Shafaq News/ Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Badr Organization affiliated with the coordination framework, announced on Thursday his support for holding early elections, a call made by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.
Al-Amiri said in a statement, “We support holding the early elections called for by His Eminence Muqtada al-Sadr, especially since the previous elections were marred by many suspicions and objections.”
He added that this requires a comprehensive national dialogue in order to set a date, mechanisms and requirements for holding them, and to provide appropriate climates for free, fair and transparent elections that restore citizens’ confidence in the political process.
Earlier today, Tuesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called for the dissolution of the current parliament and the holding of early elections, which he said he had not yet decided whether or not to run.
With regard to the dialogue initiatives proposed by the various political blocs, Al-Sadr said, “There is no point in having dialogue with them. Dialogue with them has been tried and tested, and it has only brought ruin and dependence on the country,” referring to the forces of the coordination framework. Commenting on this, the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, said that resolving differences begins with a return to the constitution and respect for constitutional institutions, at a time when the head of the victory coalition Haider al-Abadi announced his welcome and support for the recent speech of the leader of the Sadrist movement.
{Economist: Al-Furat News} Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail affirmed, today, Wednesday, the “OPEC Plus”‘s keenness on the stability of global oil markets, and work to alleviate the security, political and health challenges facing the world.
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This came during his participation in the monthly meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Monitoring Production (JMMC) and the ministerial meeting of OPEC and allied countries via television. And his office quoted in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of, according to the Minister of Oil, saying that: “The meetings included reviewing the developments of the oil markets, and listening to the reports prepared by the research authorities in the organization about the variables and influencing factors, and their impact on supply and demand in the oil market.” Abdul-Jabbar indicated, “It was agreed to increase the production ceiling for the month of September by adding a quantity of (100) thousand barrels per day, in order to compensate for an expected increase in global demand.” And he indicated that “the new increase is distributed to the oil-producing countries of OPEC and the producing countries allied with it, according to the production rates of each country,” noting to “follow up on oil market developments, and take appropriate measures by OPEC Plus.”
Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, demanded, on Wednesday, the dissolution of the current parliament and the holding of early elections, which he said he had not yet decided whether to run or not.Al-Sadr said in a speech, which was followed by Shafak News Agency, that “what is happening is not a power struggle as they are promoting, because whoever wants power does not withdraw 73 deputies from Parliament, my previous return came to enact a necessary law against normalization.”Al-Sadr called for early elections to be held after the current parliament was dissolved, but he said he had not decided whether or not to run for them.He added that “the malicious lawsuits obstructed the formation of the majority government.”With regard to the dialogue initiatives put forward by the various political blocs, Al-Sadr said, “There is no point in having dialogue with them. Dialogue with them has been tried and tested, and nothing will befall the country but ruin and dependence,” referring to the forces of the coordinating framework.He pointed out that “reform does not come without sacrifice, and that he is fully prepared to be martyred for the sake of reform.”Al-Sadr added, “The revolution began as a Sadrist, and they are part of the people, and that revolution will not exclude the corrupt from the Sadrist movement.”He added, “I have never and will never be satisfied with bloodshed, and I will never start with that, and if they do that, reform comes with blood.”He addressed the Iraqis by saying, “They took advantage of my presence to end corruption, and the revolutionaries and the protesters must stay and continue until your demands are achieved.”
Shafaq News/ A source in the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr said, on Wednesday, that authorizing the coordination framework of the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri to negotiate with Al-Sadr does not mean the latter’s acceptance of this without presenting a “real guarantor”, at a time when the Al-Amiri alliance indicated that the latter would knock on the door Al-Hanana “Sadr headquarters” during the next two days.
Supporters of the Sadrist movement are holding a sit-in for the fifth day in a row in large parts of the Green Zone, starting from the House of Representatives building to the Grand Celebrations Square.
Earlier today, an informed source in the coordination framework revealed, to Shafaq News Agency, that the leaders of the framework authorized the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, the Secretary-General of the “Badr” Organization, Hadi al-Amiri, to negotiate with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to get out of the current political crisis in Iraq.
In the context, a source in the Sadrist movement told Shafak News Agency, “Al-Amiri was basically authorized in the name of the framework to negotiate with the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr, and all previous negotiations and dialogues failed due to the intransigence of some parties to form a consensual government similar to previous governments.”
And he added, “If Al-Sadr accepts the dialogue with Al-Amiri, the latter must present a guarantor to ensure that the framework, or whoever Al-Amiri represents, abides by the paragraphs and controls that Al-Sadr alluded to, and which may be announced explicitly in the coming days.”
The source pointed out that “Al-Sadr is the one who determines the identity of the guarantor if he accepts negotiations, especially since he obtained a broad popular mandate to take the decision that meets the aspirations of the people in forming a national government that meets the needs of the citizen,” he said.
In addition, the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Ali Hussein Obaid Al-Fatlawi, told Shafaq News Agency, “The authorization of the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri has not yet acquired the official status and is still within the corridors of the inter-dialogues of the framework forces, which in turn formed negotiating committees with various other political forces to reach understandings in government formation.
He explained, “A public meeting with Al-Sadr has not taken place yet, but it is certain that the door of Al-Hanana will be knocked over the next two days to end the crisis.”
Al-Fatlawi called on the Sadrist bloc to “show flexibility to soften the atmosphere and end the dispute and political stalemate to reach understandings that meet the interests of all Iraqis.”
The leaders of the coordination framework are scheduled to hold a meeting, this evening, Wednesday, at the home of the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council, Hammam Hammoudi, to discuss the latest political developments and efforts to open channels of dialogue and communication with the Sadrist movement.
Al-Kazemi had put forward an initiative to solve the current political crisis in the country, and Al-Amiri also put forward an initiative, but it faced approval on “hard” conditions by the Sadrists.
Shafaq News/ A member of the Iraqi Parliament from Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Briar Rashid, announced, on Wednesday, the approval of Al-Rafidain Bank to open a branch in the Kurdistan Region to include the population in the loans and advances it grants to all Iraqi citizens.
Rashid held a press conference after a meeting with the Sulaymaniyah Chamber of Commerce, which was attended by Shafak News Agency, in which he said, “We congratulate the Sulaymaniyah Chamber of Commerce and Industry for being classified as the most active chamber of commerce in Iraq and for receiving an honorary award.”
He pointed out that the Chamber worked hard to create job opportunities for young people in the public and private sectors, through the establishment of industrial zones, and it is very important to provide electricity to these areas.
The deputy also went on to say, it is very important to launch industrial and housing loans in the Kurdistan Region, adding, “We spoke with the Rafidain Bank and they agreed to open a branch in the Kurdistan Region to provide industrial and housing loans to citizens in Kurdistan, like the rest of the citizens in the center and south of the country.”
The President of the Republic receives the UN envoy, Jeanine Plasschaert
Today, Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Mrs. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.
During the meeting, they discussed political developments in the country, ways to get out of the current crisis, ensure security and stability in the country, and secure dialogue and convergence among all to find effective solutions that fulfill the aspirations of citizens.
President Barham Salih stressed that the conditions in the country require a commitment to calm and to engage in an honest and careful dialogue that deals with the political situation in order to reach a clear-cut roadmap based on giving priority to the supreme national interest, reassuring citizens, consolidating civil and social peace, and fortifying the country.
For her part, Ms. Plasschaert affirmed the support and support of the United Nations mission for dialogue between all parties and access to paths that secure the protection of security and stability and meet the requirements of the Iraqis.
{Local: Al-Furat News} National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji expressed, on Wednesday, that Iraq welcomed the killing of Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, noting “the need for pressure to continue on Al-Qaeda and ISIS, to rid the world of the evil and criminality of terrorism.”
And his media office said in a statement received by {Euphrates News} that “the latter resigned in his office today, Wednesday, the American ambassador in Baghdad, Alina Romanowski, and during the meeting, they discussed the latest political and security developments in Iraq and the region, and joint cooperation in the field of combating terrorism,” expressing welcome Iraq with the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
While noting the need for “pressure to continue on al-Qaeda and ISIS, to rid the world of the evil and criminality of terrorism, al-Araji also expressed Iraq’s welcome to extend the armistice in Yemen.”
Al-Araji stressed to the US ambassador, “The Iraqis are able to solve their political problems, as they are an internal Iraqi affair, and we are working to create conditions for a national dialogue within an Iraqi accord that injects Iraqi blood and preserves a united Iraq.”
For her part, the US ambassador stressed that “her country is looking forward to forming a strong Iraqi government that is able to maintain its sovereignty and is open to the international community,” noting that “the United States will not interfere in the choice of the Iraqi people and that it is up to the Iraqis alone, expressing her hope that the relationship between the two countries will go beyond. Security cooperation has led to a more developed relationship in the commercial, economic and health aspects, stressing her country’s commitment to work with any strong Iraqi government chosen by the Iraqis.
{Political: Al-Furat News} The President of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri received in his office in Baghdad today, Wednesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to discuss the political crisis in the country.
A statement by Al-Amiri’s office, which the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of, said that the two sides “discussed the latest developments in the political situation and finding ways to get out of the current crisis and reach logical solutions that satisfy all parties.”
And Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi called in a statement the day before yesterday, Monday, “all parties to calm down and reduce the escalation, to start an initiative for a solution on national grounds, and not to be drawn into accusations, the language of treason, and the erection of hostility and hatred between the Brotherhood in the one country.”
He also called on “all parties to sit at the table of a national dialogue to reach a political solution to the current crisis, under the roof of Iraqi synergy and the mechanisms of national dialogue.”
A number of political leaders, including the head of the National State Forces Alliance, Mr. Al-Hakim, announced his support for Al-Kazemi’s initiative.
Shafaq News/ The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq welcomed, on Wednesday, calls for a national dialogue, while stressing the need for political leaders to give priority to national interests to find urgent solutions to the crisis.
In a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, the UN mission stated that “the meaningful dialogue between all Iraqi parties is now more urgent than ever, as recent events have shown the danger of a rapid escalation in this tense political climate.”
“Iraqi parties stress the importance of democratic fundamentals such as constitutional compliance and respect for state institutions, but these are increasingly not observed, as their failure to move forward has had a clear negative impact on public confidence,” she added.
And the UN mission continued: “No party or group can claim that the crisis does not enter them or affect them. The need to find solutions through a comprehensive dialogue is clear,” adding: “In its absence, the State of Iraq will continue to be dominated by competing interests, which leads to more of instability with the people paying the price, such a scenario is simply intolerable.”
The mission reiterated its welcome to the “recent calls for a national dialogue, and commends the expression of support from all political spectrum”, at the same time appealing to all actors to “commit, actively participate, and agree on solutions without delay.”
And she stressed that “the transition from words to deeds has become an urgent necessity, Iraq cannot go to another national dialogue in vain.
The UN mission concluded, “Iraq faces a wide list of outstanding internal issues, as it is in dire need of economic reform, effective public services delivery, as well as a federal budget, and it is time for political stakeholders to assume their responsibilities and act in the national interest.” .
The political scene in Iraq has undergone dangerous developments since the supporters of the Sadrist movement led by the prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the parliament building in the fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, and protested against the nomination of the coordination framework Muhammad Shia al-Sudani for the position of Prime Minister for the next federal government.
On Monday, demonstrations against the Sadrist movement took place near the suspension bridge leading to the Green Zone by the Coordination Framework’s audience, after an invitation from the “Organizing Committee to Support Legitimacy and Preserve State Institutions.”
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 forces and political 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.
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