Pleased to speak with new #Iraq PM-designate Mohammed Allawi. I welcomed his promise to hold early elections, reaffirmed our commitment to Iraq, urged an end to violence, and called for accountability and urgent action to address protesters’ legitimate demands.
Baghdad today – On Sunday (February 23, 2020), Al-Fateh MP Hanin Qaddo affirmed that the parliamentary majority supporting Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi is available.
Qaddu told (Baghdad today) that “there is a parliamentary majority available and ready to vote for Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, and this majority was ready and ready for Monday’s session to give confidence to Allawi and his government.”
And between, “The reason for postponing Monday’s session is that this parliamentary majority wants the agreement and agreement of all political forces, especially the large Sunni and Kurdish blocs, and for this we want all forces to support Allawi and his government, and to achieve consensus negotiations are continuous and continuous.”
Earlier today, the first deputy speaker of parliament, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi, announced that the presidency of the parliament will hold a meeting tomorrow, Monday, to study the government curriculum and CVs of the new government.
Al-Kaabi said in a statement received (Baghdad today), that “the Presidency of the Council of Representatives will hold a special meeting tomorrow morning, Monday, to discuss the government curriculum of Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi and the biographies of candidates for the new government in accordance with the internal system and procedures in place in the House of Representatives.”
He added, “It is hoped that next Wednesday will be a date for the parliament session to give confidence to the Allawi government, especially since the legal period for the assignment is nearing completion and there is not enough time to resolve the issue of forming the government.”
The Speaker of the Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, had called earlier today for an urgent meeting of the parliament’s presidency tomorrow, Monday.
The office of the Speaker of the Parliament said in a statement received (Baghdad today) that “Al-Halbousi called for a meeting tomorrow, Monday, 11 am, based on Article 10 of the internal system of the House of Representatives,” noting that “to consider the request submitted for an extraordinary session to form the new government” And fix the date of the session. ”
Baghdad – Mawazine News, The General Authority of Customs issued, on Saturday, the first amendment of the controls for declaring funds as they are entered and removed across the Iraqi borders.
In a statement, Mawazine News received a copy of it, the commission stated that it had “issued the first amendment to the controls for declaring the money when it was entered and removed across the Iraqi borders No. (1) for the year 2017 issued by the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Office, which includes the following:
1- Add the following to Paragraph (5) of the controls, and item (c) has: –
C – The customs authorities have the power to search people and inspect their luggage to verify the authenticity of the information declared upon investigation or suspicion of obtaining a false statement or a case of refraining from the declaration or in case of suspicion that the funds being transferred It is illegal money The following is added to the controls and paragraph (8) for it:
(8) The amounts permitted to be entered or removed from and to the territory of the Republic of Iraq include the following: –
A – Amounts below (10,000) (ten thousand US dollars) or its equivalent in other currencies without declaring them.
B – Amounts exceeding (10,000) (ten thousand US dollars) to (20000) (twenty thousand US dollars) provided that they are declared with the necessity of showing them in support of the purpose of entering or removing these sums and in the event that the supporting documents are not available, the traveler makes a pledge By bringing those documents after (20) days from the date of the permit.
A- It is forbidden to enter or remove amounts in excess of (20,000) (twenty thousand US dollars) or its equivalent in other currencies, and the process of entering or removing these amounts through financial institutions is exclusively.
D- It is forbidden to enter or remove amounts in excess of (…, … 1) (one million Iraqi dinars) even if it is declared and the amount is seized and legal measures are taken against it.
The Customs Authority pointed out that “the amendment entered into force on 19/2/2020 at border crossings.” Ended 29 / A 43
Baghdad today – Deputy of the “Saeron” coalition, Ali Al-Lami, Saturday (February 22, 2020), commented on the refusal of Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al-Halbousi to hold the special session to form the government, before sending the CV of the new ministerial cabinet, stating that the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hassan Al-Kaabi, could Presiding over the session in the event Halbusi insists on his position.
Al-Lami said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), “Al-Halbousi’s request from the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, to send the biography to the ministers of the new government, is surprising, because this did not happen during the voting process on the government of the resigned Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi.” .
He added, “The names of the ministers in Abd al-Mahdi’s government arrived in parliament 3 hours before the session, and al-Halbousi did not object at that time,” the deputy said.
Al-Lami added, “Al-Halbousi cannot refuse to hold the extraordinary session, with 70 deputies presenting a request to the Presidency of the House of Representatives, tomorrow, for the session to take place and voting to grant confidence to the Allawi government,” noting that “the law allows the first deputy to preside over the parliament to be held The session in the event that Halbousi refuses to attend or hold it.
And Lami said, “The Shiite political blocs and a number of Sunnis also will hold a meeting tomorrow, through which they will study the curriculum vitae of the candidates in the new government, to send them later to parliament and vote on them.”
Earlier, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Al-Kaabi, on Saturday (February 22, 2020), waved legal accountability for those who refrain from setting the date of the “extraordinary session” regarding the vote on the upcoming government of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi.
Al-Kaabi said in a statement to the official Iraqi news agency, “The constitution obligated the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to fix the date for the special session.”
He added, “After the Prime Minister requested and signed more than 70 deputies, no one can refrain from setting a date for the special session.”
The first deputy speaker of the parliament explained that “the constitution cannot be adapted to partisan and political whims and the time to return to quotas and spoils is over.”
And statements were contradicting between Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi and his first deputy, Hassan Al-Kaabi, about holding the extraordinary session to vote on the government of Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, next Monday.
Where Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi said, “Parliament will not hold its session next Monday unless the designated Prime Minister, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, sends his ministerial platform and cabinet cabinet.”
Al-Halbousi said in a press statement, “The date of the special session cannot be determined before the arrival of the ministerial platform and the names of ministers in the new Allawi government,” noting that “the parliament has not yet received anything from the presidency of the new government.”
For his part, Hassan Al Kaabi, the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, considered that the House of Representatives is obliged to hold the “extraordinary” session next Monday to give confidence to the next government, according to the invitation of the resigned Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, while he called the assembly to convene in accordance with the law.
ERBIL — A delegation from the Kurdistan Region is holding another meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi today in Baghdad.
Ziad Petros, a member of the negotiation team from Kurdistan, told BasNews that today’s talks are “going well”.
He explained that they are discussing Kurdistan’s constitutional, financial, and political rights.
“The negotiations today are likely to find a solution to the disputes,” Petros added.
The delegation is made up of representatives from Kurdistani political parties, working to preserve the rights of Kurdistan within the next government of Iraq under Allawi’s leadership.
Shafaq News / The official Iraqi News Agency reported on Friday that Parliament will hold an emergency session next Monday to vote on granting confidence to the government of Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi.
The agency quoted unnamed sources as saying that “the parliament will hold an extraordinary session next Monday after sending a letter from Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi requesting the session be held.”
She added that the session also comes at the request of the members of the House of Representatives, which amounted to 76 signatures and more and according to the provisions of Article 58 of the Constitution, the special session must be held to vote on the ministerial curriculum and the government booth for the commissioner Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi.
A source close to Allawi had revealed to Shafak News, that the latter had invited members of Parliament to attend at exactly six o’clock in the evening to the government palace to inform them of his government program and the curriculum vitae of the candidates for the portfolios.
Allawi announced, on Wednesday, that he has completed the selection of his government, which he said consists of independent ministers who are competent away from the influence of the parties, calling on parliament to hold a session next Monday to give it confidence.
The caretaker head, Adel Abdel-Mahdi, wrote a letter to Parliament, Thursday, inviting him to hold an emergency session on Monday to give confidence to the government of his successor.
However, passing the government will not be easy, given that Allawi did not reach understandings with the delegation of the Kurdistan Region, as well as prominent Sunni powers as well as Christians regarding his prospective government.
Baghdad – Today, Friday, the representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Muhammad al-Baldawi, affirmed the desire of Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi for the participation of Sunni and Kurdish political forces to support his transitional government.
Al-Baldawi said to Al-Ikhbaria: “The current opinion lies in the importance of passing the new government in a consensual manner, despite its ability to obtain an absolute parliamentary majority, but the government wants the Sunni and Kurdish political forces to support it.”
The MP added: “The insistence of some political forces to block the passage of the new government will force other political forces to pass the government by a majority.”
Baghdad today – On Thursday 20/2-2020, the deputy for the Al-Fateh Haneen Qaddo Alliance revealed that Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi would have a vote of more than 200 deputies in his favor during a session next Monday.
Qaddo said to (Baghdad Today) that “there is a very large parliamentary majority, which is more than (200) deputies, from different political blocs, who will vote for Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi and his new government,” noting that “Allawi’s call Until an extraordinary session was held in Parliament, T came to ensure that he received this great support. ”
And that “there are political parties that still have objections and reservations, and dialogues are continuing with them in order to reach a consensus and agreement, and if those parties insist on their position, the session will be held, even if they boycott them, because the parliamentary majority supporting Allawi will be present and give him confidence.”
The deputy of the Al-Fatah coalition, Karim Alioui, revealed positive messages and reassurances sent by the Sunni and Kurdish political forces to vote on the government of the Prime Minister-designate, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, next Monday, indicating that the pressures exerted by some political forces during the formation of the government did not achieve anything on the ground.
Aliwi told (Baghdad Today), “Most of the political blocs agreed to vote to give confidence to Allawi’s government, including the opposing blocs, because the general situation requires everyone to support the next government to get out of the crises that the country is going through and give the opportunity to achieve the steps for real reform.” .
He added that “the Shiite blocs received positive signals from the Kurds and Sunnis with the support of the Allawi government during the voting session next week,” noting that “the pressures that some political forces tried to impose on Allawi did not achieve anything on the ground, and everyone became agreed on the need to move forward with forming the government New. ”
And the Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, called on Wednesday (February 19 2020), the House of Representatives to hold an extraordinary session next Monday, in order to vote on giving confidence to his next transitional government.
Allawi said in a speech addressed to the Iraqi people, “Your historic battle for the homeland for which you have borne heavy burdens and heavy sacrifices has changed political rules and resulted in an independent government formation for the first time in decades without the participation of candidates of political parties.”
And the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, commissioned on February 1 this year Allawi to form a government, after the former Prime Minister submitted his resignation from the post under the pressure of popular demonstrations.
And as agreed by the statements of all the deputies and politicians, the Allawi government will be an interim government for one year, and will pave the way for early elections early next year or earlier.
The source said in an interview with Alsumaria News, “The President of the Republic ( Barham Saleh ) nominated seven ministers in the Allawi government.”
The source, who asked not to be named, added that Saleh “dominates the Kurds share on the pretext of independence.”
The Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi announced, yesterday, Wednesday, the selection of a government formation “independent for the first time in decades”, calling on parliament to hold an extraordinary session next Monday, in order to vote on giving confidence to the government.
