production to 1.5 billion cubic meters per day, we need investments worth 70 billion dollars.
He explained: We would like to accomplish part of these investments through joint cooperation with Iraq, stating: The opportunity exists today for joint cooperation with Iraq in the fields of exploration, extraction and production.
The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company pointed to Iran's capabilities in the technical and engineering services sector, declaring that we are ready to cooperate with Iraq in various fields of geology, studies of oil and gas reservoirs, seismic measurements and exploratory exploration, adding: Iran has about 140 offshore and onshore drilling platforms for oil exploration.
Khjesta Mehr saw that one of the other areas of cooperation between Iran and Iraq is in the education sector and technology transfer, saying: The University of the Oil Sector is ready to grant scholarships to Iraqi students.
Chief of the Supreme Judiciary: There have been many constitutional violations, the most important of which is the expiration of the term of naming the President of the Republic
Zaidan said in a press interview: "Some have taken refuge in the Federal Court as a means of media appearance and display."
"We avoid issuing arrest warrants against journalists," he added.
Zaidan pointed out that "the accusations leveled at the judiciary are not true, and we look at them with open arms and bear them."
"Tribal practices have turned into a negative phenomenon that causes confusion in the security situation," he added.
Ambiguity in Iraq... Parliament is looking for replacements for Sadr's representatives
Today, Thursday, the eyes of Iraqis turn to Parliament, which is holding an extraordinary session, during which it is expected that the replacements of the Sadrist movement , who submitted their resignations more than a week ago, will be announced, months after the prospect of a political solution was blocked and the selection of a president and government failed.
Today, Thursday, the eyes of Iraqis turn to Parliament, which is holding an extraordinary session, during which it is expected that the replacements of the Sadrist movement , who submitted their resignations more than a week ago, will be announced, months after the prospect of a political solution was blocked and the selection of a president and government failed.
What about the quorum?
While the expected scene is surrounded by ambiguity and whether the parliamentary quorum will be completed, it is assumed in principle and according to Iraqi law that the first losers will replace the resigned representatives, each in his district.
Article 59 of the Iraqi constitution stipulates that 165 deputies out of 329, that is, half plus one, must attend, which is an unresolved number that has been secured until now by the coordination framework (the most prominent opponents of the Sadrist movement, and includes parties loyal to Iran, including the Al-Fateh Alliance and the State of Law coalition). headed by Nuri al-Maliki, and others)
And if the quorum is secured, the 73 seats of the Sadrist movement led by the powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will be distributed to the "Coordination" and other allied with him, which will raise the number of his representatives in Parliament from 80 to 120, according to the "Kalwadha" Center For studies and measuring Iraqi public opinion.
However, many observers believe that even with this change, the process of forming a government or electing a president may take a long time, especially since the position of al-Sadr's allies is still the same.
It is noteworthy that al-Sadr had formed with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (33 deputies) and the Sovereignty Alliance, which includes Sunni blocs headed by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi (49 deputies), the “Save a Homeland” alliance, but the latter, despite its possession of the majority in the House of Representatives, was unable to For months, since the election of a president or the formation of a new government, due to the framework's adherence to the blocking third, which was rejected by the Sadrist movement
While the expected scene is surrounded by ambiguity and whether the parliamentary quorum will be completed, it is assumed in principle and according to Iraqi law that the first losers will replace the resigned representatives, each in his district.
Article 59 of the Iraqi constitution stipulates that 165 deputies out of 329, that is, half plus one, must attend, which is an unresolved number that has been secured until now by the coordination framework (the most prominent opponents of the Sadrist movement, and includes parties loyal to Iran, including the Al-Fateh Alliance and the State of Law coalition). headed by Nuri al-Maliki, and others)
And if the quorum is secured, the 73 seats of the Sadrist movement led by the powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will be distributed to the "Coordination" and other allied with him, which will raise the number of his representatives in Parliament from 80 to 120, according to the "Kalwadha" Center For studies and measuring Iraqi public opinion.
However, many observers believe that even with this change, the process of forming a government or electing a president may take a long time, especially since the position of al-Sadr's allies is still the same.
It is noteworthy that al-Sadr had formed with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (33 deputies) and the Sovereignty Alliance, which includes Sunni blocs headed by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi (49 deputies), the “Save a Homeland” alliance, but the latter, despite its possession of the majority in the House of Representatives, was unable to For months, since the election of a president or the formation of a new government, due to the framework's adherence to the blocking third, which was rejected by the Sadrist movement
Read "Emergency SupporT
The Law on Emergency Support for Food Security and Development, which was recently voted by the House of Representatives, and was considered effective from the date of its vote, differed from other laws, in terms of the extent of the space for controversy and disagreement and disagreement regarding it, especially in the stage that preceded the vote on it, but at the end Eventually the law passed, and the concerned government agencies (planning and finance) began working on preparing instructions for the implementation of the two articles of the law, investment and operational.
And a quick reading in the articles and paragraphs of the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development, we clearly notice the large expansion of many joints, which some may see, as having nothing to do with food security or development, but in fact that is not the case, food security is not It is limited to the provision of bread only, and development is not limited to the implementation of projects specifically, and that is why lawmakers went far, to ensure the sustainability of life in all its aspects, in the absence of a budget, and this absence of budget was accompanied by a noticeable rise in the prices of food, consumer and construction materials. The exchange ratio of 1/12 of the volume of spending for the previous year, according to the Financial Management Law of 2019, no longer covers the required financial spending requirements, and the scene could have become more complicated, if oil prices had not witnessed that rise in their prices, which provided a surplus. financially large, and here the equation was difficult, an equation with three paths that looks like Intersecting, a path related to the absence of the budget, another related to the rise in food and drug prices and everything in the world, and a third path, represented by the presence of a large financial surplus, so the law came to contain these ribs, and come up with an equation through which it is possible to create a state of safety in the street, and to dispel fears among people .
Without a doubt, there are many observations that rise to the level of criticism of the law, perhaps among them is the great problem in which the law fell, when it equalized between the governorates by granting each of them (1,000) job grades in the form of contract and with a monthly salary of 300,000 dinars for a period of 3 years. For years, since the law did not look at the population sizes of the governorates, it is not fair for a governorate with a population of (4) million people, for example, to be equal with another whose population is half that number, and therefore I expect this part to create a problem that the governors will face, in addition to its unfairness, It will motivate many young people to demand appointment, but on the other hand, the law has granted the provincial development program good allocations that amounted to (8) trillion dinars, which can contribute to advancing the pace of completion of stalled and lagging projects in the provinces.
As we said, the law expanded a lot, some even considered it a mini budget for the country, both in terms of the financial allocations it included (26) trillion dinars, as well as other sources, as well as in terms of the joints it included, starting with improving the items of the ration card, and paying electricity debts, And job contracts, the social protection network, and support for the ministries of agriculture, oil, construction, water resources, and education, and the law specified a number of governorates with additional financial allocations, taking into account the poverty rates in those governorates, including Diwaniyah, Muthanna, Babil, Maysan, Wasit, and Salah al-Din. And other than the paragraphs covered by the law, and therefore the law of emergency support for food security and development, and despite all the observations and criticisms raised about it, some of which were logical, I think it came at the right time, to confront a severe crisis that the country could have faced, in light of the lack of The power of the current government, submitting the budget law, according to the interpretation Federal Court.
The immutable Muqtada al-Sadr loses a battle against Iran
The June 12 decision by Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to renounce his electoral victory and collapse the government formation process is a gift to Iran. It is a blow to average Iraqis—who demonstrated in 2019 for the end of the sectarian political system and were killed for it—and a blow to the United States, which had a chance to help expunge much of the malign Iranian influence that has seeped into Iraq since the 2003 US invasion.
Sadr had won a significant seventy-three out of 329 seats in Iraq’s parliamentary elections in October 2021, outperforming all his Iraqi competitors, but especially the Iranian-backed parties and their militias. He then attempted to do something unprecedented: hold out for a majoritarian coalition and shut those same Shia parties out of government entirely, rather than divide up the spoils.
If Sadr cut Iran-aligned parties out of the Iraqi government, including Iraq’s internal policy forces, it would have been a major blow to Iran’s growing regional influence in the Middle East. Iran values a pliable Iraq more than anything else: the prospect of an unfriendly Iraqi government—or even a nationalistic Iraqi government—would have reoriented Tehran’s political and security efforts in the region. Some of the funds and the attention of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which flows to Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, and even the Gaza Strip, would then have to be redirected in an epic effort to negotiate a new relationship with Baghdad.
It would also have revolutionized Iraqi politics, where certain militias and their political allies in the government intimidate politicians who stray too far from the line. As it happens, Sadr is one of the very few Iraqi political leaders who is difficult to intimidate. His brand is that of the eternal outsider and opponent of the US invasion, Iran, corruption, and Iraqi elites. However, his real power is that he has had a militia of his own. Saraya al-Salam forms part of the Hashd al-Shaabi—until recently, it almost had the strength to match the Iran-backed portions of the group. Sadr, thus, has the muscle to force a decisive confrontation if he wants.
Sadr’s steadfastness these past eight months since the October 2021 elections was shocking, particularly for a man whose political oscillations are an Iraqi watchword. He was being leaned on very heavily. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had urged Sadr to drop his project, to join with the Iran-aligned parties, and return to the rule of the great Shia political glob. His coalition partners, particularly the Kurdish Democratic Party’s (KDP) Masoud Barzani, were also under immense pressure. The forces opposing Sadr—primarily former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki—had focused on stopping the nomination of the presidency, rigging a series of court decisions: raising the threshold for his election and then disqualifying the KDP’s candidate, Hoshyar Zebari.
To what precise extent Iran controls Iraq is one of the great policy questions of the region and the answer is, broadly, not as much as Iraq’s critics claim, with Sadr’s election being proof of that. But also proof of Iran’s influence is his order for the resignation of loyalist members of parliament. Iran has the most influence in behaviors that hamper the region, such as militias and ballistic missiles. The trouble for Iraqis is that these behaviors are precisely the ones that make Iraq impossible to change, whether to attract greater foreign investment, encourage its bourgeoning private sector, or simply reduce corruption from the top down. The Iranians and their political henchmen have private armies and courts and their government will, thus, elect a new people if they are pressed too far.
A vote for Sadr was a vote for change in Iraq—undisciplined, highly erratic change, certainly, but change, nonetheless. His victory was not a full endorsement of the October 2019 demonstrators, but also due to a reordering of the electoral system and thus ephemeral. His bloc gamed the elections best. But he had seized the mantle of the protestors even with partial consent.
His current strategy is risky: he will almost certainly be making a play for early elections, though it’s unclear how much better he could do than in October 2021. Sadr may be feeling stronger after some action in this parliamentary session, including passing a food security law that will appeal to the poor and an anti-normalization law to fend off critics from the Iran-backed parties. He may also want to bait Maliki and the opposition into forming a government, instead, and be saddled during a hot and underemployed summer in Iraq with sandstorms and power outages. But the opposition isn’t foolish and will likely accede to early elections after a period under the current government—if they are asked.
It was a mistake for the Joe Biden administration to keep Iraq at arm’s length these past months. The administration has deployed minor US officials and made anodyne statements about the will of the Iraqi people. That reflects conventional wisdom: that a more visible US presence can only arouse Shia opposition and harm those nationalistic Iraqis whose victory would help net-US interests. It isn’t popular for Sadr, after all, to have US Secretary of State Antony Blinken touring Baghdad and advocating on his behalf. But there is still room to compete with Iran, which now has the outcome it wants.
For example, the Biden administration should have done more to condemn the series of attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan this spring, including a barrage of a dozen missiles on March 13. This could have included at least sending a senior American official to the Iraqi Kurdistan region. They should also have expressed privately, at a high level, American unhappiness with the Iraqi courts stonewalling the choice of president on February 6. It is possible this happened, though, given the lack of high-level involvement or attention to this process, it is unlikely. Of course this would be portrayed as interference in Iraqi sovereignty, but compared to, for example, Iranian and Turkish violations of sovereignty, the bar is low. Many Iraqis understand this.
Above all, the Biden administration should have been down in the mud of Baghdad politics, just as the Iranians and the IRGC were, cajoling and demanding from political leaders to do more. Iran treats Iraq as a zero-sum political battleground of immense stakes, and so must America if it wants to help—Iraqi leaders can seem bemused when it doesn’t.
The difference between America’s strategic tools—its foreign and military aid to Iraq—and its tactical influence—the ability to sway decision-makers—is the greatest challenge to US policy In Iraq. Iran has poor strategic tools and its economic aid is negligible, though there is plenty of licit and illicit trade. Nevertheless, Iran’s tactical tools are immense, since its agents can and will threaten to kill individuals if they vote the wrong way—or say the wrong thing.
America’s profile is precisely in reverse. There is precious little personal incentive for individual ministers and politicians to accede to an American demand, especially if it infuriates the Iranians. America is resource-rich in strategic incentives for the nation, but very poor in its ability to make a single person’s life better. That leads to a collective-action problem, where it is better for the Iraqi state to cooperate with the US but for individual political leaders to help Iran—and, usually, the latter outweighs the former.
In any case, the United States was absent from the latest Iraqi political drama again, leaving its Arab allies adrift. That was a loss for Washington, but even more so a loss for Iraqis and the majority who voted for change.
Below here is the WOTS for the day "Word on the Street" report:
The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar today, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, from the Iraqi markets and the stock exchange for several provinces.
Basra – Bursa148,450———————Sulaymaniyah – Bursa148,525———————Mosul – Bursa148,450———— ————Erbil – BursaFavorite Currencies Forex Quotes
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1436.3000
1493.4000
1.2246
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Al-Maliki's coalition regarding the emergency session of the (AP): This is its goal!
The State of Law coalition, led by Nuri al-Maliki, revealed today, Wednesday, the goal of the House of Representatives holding an emergency session tomorrow, Thursday.
The coalition representative, Muhammad al-Sihoud, said in a statement to “Khabar Press” agency (brother): “The extraordinary session is not to discuss laws, but rather a session to replace members of the House of Representatives who have submitted their resignation and to repeat the oath to the replacement members.”
He pointed out that the emergency session is for a specific topic only, and it is not possible to discuss other topics, such as the Turkish attacks or others.
On the completion of the quorum, Chihod explained that “there is supposed to be understandings between the blocs in order to complete the quorum, noting that “there are 73 representatives submitting resignations and a number of other deputies going to perform the pilgrimage, while others are traveling as a legislative holiday, but we hope to hold it.”
He added that “the extraordinary session needs a quorum of half plus one,” explaining that “all sessions of the House of Representatives need a quorum of half plus one, except for the voting session on the presidency of the republic that needs two-thirds, and the deliberation does not need a quorum.”
Between The Dollar And Gasoline Crises, The Iraqis Are Looking To End The Era Of The “Poverty” Government
The records recorded by the government of the outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi are increasing, most of them bear a negative nature, despite the astronomical sums that that government earns due to the rise in global oil prices compared to all governments that have passed through Iraq since the prehistoric era.
The first months of the era of Mustafa Al-Kazemi witnessed the rise in the price of the dollar and cause a stifling crisis in the prices of basic commodities and building materials and the collapse of the dinar against the dollar amid “resonant” government statements that promised Iraqis rosy dreams and a prosperous economy without any achievement.
According to specialists in the field of economics, “making a simple comparison between the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, which witnessed demonstrations against it due to the high cost of living, then Al-Kazemi hit Abdul-Mahdi’s numbers against the wall, as the price of a liter of cooking oil, flour, medicines and all commodities increased by 120%, while the case of smuggling of gasoline increased. All over the country, what caused the gasoline crisis.”
And regarding the desired economic reform, “Al-Kazemi did not achieve any achievement and did not implement the most important decisions of the Federal Court regarding preventing the sale of Kurdistan’s oil without the approval of Baghdad or a pledge to make a constitutional amendment and achieve the demands of the October demonstrators, but appointed those close to him as advisers,” as observers see.
In great contradiction to the caretaker government, Iraq achieved historical monthly export revenues estimated at 11 billion dollars, and a rise in cash reserves to 70 billion dollars without the presence of any strategic project.
Amidst these data, the World Bank came to “make matters worse” and confirm that the Iraqi economy is sterile and unable to grow under the current government, while noting that population growth and the lack of foodstuffs will increase Iraq’s economic disasters
Talabani talks about government formation negotiations and gives 'advice' to the Kurdish parties
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Qubad Talabani, stressed the need for Kurdish parties to enter into a "common project" in the negotiations to form the Iraqi government.
In a statement to his office, Talabani said, "Nass" received a copy of it (June 21, 2022): "The Kurdish parties must enter into the negotiations to form the Iraqi government together and with a joint project."
In a meeting with the German ambassador to Iraq, Talabani added that "this time the negotiations about forming the next Iraqi government are different, and that obtaining positions and privileges is not a priority, but rather the priority of political, economic and environmental conditions.
Demonstrators block a road linking Baquba and Muqdadiya in Diyala
A number of demonstrators blocked a road linking the cities of Baquba and Muqdadiya in Diyala Governorate, in protest against the water cuts and poor electricity service.
A security source told "Dijla", that "demonstrators from the people of Diyala province, this morning, completely cut off the road linking the cities of Baquba and Muqdadiya, back and forth."
The source, who asked not to be named, added that "the blocking of the road by the demonstrators came in protest against the water cuts and the reduced hours of electricity supply.
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