Al-Sadr moves the competition arena by “passing laws” in Parliament

While the initiative of the independent representatives remained in place, both major Shiite forces (the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework) are not ready to concede to one another, despite the passage of 7 months since the parliamentary elections.

The political stalemate in the country continues, especially with the absence of any indications of a Kurdish-Kurdish rapprochement that could solve the knot of the post of President of the Republic.

In the meantime, the arena of competition between the two alliances moved from a search for a solution to the complex of the President of the Republic to Parliament. Al-Sadr, who gave his opponents in the Shiite house more than one deadline to form a government without him, began to act from within Parliament by passing the laws he wanted to pass.

More importantly, he forced his Shiite opponents to vote unanimously on the law criminalizing normalization with Israel on the grounds that it is not possible to stand against this law. Muqtada al-Sadr leads the tripartite alliance, while the coordination framework is led by a group of personalities, most notably Nuri al-Maliki, Hadi al-Amiri, Qais al-Khazali, Ammar al-Hakim and Haider al-Abadi.

But Al-Sadr, who was the owner of the idea and the project, performed a prayer of thanks after legislating the law, while his opponents, who gave him the opportunity of this victory, returned to quarrel with him over the position on the prime minister. The same applies to its ally, the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, whose party’s deputies voted to criminalize the normalization law, despite the emergence of voices in Kurdistan to stand against this law, at least in terms of the fact that Iraq has legislated since 1969 a law prohibiting the promotion of Zionism, and therefore these voices see This law has nothing more than a political dimension.

Not only that, but the law of emergency support for food security has also turned into an arena of conflict and competition between the two Shiite blocs and their allies. Although the Federal Supreme Court overturned the draft law presented by Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s government to Parliament as an alternative to the draft budget that could not be submitted by a caretaker government, the Sadrist movement, which has the majority in Parliament, was able to submit it again to Parliament through another portal permitted by the constitution. It is a bill, not a bill.

And because al-Sadr has a comfortable majority in Parliament to pass laws that need only a simple majority (half plus one) or an absolute majority of the number of attendees in a full session of Parliament. And in the event that this law is legislated, which has become difficult to overturn by the federation because there is no constitutional basis for it, Al-Sadr will score a major victory for him over his opponents in the coordinating framework forces, since the government headed by Al-Kazemi is currently classified by the coordinating framework forces as close to Al-Sadr.

The dispute over this law between the Sadr and Tire blocs extends to what this law can provide of funds that the government can dispose of, especially if the law is passed with what the government provided in an amount of about 41 trillion Iraqi dinars (about 35 billion US dollars), while the coordination framework He believes that the actual need does not exceed 11 billion dollars. Regardless of whether this law is an alternative to the financial budget or not, it would prolong the political crisis that will put more pressure on the forces of the coordination framework, especially in light of the continuation of Al-Kazemi supported by Al-Sadr, which means that it will either have to Making concessions that al-Sadr is waiting for, or resorting to other ways to deal with the crisis, including riding the wave of the street that is already angry at the deterioration of services, especially electricity, which is the hot file every summer when the temperature starts to rise.

While al-Sadr formed, through his bloc, which topped the election results (75 deputies), the “Save the Nation” alliance that included the Sunni and Kurdistan Democratic “sovereignty”, the “coordinating framework” with its various forces and the multiplicity of its leaders, blocs and factions, was also able to form an alliance that included the On his side, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Sunni “Azm”. Both alliances have failed over the past months to form a new government at a time when Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s government, which is doing business, continues its responsibilities and authorities, except for signing agreements.

The node is represented in the majority coalition owned by al-Sadr calling for the formation of a national majority government, but he was unable to gather enough votes to elect a president of the republic, since the position of the president of the republic, according to the constitution, needs a two-thirds majority of parliament members, which means 220 votes out of a total of 329 votes. And because the two Kurdish parties must agree to choose one candidate for this position, which is customarily part of the Kurdish quota, the failure to reach consensus led to the violation of constitutional deadlines.

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Global economic data: Iraq will record the second highest growth rate in 2022

Shafaq News / Forecasts prepared in April 2022 showed that the global economy is expected to grow by 3.6% this year, and this comes in light of the pressures it is facing.

The RT station, quoting Statista, published data from FMI and the World Economic Outlook, which indicated that ten economies in the world are expected to grow at the highest pace in 2022, and the list included 3 Arab countries.

According to a graph by “Statista”, a German company specializing in market and consumer data, the Iraqi economy will grow at a rate of 9.5% this year and will rank second in the list after Guyana, which will lead the world’s economies in growth, as its economy is expected to grow by 47.2%.

In third place comes Kuwait (8.2%), then India (8.2%), followed by Saudi Arabia (7.6%), then Panama (7.5%), Niger (6.9%), then the Philippines (6.5%), Falcongo (6.4%), And then Bangladesh (6.4%).

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Legal expert: Parliament can pass the 2022 budget despite the presence of a caretaker government

Legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi confirmed that Parliament can pass the 2022 budget despite the presence of the caretaker government in power, pointing out that the Financial Management Law allows Parliament to do so.

Al-Tamimi said in a press interview, “Parliament has the authority to authorize the caretaker government to send the general budget law because it is related to food security, which is one of the first priorities of the caretaker government.”

He added that “the mandate to send the budget requires a vote of the absolute majority of the number of members in Parliament, and that this right is limited only to the budget law exclusively.”

And he indicated that “the mandate should include the approval of the final accounts of the previous year’s budget in accordance with the Financial Management and Public Debt Law No. 6 of 2019, as all of this comes in accordance with Articles 62, 5 and 61 of the Constitution and 12 and 13 of the Financial Management and Public Debt Law No. 6 of 2019 and articles From 128 to 138 of the Parliament’s Bylaws and Procedures.

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Financial Adviser to the Prime Minister: Financial abundance is a historic opportunity for Iraq

Baghdad / Obelisk: The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed on Monday, May 9, 2022, that the financial policy in Iraq is between a “hammer and an anvil,” noting that the financial abundance is a historic opportunity for Iraq, and spending it is not easy.

Saleh said in a statement followed by the obelisk, that “the financial surpluses that are obtained recently came from the rise in oil prices in the world and are linked to the war in Russia, and it is not possible to know how long this war will last, but there are expectations that it will remain until 2024, and thus Iraq will achieve a great financial abundance.” .

He added, “The financial policy in Iraq is between a rock and a hard place. The hammer is the existence of a large area of ​​poverty, amounting to 30% of the Iraqi population, and therefore the irregularity of the ration card pushes the poor to obtain basic commodities such as oils, rice and sugar outside the ration card.”

Saleh pointed out that “80% of the income of the poor goes to food, while the amount of what the rich and the middle class spend on food does not exceed 30% because their income is large,” noting that “the absence of a ration card would increase the area of ​​poverty in Iraq.”

He continued, “As for the anvil, it is to go to investment projects, as there are major projects in Iraq that are suspended, and their operation will add an added value to the national economy and employ thousands of workers, such as fertilizer and petrochemical projects, important factories in the oil industry and many other areas of production.”

He stressed, “The necessity of balancing the hammer of social spending and the anvil of investment spending, and this is not easy, and it must be studied intelligently and with high wisdom, and people must take their rights to a decent living, which is an important issue and at the same time ensures the sustainability of development also in the future because it is a historic opportunity for Iraq.”

Saleh pointed out that “it is expected that there will be an abundance of money available by the end of this year, amounting to 26 billion dollars and perhaps more.”

He stressed that “these resources must be employed very carefully to employ the unemployed and to create income-generating projects that employ manpower.”

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Seizure of a printing press and a device for counterfeiting the dollar and the Iraqi currency in central Baghdad

Shafaq News / A security source said, on Friday, that a printing press and a device for counterfeiting the Iraqi dollar and the Iraqi currency had been seized in the center of the capital, Baghdad.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, “A joint security force from the Baghdad police and the Federal Police, and through accurate intelligence information, managed to seize a printing press and a device for counterfeiting the Iraqi dollar and the Iraqi currency within the Karrada area in the center of the capital, Baghdad.”

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Negotiations with Kurds regarding oil and gas law and possibility of dealing with the issue criminally

(News) – Representative “Ali Shaddad” revealed that the negotiations between the Ministry of Oil and representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which were launched last month, had stalled to persuade the regional government to implement the Federal Court’s decision to cancel the oil and gas law in the region, which may push the central government to proceed with the application of the law literally and deal With Kurdistan in accordance with Iraqi regulations and laws.

” Shaddad said that the Federal Court Decision No. (110) in (2019) issued on 1522022 invalidated the oil and gas law in the region based on a lawsuit filed by us before the Iraqi judiciary in order to achieve the principle of balance and equality between All Iraqi cities and limiting the oil file to the federal government represented by the Ministry of Oil.

“Shaddad” pointed out that the regional government insisted on violating the constitution and Iraqi laws, through the continuation of the oil and gas law and the resumption of oil export operations in illegal ways and in isolation from the federal government.

“Shaddad” explained that Kurdistan’s lack of commitment to the decision of the Federal Court and the failure of talks with the Ministry Oil allows the Iraqi government to deal with the issue criminally by filing lawsuits against officials in the region for not implementing the rulings of the Iraqi judiciary, which is a crime according to the Iraqi Penal Code, in addition to the possibility of dealing with it internationally through understandings and agreements with Turkey to prevent the export of oil through its territory. .

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A solution to the political blockage looms on the horizon.. What are the agreements?

Special – Mawazine News, the representative of the State of Law coalition, a fearsome rebel, confirmed that a political rapprochement will occur after the blessed Eid al-Fitr holiday to resolve the political blockage in Iraq.

In an interview with Mawazine News, he said, “The expected rapprochement will lead to finding a consensual candidate for positions that constitute crises, and that this rapprochement came as a result of political mediation.”

He continued, “There has been pressure recently on the political blocs and parties, as well as these pressures may be the stimulus that accelerates the formation of the government and the resolution of the crisis.”

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Al-Rasheed Bank launches an advance of 10 million dinars for employees, contracts and security forces

Shafaq News / “Al-Rasheed Bank” announced, on Sunday, the launch of a new meal for the advances of employees of state and contract departments and employees of the Ministries of Defense and Interior, at a time when “Al-Rafidain” denied stopping advances and loans, stressing the continuation of grants.

The bank said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that a new meal was launched for the advances of state and contract employees, defense and interior employees, amounting to 10 million dinars, and contracts employees 5 million dinars, calling on “all beneficiaries who will receive text messages with the amount of the advance to review the bank’s branches or electronic payment outlets to receive it.” “.

The media office confirmed that “the application for advances electronically is for holders of the (Nakheel) card, and there is no intermediary between the bank and the customer.”

For its part, the government “Al-Rafidain” Bank denied the news that talked about stopping advances and loans in its branches.

The media office of the bank confirmed, in a statement, received by Shafak News Agency, the continuation of granting advances and loans to employees, employees of the Ministry of Interior and Defense and retirees, noting that the application for advances and loans is exclusively through the bank’s branches located in Baghdad and the provinces.

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Allawi calls for a (revolution) in Iraq!

Baghdad – Iraq today: Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi said that the Iraqi economy needs a real revolution in changing its structure from rentierism to diversifying sources.

Allawi said, while heading the Iraqi delegation participating in the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, that saving the Iraqi economy and correcting the course of fiscal and monetary policy requires a real revolution to change its structure.

He added that the Iraqi economy needs to be transferred from a rentier economy that depends on oil as a main source of revenue to a diversified economy, especially after indicators showed that it is not possible to rely on oil to build and develop the country.

He explained that the Iraqis suffer from previous and inherited institutional laws and procedures that must be addressed if we are to invest the country’s resources and its strategic location in a proper manner and adapt the economy to the post-oil era.

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