Allawi announces the formation of the new government within 72 hours and an emergency session for deputies to vote

Informed sources announced that Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Allawi has completed the formation of his government.

The sources added that “Allawi will be officially announced next Sunday,” noting that “Allawi will inform the President of the Republic and the resigned Prime Minister and ask Parliament to hold an emergency session for the purpose of voting on the government on Sunday.”

He explained, that there is pressure from some blocs, but they will not affect the passage of government formation within the House of Representatives.

The President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, had appointed Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to form the new government.

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Al-Abadi presented a major project in which most of his money was looted in order to buy party votes

Baghdad today – Baghdad: Member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Kujer, (Tuesday, February 11, 2020), revealed a corruption file which he described as “big”, regarding building schools in all Iraqi cities.

Cougar, in an exclusive interview with (Baghdad Today), said that “in the previous session, when I was a member of the Parliamentary Education Committee, there was an A-project for building 3,000 schools in all governorates.”

He added, “This project has only 300 schools out of three thousand completed,” stressing that “the remaining funds were looted and stolen by some of the influential parties.”

He pointed out that “the project was submitted by the former Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, and it may have been pushed for in order to buy the votes of the parties to be supportive of it.”

The former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi directed on (22/1/2018) during a cabinet session held under his chairmanship, the launch of financing the completion of unpaid completed projects related to housing the poor and building schools.

The MP, Abdel-Khalek Medhat, confirmed on Thursday 16 January 2020, that “the essence of corruption” in Iraq lies in the economic offices of the influential parties.

Medhat said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that “corruption in Iraq is great and it is no less harmful to terrorism with its repercussions and negatives,” noting that “the essence of real corruption lies in the economic offices of the parties that were behind the creation of the black scourge, in reference to corruption “.

Medhat added, “All solutions to tackle corruption in Iraq are formal, and most of them end without deterrent solutions and procedures.” He stressed that “implementing a law from where did you get this and removing the country’s capabilities from the economic offices of the parties is the one that addresses the scourge of corruption in the country that was behind the conditions reached The current special. ”

He pointed out that “most of the governorates suffer from a lack of services despite the large budgets that have been allocated for 17 years.”

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Integrity seizes an Iraqi official who is caught in the act of receiving thousands of dollars in bribery

Shafaq News / The Integrity Commission announced, on Tuesday, the arrest of an official of the Antiquities and Heritage Authority, in the act of bribery.

“Its owners managed to seize the director of the legal department of the General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage in the company of another employee in it, for the crime that they received for the amount of (12,000) USD, in exchange for changing the discovery of an ancient building,” the authority said in a statement to Shafaaq News.

And indicated that “the defendants agreed to submit a new disclosure for the purpose of the legal department withdrawing the complaint submitted by it before the Money Laundering and Organized Crime Court against the owner of the property of the antique building, and closed the investigation with it.”

The authority added that “a fundamental arrest report was prepared for the exact amount of bribery, the numbers and details of which are fixed by the investigation papers, and presented to the judge of the investigative court in charge of integrity issues in Baghdad, who decided to arrest the accused in accordance with the provisions of resolution (160 of 1983).”

Iraq is among the most corrupt countries in the world, since successive governments have been unable since 2003 to provide basic services such as electricity, drinking water, health and education services, and others.

Iraq ranked 168 out of 180 countries in 2018 according to the “Transparency International” report, a rank that has been repeated for 15 years in a row.

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Deputy for Saeroun: Allawi is working to choose his cabinet himself without inference…

The blocks will not informed of his consultations

Baghdad today: The deputy of the Alliance Alliance, Raad Al-Maksousi, confirmed today, Monday, that the person in charge of forming the government, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, is working on choosing his cabinet cabinet himself without involving the political blocs or informing them about them.

And Raad Al-Maksousi said, in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that “Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi assured us that he will choose his ministers himself without the interference of political forces, while he affirmed his agreement with all political blocs of various components on this matter and his rejection of any interference.”

Al-Maksousi added: “We cannot know which ministry decides its prime minister in charge of forming the government.” Allawi is working on his government without informing the political blocs on this, and for this we do not have any information about the new ministers because he is exclusively in Allawi’s hands.

The head of the Bairaq Al-Khair bloc, member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Al-Khaldi, has revealed, today, Monday, the date of the announcement of the cabinet cabinet of the Prime Minister-designate, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi.

Al-Khalidi told (Baghdad today), that “the beginning of next week may witness the announcement of the formation of the ministerial cabinet for the government of the Prime Minister-designate,” noting that “the new government will be free from any party candidate to assume ministerial positions.”

He added that “there are some bankrupt parties that are still moving some demonstrators in order to continue the process of rejecting Muhammad Allawi and fueling the street,” noting that “the process of forming Allawi’s government is on its way.”

And added that “Allawi’s cabinet cabinet has been decided, and did not include any candidates for the blocs at all,” noting that “the new government did not witness any rotation in the names of ministers in the previous government and previous governments.”

On Wednesday (5 February 2020), Representative Yusef Al-Kalabi confirmed that the Prime Minister-designate, Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, set a condition in exchange for agreeing to his appointment to head the transitional government.

Al-Kalabi said, to (Baghdad Today), “We are a group of independent deputies, (23 deputies) who call ourselves the Parliamentary Correction Gathering. The purpose of this grouping is to correct mistakes for 15 years. We met with Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, and we informed him that we will stand With him strongly in order to be free to choose a cabinet cabinet, from the qualified, independent and brave, in order to build a state and not build parties. ”

And he stressed, “Allawi told us that he did not agree to assign him to the prime minister, except in the event that freedom was given to choose the cabinet,” noting that “Allawi alone will not be able to impose this condition, but if he finds someone who stands with him and supports him, he will be able, Especially we have seen Allawi’s sincere intention for the new government to be strong and independent. ”

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Bloc leader: Allawi still insists on (being) independent despite the pressure.

A member of Parliament and head of the Bayraq Al-Khair bloc, Muhammad Al-Khaldi, confirmed that the Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi is still insisting on an independent ministerial cabinet despite the pressure being exerted on him.

“Allawi is still insisting on choosing an independent ministerial cabinet, despite the pressures exerted on him, and he will reject any party candidate, from any party,” Al-Khaldi said in a statement to an Arabic website.

And Khalidi said, “Allawi will take into consideration the balance of ingredients in the cabinet, and there will be participation by women, as well as minorities, in the upcoming new cabinet”.

Mohammed Al-Marsoumi

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Allawi presents his cabinet in two weeks, and its names will only be announced in Parliament

[Baghdad-Ain] An Iraqi deputy confirmed that the Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi intends to present a ministerial formation free from partisan quotas within 10 to 15 days.

MP Hussein Arab said, “Allawi discussed with all political blocs that the government formation is free of partisan quotas, and that there is a green light to move the government according to what the designated Prime Minister desires,” adding that he could announce his cabinet formation within 10 to 15 days.

He explained that “the next formation will consist of 23 ministers, the same number of ministers of the resigned government, and that the House of Representatives is free to accept or reject any minister who does not have the level of responsibility or ability required to lead a ministry.”

He stressed that “Allawi chose a large part of the government formation, and there are only minor things left to complete it, but he will not announce any name until they are presented to the House of Representatives,” stressing the need to scrutinize the options for the possibility of rejecting some options by the House of Representatives.

Today, Iraqi provinces are witnessing preparations to escalate the protest demonstrations to demand the speedy formation of a new government away from partisan quotas, as well as calling for stopping the targeting of demonstrators by members of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, who aim to break up the demonstrations by force.

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Political analyst: Sadr lost four things because of his positions in the demonstrations

Baghdad / news: Political analyst, Mujahid al-Tai, confirmed that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had lost four things because of his positions on the demonstrations in Baghdad and the provinces.

Al-Taei told Al-Akhbariya that “Al-Sadr lost many things because of his position on the recent demonstrations, as confidence between him and the masses fell.”

He added that “Al-Sadr’s proposals for reform, change and combating corruption have become questionable, as have his allegations of wanting to confine arms to the state and controlling the militias have become ridiculed.”

Al-Taie added, “Al-Sadr also lost the support of the Europeans, who were counting on his hostility with Iran.”

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Allawi: If I cannot fulfill the demands of the Iraqi people, I will withdraw from the position of prime minister

Baghdad today – The Information Office of the Prime Minister announced, on Thursday, that Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi will deliver a speech at four o’clock in the evening.

The office stated in a brief statement, which it received (Baghdad today), that ” at four o’clock in the afternoon, the speech of Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi will be broadcast.”

On Saturday (1 February 2020), President of the Republic Barham Salih commissioned Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to form the interim government to succeed resigned Adel Abdul Mahdi.

After that, Allawi pledged to withdraw from the post of prime minister, if he did not fulfill all the popular demands arising from the demonstrations.

Allawi said, in a speech to him: “If I cannot fulfill the demands of the Iraqi people, I will withdraw from the position of prime minister, and this is a promise I made to the Iraqis.”

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IMF director steps down, paving way for Trump appointee

David Lipton’s resignation could allow US president to increase influence over financial watchdog

One of the most senior figures at the International Monetary Fund is stepping down in a move that will allow the Trump administration to influence who will take over as second-in-command at the financial watchdog.

David Lipton, 66, will step down as first deputy managing director after a nine-year tenure that made him the longest-serving official to hold what is effectively the number two position.

When he leaves at the end of this month he will be joined by Carla Grasso, chief administrative officer and one of three deputy managing directors appointed in 2015.

The moves will allow the IMF’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva to stamp her mark on the organisation four months after she took on the top job. It is understood she wants to raise the profile of the departmental directors who are the key people who will implement her policy on the ground.

However, according to precedent, the first deputy managing director of the IMF has traditionally been an American national, offsetting the fact that Europeans have always held the top job of the Washington-based multilateral lender.

Traditionally the White House submits a shortlist of candidates from which the managing director will pick her nomination, who is then approved by the fund’s executive board based on consensus.

The process will revive concerns among NGOs and campaign groups that senior roles at the IMF and its sister organisation, the World Bank, are chosen by politicians rather than through a competitive recruitment process.

Luiz Vieira, coordinator of the Bretton Woods Project (BWP), a network of NGOs, said: “We would say it is ridiculous to have a process by which the choice of all the candidates is restricted to one country. We will definitely be calling for an open, transparent and merit-based approach to the recruitment for a very senior post.”

Ms Georgieva, a Bulgarian, was appointed as managing director in October after no other candidate was put forward by a member state. The post has gone to a European national since the IMF was established in the 1940s.

A year ago, David Malpass, a senior Treasury official, was appointed as president of the World Bank after being nominated by US president Donald Trump.

Last month BWP raised its concerns that, soon after she was appointed, Ms Georgieva had given her support to the reforms instituted by Mr Trump, which include a $1.5 trillion (£1.16tn) tax cut that slashes corporate rates.

Mr Vieira said that contrasted with the more critical stance taken by her predecessor Christine Lagarde, who in 2018 identified Mr Trump’s tax reforms as a hazard that “could destabilise the current economic recovery”.

“Georgieva is still getting her feet under the table but if she is more favourable to a US line then having her and the first deputy MD becoming aligned behind those policies could be interesting,” he said. “Lagarde was able to say some pretty critical things about the US.”

Ms Georgieva lauded Mr Lipton for his “intellectual leadership and innovative insights” and said that he commands “wide respect across the IMF’s 189 member countries” as well as among IMF staff.

She added: “David has provided an invaluable service to the fund’s membership and the global economy more broadly with his outstanding economic experience and expertise.”

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Legal expert: Iraq can recover the smuggled money in accordance with international law

Baghdad / news – Legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, stressed that Iraq can recover the smuggled money in accordance with international law.

Al-Tamimi told Al-Ikhbaria that there is an agreement to combat administrative and financial corruption for the year 2005, and Iraq joined it in 2007, and it allows Iraq to request assistance in recovering the smuggled money, which was estimated at 500 billion dollars.

He added that “Article 50 of the Charter of the United Nations allows Iraq to request international assistance, as Security Council Resolution 2170 of 2014, which placed ISIS under Chapter VII, allows that.”

He added that “Iraq can request the Security Council to refer the file to the International Criminal Court, where it considers corruption crimes and considered genocide and crimes against humanity.”

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