The government comments on the possibility of restoring the dollar exchange rate and ending the currency auction - urgent
Iraqi news wrap up for August 13 and 14 2022
The Board of Financial Supervision determines the percentage of completion of the job intersection file for those covered by the appointment
The Board of Supreme Audit has determined, on Sunday, the percentage of completion of the job intersection file for those covered by the appointment in food security.
The head of the court, Rafel Yassin, said in a statement to the official television, that "the data of 90,000 graduates of graduate and first degree holders out of a total of 132,000 were audited, and 42,000 were returned due to a lack of their data."
He added, "The staff of the career intersection department in the Bureau continues on official working days on holidays to complete the job intersection file for all graduates covered by appointments within the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development," noting that "the Bureau is waiting for the data of graduates from the rest of the universities and colleges affiliated with the rest of the ministries." .
He continued, "The Diwaniyah Order Committee (35) assigned the Bureau to conduct the job intersection within 30 days, and we were able to complete 90% of the file within only a week."
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The researcher in political affairs, Nabil Jabbar, explained today, Sunday, the extent of Iraq's acceptability and international legitimacy at the United Nations, while stressing that the international community, despite the country's internal problems and recurring crises, views them as challenges that can be resolved and reformed.
Jabbar said in an interview with the Information Agency, that "although the Iraqi regime was forcibly changed in 2003 without international legitimacy or an international mandate from the Security Council, it has received wide international attention and support from the international community."
He added: "Many international conferences on Iraq have been held, many debts have been extinguished, and many embassies have been opened, in addition to removing Iraq from the restrictions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations," stressing that "this matter means Iraq's independence and recognition of its sovereignty and international legitimacy."
The researcher explained in political affairs that “internally, Iraq suffers from weak state authority and the enforcement of the law, the spread of corruption, and the spread of the power of uncontrolled political weapons, in addition to the weakness of successive governments in providing basic services, which generated a state of widespread popular discontent.”
He continued, "Despite all that, the international community views these challenges as internal problems that can be resolved and reformed with the help of friendly countries or international systems, and do not require international or international intervention, which would make a broad political change by military force or regime change measures."
Mazhar Muhammad Salih: Public finances are in trouble!
Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, warned, on Sunday, of what he described as a “financial blockade” due to the public finance problem, while indicating that there are fears of entering 2023 without a budget .
Saleh said, in a statement reported by the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper, that "one of the most serious concerns that is being raised is the public finance problem, which may enter into a financial impasse or siege," noting that "there are no exchange powers at all, as the effective financial management law No. 6 of 2019 is amended." It allows it, in the absence of the budget law in the subsequent year, to spend in the ratio of 1/12 of the actual expenditures made in the previous year’s budget .”
He added, "The fears are entering 2023 without a budget, so what is the exchange rule in this case with the absence of the 1/12 rule? .. The Emergency Food Security Law No. 2 of 2022 expires at the end of this year ."
Saleh explained: "The public finances will fall into a dilemma, unless the prime ministers and the republic resort to the Federal Court to obtain a decision that allows them to continue spending according to 1/12 in 2023 until the legislative arrangements are completed for the issuance of the 2023 budget and its acceptance, even if it is a caretaker government."
Shorja" suffers stagnation and merchants refer to the political crisis (photos)
The Iraqi markets are witnessing an increase in supply offset by a lack of demand, due to the political crisis and the protests that cast a shadow over the Shorja market, Iraq's largest economic market.
Economic observers and traders believe that the "Shorja market" is going through a recession, the third of its kind.
Shafaq News Agency conducted a tour in Al-Shorja market in central Baghdad, and spoke to a number of its merchants.
One of the traders, who asked not to be named, explained that the first stagnation in the market was when the October protests broke out in 2019.
He added that the second period of recession that Al-Shorja traders faced was when Mustafa Al-Kazemi's government raised the dollar exchange rate.
He pointed out that the third state of recession that Iraq is going through at this time after the start of the Sadrist movement's protests.
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The Ministry of Finance issues instructions on the powers of disbursing the Food Security and Development Law
The Ministry of Finance issued instructions for the powers of disbursement of Food Security and Development Law No. 2 of 2022.
In a statement, she called on all ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry to review the budget department to receive instructions.
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Al-Kazemi’s advisor resolves the controversy over state spending in the absence of the budget
The economic advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, resolved today, Sunday, the controversy over the way in which the state's financial affairs will go in the event that the general budget for the current year 2022 and next year 2023
is not approved. Because of the disruption of Parliament, the Federal Court is referred to the permissibility of the continuation of the application of the Financial Management Act of 12/1 for more than a year, based on what was achieved from actual current expenditures in the 2021 budget.”
Saleh added that “the Minister of Finance resolved the controversy in this regard, noting that it is possible to continue spending at a rate of 1/12 per month from the actual continuous expenses that were achieved through the implementation of the budget for the year 2021, when the country entered a second fiscal year, specifically in 2023, and without the availability of a law for the general budget in the year 2022".
He pointed out that “the work will be similar to what is currently being done in 2022, as the expenditure is carried out and the country is without a general budget as well, and the exchange is approved by 12/1 of last year’s actual continuous expenditures included in the 2021 budget, which means that the text and spirit of Article 13 of the Financial Management Law can be applied. No. 6 of 2019 amended regarding the 12/1 exchange rate and its validity over more than one fiscal year, and it is devoid of a general budget
Finance invites all ministries to review the budget department for this purpose
Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Finance sent an invitation to all ministries to review the Budget Department to receive instructions for disbursing .Food Security and Development Law No. 2 of 2022
The ministry said in a statement received (Baghdad Today) that it "issued instructions for the powers of disbursing Food Security and Development Law No. 2 for the year 2022”, calling, “all ministries and agencies not associated with a ministry ”.to review the budget department to receive instructions To view the instructions, click here )
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Iraqi economic capital engulfed in trash, suffers from dilapidated electricity
BASRA, Iraq - Home to Iraq’s richest oil wells, Basra should have wealth and development to rival the Emirates. Instead, the southern province is one of Iraq’s most impoverished – its residents deprived of even the most basic services and infrastructure.
One of the key issues at this time of the year is a lack of electricity, despite the Iraqi government claiming that $81 billion has been spent to improve the state of electricity in the country since 2003.
"Basra must have 24-hour electricity. The weather in this city is quite different from other areas like Najaf or Karbala because in these areas the weather is a bit cooler and better. None of them is as hot as Basra is,” Hassan Jaaz, a local from the province told Rudaw’s Haydar Doski on Monday.
According to the Iraqi Ministry of Planning, 34 percent of people in Basra live below the poverty line.
No major projects have been undertaken in the city for years now and dozens of smaller ones have been halted due to mismanagement and corruption despite repeated demonstrations.
Basra demands Baghdad to hand over 16 trillion dinars in debt
Today, Sunday, the Basra government demanded that the central government hand it .over 16 trillion dinars as part of its debt entitlements and the Food Security Law
The spokesman for the province, Moeen al-Hassan, said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "the sums owed by the federal government amounted to 16 ".trillion and should be given to Basra And he indicated that "these funds will be spent to complete the ongoing projects or those to be implemented," noting that "Basra's silence about its rights will not last and what happened in the past is due to the lack of liquidity in the central ".government
Kurdistan government announces the amounts received from Baghdad within seven months
Today, Sunday, the Kurdistan Regional Government announced the amounts of the monthly salaries that were sent from Baghdad during the past seven months .
"The regional government has allocated 5.9 trillion dinars to pay salaries in the past seven months, while the federal government has sent only 400 billion dinars," a spokesman for the regional government, Jutiar Adel, said in a statement .
He added, "According to the agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, it should have sent 200 billion dinars per month, meaning that Baghdad is supposed to send 1.4 trillion dinars to the region over the past seven months, but only 400 billion was sent, and the remaining trillion dinars were not sent ."
He explained that "the Kurdistan Regional Government distributed salaries without delay and without any deduction, although Baghdad did not send any money for five months, but the salaries were paid on time and without any delay ."
Adel pointed out that "the region needs more than 900 billion dinars per month to finance the salaries of employees, and oil revenues were spending 350 million dollars per month to provide salaries, but due to reforms in the energy sector, now 500 million dollars are in monthly revenues for the government treasury, and this is an increase of 150 A million dollars was spent for salaries
The government comments on the possibility of restoring the dollar exchange rate and ending the currency auction - urgent
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Today, Monday, the government's economic advisor, Haitham al-Jubouri, ruled out taking any decision regarding the dollar's exchange rate, indicating that the best .solution lies in strengthening the national currency against the dollar
Al-Jubouri said in a televised statement, which was followed by (Baghdad Today), that "the issuance of a decision regarding the exchange rate of the dollar to decrease ".or raise is excluded at the present time
He added, "The best solution to end the crisis of the devaluation of the dinar is the currency to strengthen the local currency, expand its activity and diversify its ".sources
And on the possibility of ending the currency auction, Al-Jubouri said that "the currency auction does not mean selling the dollar only, but also buying the dinar to give 10 trillion dinars for the benefit of state employees every month, which means ".that it cannot be dispensed with
new comment from “Al-Kazemi’s advisor” on restoring the exchange rate and revealing the role of the “currency window”
Haitham Al-Jubouri, technical advisor to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, confirmed that it is impossible to return the dollar exchange rate to its previous position.
Al-Jubouri said in a televised interview, followed by Earth News, today, Monday, that "returning to the old exchange rate is a fantasy, as the losses that Iraq will pay in the event of a return will be more than the dollar's survival at its current price."
Al-Jubouri added, "We have to say how the strength of the Iraqi dinar can be restored, against the dollar, but not by a government decision, and this matter is achieved through supply and demand."
He stressed that "the only source of dollars at the present time is the Central Bank, for what it receives in dollars from the Ministry of Finance, for Iraqi oil sales."
He pointed out that “the currency sale window cannot be stopped by the state, as it considers the department to withdraw the dinar and pump the dollar, as it delivers the dinar to the Ministry of Finance and receives the dollar instead, and then the ministry distributes the dinar in various forms, including salaries as well as investment projects.”
The Sadrist bloc files a lawsuit against the three presidencies and )demands the dissolution of Parliament (two documents
Documents obtained by (Baghdad Today), today, Sunday, showed that the Secretary-General of the Sadrist bloc, Nassar al-Rubaie, submitted a .lawsuit against the three presidencies According to the documents, Al-Rubaie demands “the dissolution of the House of Representatives for the current fifth session for the reasons stated in the petition, as well as obligating the President of the Republic to set a date for holding legislative elections in accordance with the provisions of Article 64 II of the Constitution, in addition to charging the defendants, in addition to their job, all expenses, judicial ”.fees and attorney’s fees
The Democrat, commenting on Al-Amiri's visit: We are with solutions
a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Saleh Omar, confirmed , today, Sunday, that the Kurdish parties with the start of dialogue and .finding solutions to end the crisis Omar told (Baghdad Today): "We welcome the visit of the head of the Al-Fateh ".Alliance Hadi al-Amiri and any other figure to Erbil He added that "the Kurdistan Democratic Party is with dialogue," but added: "We ".believe that dialogue is the only way out of the current political crisis
An informed source in the coordination framework revealed, earlier today, Sunday, the intention of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri to put forward 3 files in his meeting with the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, .and the Kurdish forces
The source said, to (Baghdad Today), that “the leaders of the Coordination Framework Forces agreed at their last meeting a few days ago, that they confirmed to proceed with a fixed road map to defuse the current political crisis in the country by holding a series of meetings with . ”.leaders of the forces and political currents that represent the sects and components
The source added, "Al-Amiri's visit to Erbil and the meeting with Barzani and the leaders of the Kurdish forces will include the presentation of 3 important files," noting that "the first file is its vision about dissolving parliament, holding early elections and changing the constitution, as well as the file of making changes in the nature of state administration as stated in Sadr's statements and what is Its comprehensive view of what is going on," explaining that "the last file is the formation of the government, which will be present at the meeting, especially since the ".framework believes that the survival of the current government will not solve the country's crisis
Hadi Al-Amiri arrives in Erbil (photo)
Today, Sunday, the correspondent of (Baghdad Today) reported the arrival of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri to the city of Erbil to .meet with the heads of the Kurdish parties
Our correspondent said, "Al-Amiri arrived in Erbil this afternoon as part of his tour in the Kurdistan region to meet with the heads of the Kurdish parties and put forward ".his initiative to solve the political crisis
An informed source in the coordination framework revealed, earlier today, Sunday, the intention of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri to put forward 3 files in his meeting with the leader of the Kurdistan .Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, and the Kurdish forces The source said, to (Baghdad Today), that “the leaders of the Coordination Framework Forces agreed at their last meeting a few days ago, that they confirmed to proceed with a fixed road map to defuse the current political crisis in the country by holding a series of meetings with leaders of the forces and political currents that . ”.represent the sects and components The source added, "Al-Amiri's visit to Erbil and the meeting with Barzani and the leaders of the Kurdish forces will include the presentation of 3 important files," noting that "the first file is its vision about dissolving parliament, holding early elections and changing the constitution, as well as the file of making changes in the nature of state administration as stated in Sadr's statements and what is Its comprehensive view of what is going on," explaining that "the last file is the formation of the government, which will be present at the meeting, especially since the framework believes that the survival of the current government will not solve the ".country's crisis
He pointed out that "there is a great congruence of positions regarding important files between the framework and the Kurdish and Sunni forces for the course of the current events, including the importance of Parliament returning to its activity in holding sessions and proceeding with the formation of a government that creates the conditions for any early elections, with reference to the reservation of the three parties regarding the change of the Iraqi constitution at the present time, given the .due to the exceptional circumstances the country is going through And earlier, today, Sunday, an informed political source said that the head .of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, went to visit the city of Erbil The source told (Baghdad Today), "Al-Amiri will visit the city of Erbil today, and then ".head to Sulaymaniyah to meet with the Kurdish forces
He added, "Al-Amiri is launching an initiative to invite all political parties to sit at the dialogue table," noting that "the dialogue initiative will focus on forming the next ".government and discussing the issue of early elections And earlier yesterday, Saturday, the head of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Abdul Samad Al-Samarrai, discussed with the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance .Hadi Al-Amiri, the latest developments in the political scene
Al-Samarrai warned during the meeting, which was attended by representatives and leaders of the Azm Alliance, according to a statement issued by the coalition, against "."closing the door of dialogue and understanding He stressed that "the way out of the current crisis lies in the sitting of all political parties at the dialogue table and opening channels of understanding in order to resolve differences and reach safety within the framework of the constitution and ".electoral benefits
In this context, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi discussed with the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri the political situation .in the country
And the media office of the Speaker of Parliament stated in a brief statement that "the Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, received the head of the Al- ".Fateh Alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, to discuss the political situation in the country
Iraq judiciary dismisses Sadr's demand to dissolve parliament
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Iraq's judiciary said Sunday it lacks the authority to dissolve parliament as demanded by populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr, who is engaged in an escalating standoff with political rivals.
Followers of Sadr, in defiance of his Shiite rivals of the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, have been staging a sit-in protest at Iraq's parliament.
In the latest twist to the political turmoil, the firebrand cleric has urged the judiciary to dissolve parliament by the end of this week to pave the way for new legislative elections.
But the judiciary replied that "the Supreme Judicial Council has no jurisdiction to dissolve parliament", citing "the principle of a separation of powers".
Under the constitution, parliament can only be dissolved by an absolute majority vote in the house, following a request by one-third of deputies or by the prime minister with the approval of the president.
Nearly 10 months on from the last elections, Iraq still has no government, new prime minister or new president, due to repeated squabbles between factions over forming a coalition.
In the latest turmoil to strike the oil-rich but war-scarred nation, Sadr has called for "early democratic elections after a dissolution of parliament".
The Supreme Council said it agreed with Sadr's criticism of the system's "failure to elect a president of the republic, a prime minister and the absence of a government formed within the constitutional timeframe".
"This is an unacceptable situation that must be remedied," it said.
The Coordination Framework opponents of Sadr launched their own Baghdad sit-in on Friday, nearly two weeks after his supporters stormed parliament and began an open-ended protest, first inside, then outside the legislature.
The opposing encampments are the latest turn in a standoff which has so far remained peaceful.
On Twitter, a close associate of Sadr, Saleh Mohamed al-Iraqi, said it was time to show "which of the two sides has the most support" among the Iraqi people.
He called on Sadr's supporters across the country to rally in Baghdad for a "million-man demonstration," without giving a date.
Sadr's camp launched the sit-in after the Coordination Framework nominated a candidate they saw as unacceptable for prime minister.
The cleric's bloc emerged from the October elections as parliament's biggest, but still far short of a majority.
In June, 73 of his lawmakers quit in an aborted bid to break the months-long political logjam.
Iranian foreign minister sends a message to the White House
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian sent a message to White House politicians.
On his Twitter account, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: "The White House must be reminded that it will not achieve any result from using threatening language towards Iran and the Iranians."
Amir Abdollahian continued, "The White House's projections will not raise its responsibility for committing many terrorist crimes against the lives of thousands of people from the Iranian people and the region.
Officially.. the Iraqi judiciary responds to Muqtada al-Sadr's request
The response of the Iraqi judiciary came after the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called for the dissolution of the House of Representatives, stressing that it does not have the power to dissolve the parliament.
Al-Sadr called on his supporters and the Iraqi masses of all its components to “march two million” towards the capital, Baghdad, after declaring a one-week deadline before the Iraqi judiciary, to dissolve Parliament and set a date for early elections.
The Council stated, in a statement, that it “held a meeting and discussed the request of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, dated 10/8/2022, regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives. And the continuous constitutional violations represented by the incomplete formation of the constitutional authorities by electing a President of the Republic and the Prime Minister and forming a government within the constitutional periods, which is an unacceptable situation and must be addressed and not repeated. Proposing to amend some of the relevant articles of the constitution.
The Supreme Judicial Council added, “As for the request to dissolve the House of Representatives by the Supreme Judicial Council to address these constitutional violations, the Council had previously presented this same proposal in March 2022 (before the date of the Sadrist bloc’s resignation) by some civil society organizations and a number of Among the political, media and academic figures, the council’s answer at the time was that the Supreme Judicial Council did not have the authority to dissolve the parliament.”
And he indicated that “the tasks of the Judicial Council are specified under Article (3) of the Supreme Judicial Council Law No. (45) of 2017, which in its entirety relates to the administration of the judiciary only and does not include any authority that allows the judiciary to interfere in the matters of the legislative or executive authorities in application of the principle of The separation between the three legislative, executive and judicial powers stipulated in Article (47) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 2005.”
The Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq concluded its statement by saying, “We call on all political and media parties not to involve the judiciary in political rivalries and competitions. The Council emphasizes that the judiciary stands at the same distance from everyone; Because the basis on which it rests is the application of the constitution and the law, and these are general rules that apply to everyone with the same standard and are not subject to interpretation or interpretation.
Al-Sadr issues a directive to the current institutions regarding official correspondence
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year of change
According to the directives of His Eminence the Leader, Muqtada al-Sadr (may God honor him), it was decided to adopt the slogan (The Year of Change) in official correspondences and books in all Sadrist line institutions.
With much thanks and appreciation.
Iraq postpones a trip to China after its authorities refused to grant approvals
Today, Sunday, the Iraqi Airways Company was forced to postpone a scheduled flight to China, after the latter's authorities refused to grant approvals to it.
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The management of the General Company for Iraqi Airways would like to clarify for the honorable Iraqi travelers who have a prior reservation to travel to the China sector on August 16, and because of the failure to grant official approvals by the Chinese authorities, which forced us to postpone the flight until the date of August 23 after the official approval was issued, so it is necessary to note.
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People close to Al-Sistani analyze his position on the division and determine the timing of his intervention - Urgent
Three officials close to Sistani in the city of Najaf confirmed that the supreme reference in Iraq has not used his influence so far; Because he does not want to appear biased to one side, in the biggest internal Shiite crisis since 2003.
And the "Associated Press" agency stated in a report (August 14, 2022) followed by "Nass", quoting three men from the Al-Sistani School who spoke on condition of anonymity because of not having the authority to permit, "The reference is watching the situation with concern."
One of the speakers said that Sistani "will not interfere at the present time, as his intervention may be seen as tilting one side over the other."
The agency stated that "Sistani rarely interferes in political affairs, but when he does, he may change the course of Iraqi politics."
She cited his intervention in 2019, as his sermon led to the resignation of then-Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi from the premiership amid protests.
The agency quoted an official in Najaf, that "the supreme reference is tired of the current Iraqi political dynamics, and he did not resume his usual Friday sermons that were suspended during the outbreak of the epidemic, and his doors are still closed in the face of the political elites in Iraq, indicating that he does not agree with them."
Officials at Sistani's school told the agency that "Sistani has red lines that, if crossed, would force him to intervene, including bloodshed and attempts to undermine what is seen as the foundations of democracy in Iraq."
Al-Amiri arrives in Sulaymaniyah after the conclusion of the Erbil talks
The prominent leader in the coordination framework Hadi Al-Amiri arrived, on Sunday evening, to the city of Sulaymaniyah, to hold talks with political forces.
Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that Shalaw Kosrat Rasul and Khaled Shwani, a member of the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, were in the reception of Al-Amiri.
According to sources with Shafak News Agency, Al-Amiri will meet with Pavel Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and Shaswar Abdul Wahed, head of the New Generation Movement, to discuss a way out of the political blockage.
Al-Amiri arrived on Sunday morning in Erbil, and met with Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, and other officials.
The political scene in Iraq has been going through a dangerous turn since supporters of the Sadrist movement led by prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and staged a sit-in in protest against Al-Sudani's nomination for the position of head of the next federal government.
The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.
The three-way alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr was broken following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc's deputies, and the movement's withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.
The political scene is living in a crisis situation and a dead end unprecedented in the history of Iraq, as more than 300 days have passed since the early elections without being able to form a new government in the country, and the survival of the caretaker government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
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.
MP Basem Khashan survived an assassination attempt in Diwaniyah
In an interview with (Baghdad Today), Khashan said, "He was subjected to shooting f
from wheels carrying gunmen carrying a medium weapon (Pekesi) while he was going to the doctor's clinic ".with his brother in Afak district in Diwaniyah governorate His relatives in the judiciary confronted the wheels and opened fire on them, which made them" .flee," he added
On Sunday, a security source reported that MP Basem Khashan and his brother Fahem, a clan sheikh, were attacked by unknown persons in Al-Diwaniyah Governorate.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, that Bassem Khashan and his brother Fahem, along with two others, were attacked by a number of people while they were visiting a doctor in Diwaniyah.
He added that the attackers beat Khashan, which prompted him to respond with gunfire to disperse them from his personal weapon.
Following the incident, the Al-Barakat clan, headed by Fahim Khashan, called on its sons to "gather immediately in the hostel and take up arms."
Iraqi MP Basem Khashan: I was subjected to an assassination attempt by a force affiliated with Al-Sadr
Representative in the Iraqi Parliament, Basem Khashan, confirmed that he was subjected to an assassination attempt by the forces of (Peace Brigades) affiliated with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.
And he said in a video clip: "I was attacked by a cowardly Saraya al-Salam with medium weapons and they tried to assassinate me."
He added, "If Muqtada al-Sadr takes control of this country, no one can talk about anything.
Al-Sadr sets next Saturday as a date for a "million" demonstration
Correspondence and Warra hand number. It was decided to set a date for the demonstration next Saturday, with the gathering in Tahrir Square first at five in the afternoon, and then walking towards the Celebrations Square.
To that we draw your attention.
Legal expert Amir Al-Daami to the Tigris: The Federal Court is part of the Supreme Judicial Council
Al-Dami to Dijla: It is not within the powers of the Federal Court to dissolve Parliament
Judiciary: We do not have the power to dissolve Parliament
Next Week..A Quick Movement To Solve The Political Crisis
A member of the State of Law coalition, Fadel Mawat, confirmed today, Sunday, that the next week will witness a rapid movement to resolve the current political crisis.
Mowat said in a televised interview, which was monitored by the "Information" agency, that "the movement of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri with the Sunni and Kurdish forces aims to resolve the crisis through dialogue."
He added, "The current crisis is largely limited to the Kurdish forces over the selection of the candidate for the president of the republic," noting that "the coordination framework is agreed upon on the person of the prime minister."
The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri had arrived earlier today in Erbil to discuss with Kurdistan Democratic Party Chairman Massoud Barzani the political developments and developments of the current crisis, after his recent visit to the Sunni forces and his meeting with Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi
State of Law: Next week will witness a rapid movement to resolve the crisis
The State of Law coalition revealed, on Sunday, the goal of the recent movements of the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri.
A member of the State of Law coalition, Haider Mawat, said in a television interview, which was followed by "Mawazine News", that Al-Amiri's movement with the Sunni and Kurdish forces aims to resolve the crisis through dialogue.
Mowat added that the next week will witness a rapid movement to resolve the current crisis.
He pointed out that the crisis today is between the Kurdish forces over the selection of the president of the republic and the framework is agreed on the person of the prime minister.
It is noteworthy that Al-Amiri visited Erbil today, during which he met a number of Kurdish politicians and leaders, including the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and then went to Sulaymaniyah to hold consultations with the leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Al-Fateh talks about a "single personality" capable of ending the political blockage
A member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ayed Al-Hilali, confirmed today, Sunday, the possibility of the head of the Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, to solve the political .blockage and mediate with all parties to end the crisis
Al-Hilali said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "it is possible that the political crisis in the country will be resolved if the leader of the Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, intervenes seriously and with great vigor, especially after his ".meeting with the leader of the Fatah Alliance Hadi al-Amiri in Erbil
He added, "Barzani's intervention on the line as a mediator or player to bring the views between the political partners, especially the Shiite house, will have positive ".returns to resolve the crisis Al-Hilali called on Iraqi politicians to "deal logically with the events taking place in the ".country," warning that "the situation will slip to unimaginable levels
Political expectations for the launch of the "Amiri Initiative" for reconciliation with al-Sadr
Today, Sunday, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Haitham al-Mayahi, expected the launch of the "Amiri Initiative" under the auspices of the leader of the Fatah Alliance Hadi al-Amiri to end the dispute with the leader of the Sadrist .movement Muqtada al-Sadr Al-Mayahi said in a televised statement, which was followed by (Baghdad Today), that "the expected initiative can be called the Al-Amriya initiative to end the crisis ".with all parties He added, "Al-Amiri has good relations with everyone and is accepted by all political parties, and that his initiative was launched from tenderness after the agreement ".with Al-Sadr He added, "We are very optimistic about Al-Amiri's visit, and everyone agrees on the dialogue, and that there is a session that will be held outside Parliament in the ".coming days
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The central bank and the banking sector, the main financing and investment ring that supported the economy and protected it from collapse
The Central Bank of Iraq and the banking sector, in accordance with their law and objectives, are a mainstay for building a free national economy that strengthens the foundations of the Iraqi state and pushes it towards the process of growth and economic stability.
Building this sector on scientific foundations with the use of modern technologies and reliance on the best national expertise contributes significantly to the development and investment program as the first financing link for small, medium and strategic projects during the past years until the present time .
The results of the developments, measures and efforts made to support and stimulate the economy through rational use of monetary policy tools, safe investments and flexible and balanced applications with the complex economic problems that our country has suffered and suffers from, and the effects of economic closure, stagflation and changes in the global economy, especially the food and energy crises and the Corona pandemic
The war on terrorism and the Russian-Ukrainian war . Where the Central Bank announced that its foreign reserves amounted to 82 billion dollars and its reserves of gold amounted to more than 130 tons, which is the fourth in the Arab world and the tenth in the world .
The projects of the private sector out of the total credit granted to the private sector, which constitute more than 8% of the gross domestic product, up to 18.4% of the total actual investment spending during the years of the financing initiative, and 17% of the total private sector deposits .
And by analyzing the results of the implementation of the initiatives, as 10 trillion dinars were allocated to the Real Estate Bank and the Housing Fund, and 72% of it was implemented by 48 banks and 2 trillion dinars for agricultural and industrial bankers, and 18% and 3 trillion dinars were implemented for small, medium and housing projects, and 71% of them were implemented by 48 banks and 2 trillion dinars for projects The strategy that finances more than 20 billion dinars and 1 trillion dinars for renewable energy projects, in addition to supporting the state treasury with an amount of 50 trillion dinars, 30 trillion of them only in 2021 and 2022 by re-discounting treasury transfers issued by the finance. These measures opened the way for banks to work flexibly to contribute to support Investment is the main nerve of the wheel of development .
All studies and reports issued by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Ministry of Planning and the Central Bank of Iraq confirm this .
And in order to build a promising strategy to reform and develop the Iraqi banking sector for the years (2021-2023), the Central Bank established an ambitious mechanism that is consistent with the complex global and local economic crises for the purpose of maintaining the banking system in Iraq and protecting the national economy from collapse .
This requires the various relevant economic sectors to coordinate with the Central Bank and between them and activate the role of financial policy, government banks and specialized banks, with an emphasis on developing foreign economic relations with the countries of the world with the development of economic and banking relations with international banks and relevant international and regional financial institutions and organizations.
Economic treatment in light of political and oil fluctuations
The economic climate in Iraq is witnessing dramatic changes, in addition to the rise in financial indicators caused by the rise in oil prices at a rate of nearly 40% compared to last year, and expectations that the country’s cash reserves will rise to more than 90 billion dollars by the end of this year, and an increase in the rate of growth in the gross domestic product to 9.5%, the fiscal policy is still restricted by the government spending ratio of 1/12, which indicates that the financial boom was not truly reflected on the reality of macroeconomic policy and the reality of citizens, as inflation is witnessing a significant rise in its annual rates in addition to the rise in unemployment rates, which amounted to In its last statistics in 2021, it reached an annual rate of 13.8%.
The political developments in the country and their repercussions on the economy constitute a major obstacle to approving the budget for the year 2021-2022, including the organization and classification of oil revenues to be spent on its consumption and investment resources, which is an important source of demand, revitalizing the economy, the income and spending cycle, and creating job opportunities in a way that reduces unemployment rates and keeps the economy away. Iraqi about the specter of the phenomenon of stagflation, which it is suffering from recently, and for many reasons, some of them external and internal, the first is related to the Ukrainian war and the economic reaction policies that reinforced stagflation in the United States and the European Union, and since Iraq constitutes in its total foreign expenditures a net importer of goods and services It is natural for inflation to move to it with the lists of imports. As for the second, besides the lack of approval of the budget and the repercussions of the restricted spending at a rate of 1/12, the internal debt management policies, despite their purely economic objectives, the devaluation of the currencyNationalism and the accompanying reluctance in many compensatory measures for the groups affected by it, took its take from the reality of the general level of prices and the real drop in the value of individuals' incomes, which were not clearly targeted.
Therefore, the two important variables in terms of dealing with the economy are receding in the formation of the government first, the approval of the budget and the initiation of organizing the financial returns according to the budget items and its allocations. Secondly, the management of financial returns in an efficient economic manner through the creation of a sovereign fund to invest and develop oil surpluses for the future may constitute a strategic variable In terms of economic treatment.
Minister of Finance: Investing the current financial abundance is a last chance to save the country economically
Finance Minister Ali Allawi said: “The government has a last chance to save the reality of the country, one third of which has turned into employees who depend on salaries only, by exploiting the financial abundance that approaches $100 billion to establish investment and industrial projects.”
Allawi said in a statement to his office, "Oil prices are currently on the rise, but they will collapse below $20 per barrel the moment the war in Ukraine stops, and most expectations are that the war will stop within the next autumn."
And Allawi said: "The Ministry of Finance was able, thanks to the strict economic austerity system that it practiced, to move the country from the brink of bankruptcy to economic recovery and to secure employee salaries for two consecutive years."
He continued, "We discussed with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi the idea of investing the cash reserve through the establishment of a group of industrial cities in the country consisting of 900 medium factories and 40 large companies, which will contribute to the employment of one million Iraqi graduates of institutes and colleges of engineering and computers, and thousands of graduates of administration and economics."
Ali Allawi added, "I have a comprehensive economic plan that can be implemented within two years, which will contribute to moving the country from disguised unemployment to productive countries for light and medium industries in the first stage."
The current closes the parliament's door, and the framework opens its doors again for dialogue
The deputy of the Sadiqoun parliamentary bloc affiliated with the coordination framework, Zainab Juma Al-Moussawi, confirmed today, Saturday, that the doors of the coordination framework are open for the Sadrist movement to return to dialogue.
Al-Moussawi said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of it, that "the doors of the coordination framework are open for the Sadrist movement to return to the dialogue table again, since the movement is an important participant in the political process since 2003 until the present time through ministers, undersecretaries and general managers, contrary to what Its supporters claim that the movement is outside the government, parliament, and institutions of the Iraqi state.
The statement added that "the coordination framework is keen on the political situation and is fully aware that political stability comes in accordance with the constitutional mechanisms."
And he indicated that "the demonstration and sit-in for the supporters of the coordination framework remains the only solution in light of the Sadrist movement's failure to accept the mechanisms of dialogue."
The Game of Thrones may topple the pockets of employees and small earners in Iraq... an Iraq without budgets or salaries!
The economic expert, Mahmoud Dagher, stressed that approving the country's general budget is still an urgent necessity to support the Iraqi economy, as the food support law did not cover all aspects, specifically the investment aspect, which is one of the most important aspects in budgets.
Dagher said, "Disrupting the approval of the budget destroys the Iraqi economy because it negatively affects important sectors that need large investment projects, and at the forefront of those sectors is electricity, which needs projects in production, transportation and distribution, as well as public transportation methods."
Noting that "the public roads, specifically the ones linking the center and the south with the Kurdistan region, are very bad, and the presence of negatives in those roads not only affects the high rate of accidents, but also raises the price of goods due to the high risk of being damaged."
In addition, economic circles warned against entering the new year without approving the state budget for the second year in a row, stressing that this would mean the inability of the current government to pay the salaries of employees, retirees and others.
They stressed that "this abnormal situation may end with an uncalculated fall of the national economy, and entry into a labyrinth that is difficult to get out of
The framework is taking matters to their final stage, while Al-Sadr wants to continue the tactics and pressure to subdue him. Who will win in this confrontation?
The Iraqi arenas are still witnessing more escalation, amid the adherence of all political parties to their positions, coinciding with the crowding of party supporters in the streets.
The head of the "state of law coalition" in Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, called for dialogue to overcome the current political crisis, while the Secretary-General of "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" Qais Khazali called on parliament to convene.
Al-Maliki, who is one of the most prominent leaders of the "coordinating framework", said in a statement issued by his office, in response to the demonstrations organized by the framework earlier yesterday, to demand the protection of state institutions, that "the Iraqi masses, with their participation in the demonstrations, all interacted with the defense of the legitimacy of the state, and the protection of institutions." Legislative and Judicial Constitutionalism.
Yesterday afternoon, demonstrations took place in the "Green Zone" in the capital Baghdad and the cities of Basra and Mosul, organized by the "coordinating framework" forces under the slogan "demonstrations in support of legitimacy and the law" in reference to what they see as "violations of the Sadrist movement" whether they stormed the parliament building or the Green Zone and sit in it And disrupting the sessions of the House of Representatives and demanding its dissolution outside the constitutional frameworks.
Al-Maliki, a former prime minister, said that "the coordination framework demonstrations sent a message to all political components, without naming them, to the effect that come to a common word to cross the feared crisis on the constitutional political track."
Al-Maliki, who has become one of the most prominent opponents of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, added that "crossing the crisis will lead to avoiding obstructing the formation of the new government, and the House of Representatives, which was formed in accordance with the law and the constitution, and obstructing the holding of its sessions," in reference to the sit-in of the Sadrist movement's followers in the Green Zone and their demand to dissolve Parliament and early elections.
In a related context, a media channel channel transmitted a speech by Sheikh Qais Khazali, head of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, which is affiliated with the "coordinating framework", through an audio message, in which Khazali "thanked the framework demonstrators who defended the state."
Khazali called "to expedite the convening of the House of Representatives to carry out its duties, the most important of which is addressing the issue of the budget, which must be either through the formation of the government, or the amendment of the current budget law," he said.
He warned that "the budget law remaining in its current state is a great danger, because this government cannot pay salaries during the next year," while he pledged to the demonstrators to "continue the path of building and defending the state and speeding up the formation of the government."
Street across from a street
, al-Maliki’s statement came, at a time when thousands of Sadrist movement’s supporters gathered in front of the Iraqi parliament in the Green Zone in Baghdad to demand its dissolution and the holding of early elections, while thousands of supporters of the coordination framework demonstrated near the walls of the Green Zone, before the framework announced an open sit-in until achieve their demands.
The mutual escalation between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement comes in an atmosphere of intense calls from political leaders and several countries for calm, de-escalation and resorting to the option of dialogue between the parties as the only way out of the current crisis, which local, regional and international forces fear from the dangers of slipping into chaos.
In this context, a press reporter said that the framework's demands focused on forming a government with broad powers and called for the parliament to be emptied of supporters of the Sadrist movement.
The reporter added that the open sit-in began on Friday, but there are no clashes amid fear of the situation developing, if the two sit-ins continue to have unimaginable consequences, amid calls from the framework not to engage in friction.
For his part, a media source said, from near the sit-in of the Sadrist movement, that the protest leaders did not comment on the statement of the coordination framework, amid a warning not to circulate any statements unless they are central to the Seven Committee to manage the protests movement.
He pointed out that there are former political leaders, who demanded the formation of an interim government that works to dissolve the Parliament and hold early elections, through the formation of a new and impartial election commission, and the amendment of the election law.
For his part, the Iraqi analyst, Ziad Al-Arar, from Baghdad, said that matters in Iraq have now reached complications in which the dialogue is broken.
Al-Arar considered that the statement of the coordination framework is a step that means that dialogue is almost impossible, and therefore we have entered the stage of complete closure, to wait for the stage of initiatives from other parties.
Al-Arar went on to say: "The mass bases have reached a point that no party can manipulate, because that would have catastrophic consequences for Iraq."
The political analyst pointed out that "the majority of the Sunni forces tend to see the Sadrist movement, while the Kurdish people are afraid of re-electing the elections without a guarantor to accept their results and not to return to the street track as is happening today."
Parliamentary Energy reveals proposals to amend the Hydrocarbon Wealth Law
Committee member Ali Shaddad Al-Faris told {Euphrates News}, “We had an intention to host the Minister of Oil, with the agreement of the members of the committee, to find out the latest developments in the oil and gas sector, in addition to the fact that oil selling prices are in light of their continuous rise,” noting that “the Ministry of Oil wants to move forward.” with strategic projects.
Al-Faris stated that "the committee intended to legislate the federal oil and gas law, as well as proposals to amend the hydrocarbon wealth law, in addition to projects proposed by the committees regarding oil coexistence and oil environmental coexistence.
Al-Kazemi’s advisor reassures about employee salaries: judicially protected
Saleh told {Euphrates News}, "The emergency food support law cannot secure the salaries of employees for the next year because the emergency food security law ends at the end of the current year."
He added: "I do not think that there is a danger to the employees' salaries at the end of the year, and these are prior concerns, because the Federal Court has the authority to issue a decision to protect the people and the country from the risks resulting from the cessation of legislation affecting economic and living life, and it can address any defect by providing a legal cover that provides the continuation of the exchange." From the beginning of December.
Earlier today, the legal expert, Jamal Al-Asadi, warned of a legislative vacuum in which employees' salaries could stop starting next January.
Al-Asadi said in a tweet on his Twitter account: "There is no legal text in the Financial Management Law that allows the disbursement of any money from spending units to finance budget expenditures after the end of the fiscal year in which there is no budget at all."
He added, "Therefore, we are in a legislative vacuum in which it is very possible that all expenses, including employee salaries, will stop from January of the year 2023.
Employee salaries are at risk at the beginning of the next year
Al-Asadi said in a tweet on his Twitter account: "There is no legal text in the Financial Management Law that allows the disbursement of any money from spending units to finance budget expenditures after the end of the fiscal year in which there is no budget at all."
He added, "Therefore, we are in a legislative vacuum in which it is very possible that all expenses, including employee salaries, will stop from January of the year 2023."
Al-Kazemi’s government resolves the controversy over its inability to distribute the salaries of employees and retirees in 2023
Today, Saturday, the financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, warned of the consequences of entering the country in a new fiscal year without a budget, calling on the government to go to the Federal Court to lift the damage on the salary sector.
Salih said in an interview, quoted by the correspondent of (Iraqi Media News Agency / INA), that “the possibility of the country entering a new fiscal year, which is the year 2023, and the country being devoid of any law or legislation for the budget, facilitates the work of Article 13 itself, which permits the exchange at a rate of 1/12 per month of expenses.” The previous fiscal year 2022, that is, it is not permissible to dispose of public money for more than one fiscal year on the same 12/1 basis because of the current legislative situation, the country will impose upon itself a serious economic and investment stagnation with ominous consequences in the levels of deterioration in the forces of economic and social development and ensuring standards of living.”
He added, "Government spending constitutes 50% of the gross domestic product, and in order to search for a constitutional way out that mitigates the damage to the national economy within the framework of force majeure and the urgent necessity of achieving such dangerous economic possibilities."
He pointed out that "the salaries of employees, retirees and social welfare are received by about 9 million heads of families, and they constitute 75% of the operating budget. Salaries are the basis of government spending today."
And Saleh added, “The executive authority must address the request directly to the judiciary, specifically the Federal Supreme Court, to issue an exceptional ruling that provides for the lifting of economic damage to the country and the people in a way that secures two cases. 2022 until the country reaches the correct legislative paths represented by the issuance of a federal general budget.”
And he indicated, "The second case is the approval of a qualitative package of strategic investment projects that achieve the country's economic sustainability and aim to diversify the national economy and address unemployment."
Expert: The Financial Management Law Does Not Explicitly Specify Work As 1/12 For One Year
Financial expert Ahmed Burihi confirmed, on Saturday, that what some have suggested about withholding the salaries of the first month of the next year in the event that the current year’s budget is not approved has no basis in truth, indicating that such proposals may be part of the pressure to accelerate the formation of the government .
Brihi said in a statement to Al-Information /, that "the issue of raising the withholding of employees' salaries for the first month of next year in the event the budget is not approved is not possible because the law on financial management and work on 1/12 does not contain an explicit text regarding that."
He added, "The Financial Management Law refers to the continuity of work with 1/12 related to the payment of salaries to employees, equivalent to the spending of the past year, without specifying a fixed and explicit date."
Brihi pointed out that “the Financial Management Law refers to the continuity of work with 1/12 related to the payment of salaries to employees, equivalent to the spending of last year,” explaining that “the issue of withholding salaries has a great deal of danger, and even if there is a reason, it is necessary to find an embarrassment, as happened in Adoption of the Food Security Law.”
Independent Deputy: Dissolving Parliament is a way to achieve change, but...
Independent MP Sajjad Salem considered, on Saturday, resorting to dissolving parliament as a way to achieve change, but stressed the need to accomplish a number of changes before that, including amending the constitution, activating the parties' law, and dissolving factions that carry weapons outside the framework of the state.
Salem said in an interview with the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper, which was followed by Mawazine News, that "the current crisis has two definitions, either it is a conflict between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement, which is a reduced concept, and the more mature definition is that it is a national crisis, a crisis of governance, a constitution and accumulations since 2003 until now." Therefore, it is a comprehensive national crisis."
He added, "The comprehensive national crisis needs radical and not superficial solutions. For example, resorting to dissolving parliament is a way to achieve change, but before it a number of changes must be accomplished, at the beginning of which is the amendment of the constitution and the political system and the activation of the parties' law, which is the most important issue, as well as dissolving all the factions that Carrying arms outside the framework of the state.
He continued, "The fear within society has reached its climax from the forces that threaten to use weapons openly and threaten the state, and on any occasion it may resort to arms, so either we put in place radical, comprehensive and real solutions, or resort to superficial solutions that reproduce traditional forces."
He considered, "The solution currently proposed by the Sadrist movement is not a comprehensive solution (in reference to the call to dissolve parliament and hold early elections), and there must be a promising and radical vision for comprehensive solutions to the crisis rooted in the political process."
A parliamentary bloc calls for an expanded meeting in Baghdad to discuss dissolving Parliament
The New Generation Movement Bloc called for an expanded meeting of the heads of the winning blocs regarding the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.
The head of the bloc, Sarwa Abdel Wahed, said: "Why are you so stubborn and the result is that you will go to dissolve parliament, so what are you waiting for!"
And she added, "We in the (new generation) call for a meeting in Baghdad that includes the heads of all the parliamentary blocs that won the elections and in the presence of the United Nations, to take the necessary steps to dissolve parliament, and to set a road map for the pre-election phase and its preparations."
The leader of the movement, Sabah Al-Saadi, announces Al-Sadr's instructions regarding the early elections
Sabah Al-Saadi, a leader in the Sadrist movement, announced today, Saturday, the instructions of its leader, Muqtada Al-Sadr, regarding the early elections.
Al-Saadi said that "the options offered to resolve the crisis are to resort to early elections."
He added, "The Sadrist movement is not a party to the political process, and the choice is for the people."
Al-Saadi continued: "We do not sit with the tireless, (if our master does not sit with the senior tireless, we sit with their young ones?").
He stressed, "The elections will take place in the same election law, and there will be no change in either the commission or the law."
The Kurdistan Democratic Party resolves its position on holding early elections - urgent
The Kurdistan Democratic Party has decided, today, Saturday, its position on holding early elections, indicating that it can be held after all political parties agree
In a statement received by Alsumaria News, the party stated that "to take into account the country's interest and to protect Iraq from the dangers it faces, we call on all political leaders in Iraq to assume the responsibilities of the current stage, and we also call on all parties to take serious, necessary and urgent steps to conduct a fruitful and successful dialogue based on the principles of the Iraqi constitution." to save the country from the current impasse
He added, "Therefore, in order to carry out the process of reform, real change and improving the current situation inIraqIt can be agreed to hold early elections after all parties agree and pledge to agree to the final results of the elections as they are and not to repeat the experience of the previous elections inIraq"
Setting a date for Al-Sadr and Al-Amiri meeting
A source in the coordination framework revealed, on Saturday, that the meeting of the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri with the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada Al-Sadr may take place at the end of .this week
The source told (Baghdad Today), "Hadi al-Amiri's relationship is good with the leader of the Sadrist movement, and there are indeed direct lines of communication with al-Sadr's office that have not been interrupted during the past period," noting that "Al-Amiri has sought over the past months to find paths of dialogue between the framework and al-Sadr and play a role in He has calmed down in many crises .through his close relations with all parties
He added, "According to the information, Al-Amiri may meet Al-Sadr at the end of this week in Najaf, or that there will be a telephone contact between them as a first stage," stressing that "it is not excluded that there will be direct meetings that took place between the two parties in the past weeks, but they were not announced for .various reasons." related to the general atmosphere in the country
He pointed out that "the contacts and meetings that occur between the political parties are not mostly public, especially during crises in order to avoid being exploited by parties to escalate or stir rumors and distort positions," noting that "the lines of communication between all political forces were not closed, including the ".framework and the Sadrists
Member of Parliamentary Finance: The current political situation impedes any movement regarding the salary scale
The Parliamentary Finance Committee considered, on Saturday, that the salary scale law will remain “disabled” due to the current political situation.
Committee member Jamal Cougar said, "Despite the government's talk about reconsidering the salary scale for employees, anything or action regarding this law remains suspended due to the current political situation."
Cougar added, in a statement to "Al-Furat News" and followed by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "it is not possible to move towards the law at the present time because it needs the House of Representatives to amend and vote on it, and to put Parliament currently as it is now."
In a separate context, Cougar indicated that "the Food Security Law has entered into force the moment it was approved."
The Iraqi Finance denies the delay in the payment of employees' salaries and submits a proposal for the absence of the 2023 budget
On Saturday, the Iraqi Finance Minister, Ali Abdul Amir Allawi, denied rumors that the payment of employee salaries had been disrupted or affected by the existing political crisis.
Allawi said in statements reported by the government media and followed by Shafak News Agency, "The state will not stop due to the lack of a budget because there is another budget, the 2021 budget, through which the state can finance expenditures in the amount of 100 to 120 trillion dinars."
He added that "the government will not be able to advance towards new projects and investments in the absence of a budget because it will be restricted by the spending items for last year's budget." Allawi said, "If the year 2023 enters without a budget or a law similar to the Food Security Law, the government will be required to spend according to the 2021 budget."
And social networking sites circulated news that the salaries of state employees and retirees will stop at the beginning of the first month of next year 2023 in the event that the House of Representatives, in which supporters of the Sadrist movement sit for the third week in a row, does not convene.
The Federal Court will consider the constitutionality of the Food Security Law next Monday
The Federal Court (the highest judicial authority in Iraq) will hold the first special session on Monday to consider a case regarding the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development.
The Iraqi Council of Representatives, in its session held on June 8, in the presence of 273 deputies and headed by the Speaker of the Council, Muhammad al-Halbousi, voted on the law (emergency support for food security and development) in general.
And the Federal Court stated in a schedule of its tasks seen by Shafak News Agency, that "the court will hold a special session on Monday, August 15, 2022, to consider the case to challenge the constitutionality of some articles of the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development."
She explained that the plaintiff (in the name of Khazal Khashan) and the defendant, the Speaker of Parliament (Mohammed al-Halbousi), in addition to his job.
Al-Sadr's minister calls for "million" demonstrations in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad
The "Minister of the Leader" who is close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on all Iraqis, on Saturday, to go out in "million peaceful" demonstrations in Tahrir Square in the center of the capital, Baghdad.
This came in a blog published by the "Minister of the Leader" on social networking sites "Facebook", and attributed to Al-Sadr.
And he, close to Al-Sadr, said in his publication, "This is my last call (..) After the protest was divided into two camps, it became imperative for me to investigate which of the camps is more numerous and sympathetic to the Iraqi people, regardless of their affiliations."
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