{Political: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, announced that the government will present the draft federal financial budget law for the year 2023 to the House of Representatives soon.
“We will present the draft general budget for 2023 to the House of Representatives soon,” Al-Sudani said in a press conference held today after today’s cabinet meeting.
He added, “We will meet with the delegation representing the Kurdistan Region to agree on the issue of the budget and the Kurdistan Region’s share of it before submitting the draft law to Parliament.”
Al-Sudani stressed, “The federal government will agree with the Kurdistan Regional Government on the files of the general budget and the Kurdistan region’s share of them, as well as the oil and gas file and the joint brigade’s work in the areas of the security vacuum.”
An American journalist reported that Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani faces many challenges, most notably moving away from the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, and avoiding popular protests.
A report by the American newspaper “The Hill” stated that “Iraq finally obtained a government headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani, after a crisis that lasted for a whole year as a result of a disputed election.”
The report added, “While this ends a phase of political obstruction that the country has gone through, it is unclear whether the new Al-Sudani cabin will be able to achieve change or if it will keep the situation as it is.”
He pointed out that “Al-Sudani is supported by the Coordination Framework Alliance, which has 138 seats in parliament out of a total of 329.”
The report pointed out that “the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, which won the largest number of seats in the elections, had no role in choosing the prime minister nor in choosing the president of the republic,” stressing that “this is a precedent that Iraq has not witnessed since its democratic transformation, This is a weakness of the government.”
He noted that “the Iraqi people, due to the long-standing political dispute as well as the inherent political instability that impeded progress in their country, are justifiably skeptical that this government will be able to find solutions to the many problems facing Iraq.”
And he talks about “doubts that the government will be able to achieve change because of Sudan’s proximity to former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, whose era was marked by many problems the country faced.”
And the report added, “The Sadrists view Al-Sudani as Al-Maliki’s man and expect the government to target their interests in the state.”
He called, «the new government to distance itself from al-Maliki and to convince the people that it is far from these quarrels».
The report finds, “The Sudanese, as a first gesture of goodwill, must choose professional candidates to occupy senior positions in ministries and not from personalities loyal to parties.”
And he noted, “Iraq is facing huge economic, environmental and social crises, which al-Sadr may undoubtedly exploit in evaluating the government’s performance.”
The report stated that “one of the main aspects of the Sudanese government’s test will be whether it will be able to take advantage of high oil prices to address urgent problems such as unemployment among young people, which has reached 40%, power outages, and reforming the economy in general and radically.”
He noted that “the new government also requires it to avoid and prevent protests from occurring, which have been recurring since they were launched in October 2019 and are likely to happen again.”
The report stated, “These demonstrations, which forced the resignation of Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s government in 2019 and paved the way for early elections, are a reflection of popular resentment and resentment over demands that have not been achieved for a long time.”
He added, “A coalition over the past three years has crystallized from protesters, activists and youth-led movements in order to push the government to address the failure in managing the country through changes in the political system followed.”
The report continued, “Resentment against corruption is still a major driver of the demand for reform of the quota system used in the distribution of ministerial positions between parties, which is a path to mismanagement of institutions according to nepotism.”
He continues, “The formation of the new government has adopted the same methods and tactics, and they are the same parties that have dominated the Iraqi political scene since 2005.”
The report added, “Citizens may ask: How can the corrupt situation change if the system that caused it has not changed? The latest corruption scandal involved the theft of $2.5 billion from the Tax Authority’s funds in the Ministry of Finance, involving people belonging to political parties.
He continues, “While this government has ended months of political paralysis and blockage, it is unclear how long the stability it brought will last.”
The report went on to state that “the Sudanese must be freed from the constitutional restrictions he faces and take on the difficult task of reformulating and reforming the ineffective political system and reforming the economic system of a country dependent on oil only, a rentier economy that depletes oil revenues through a flabby public sector and favoritism political parties without any A kind of accountability.
Shafaq News/ The head of the Ataa Movement, Faleh al-Fayyad, announced on Tuesday the freezing of his work and responsibilities in the movement and the presidency of its leadership council.
A statement by the movement received by Shafaq News stated, “The leadership council of the movement met on 11-07-2022 and agreed to what Al-Fayyad offered.”
The statement indicated that “the deputy head of the Leadership Council, Khaled Kabyan, has been assigned the tasks of chairing the movement as an agency, until the movement’s general conference is held.”
Shafaq News/ The head of the Ataa Movement, Faleh al-Fayyad, announced on Tuesday the freezing of his work and responsibilities in the movement and the presidency of its leadership council.
A statement by the movement received by Shafaq News stated, “The leadership council of the movement met on 11-07-2022 and agreed to what Al-Fayyad offered.”
The statement indicated that “the deputy head of the Leadership Council, Khaled Kabyan, has been assigned the tasks of chairing the movement as an agency, until the movement’s general conference is held.”
{Political: Al Furat News} Finance Minister Taif Sami Muhammad received, today, Tuesday, at the ministry’s headquarters, Alina Romanowski, the US ambassador to Iraq.
During the meeting, the minister welcomed the US ambassador, praising the level of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, and stressed the importance of continuing to build on and strengthen the achievements that have been achieved, in a way that contributes to opening wider horizons at all levels, including the aspects of finance and economy.
The paths of development partnership linking the two friendly countries and the importance of continuing and upgrading them to achieve common aspirations and goals were also discussed, in addition to discussing a number of financial and investment issues.
For her part, Ambassador Romanowski congratulated the Minister of Finance on the occasion of assuming the duties of the Ministry of Finance, and stressed the continued support of the United States government to the government and people of Iraq, and its aspiration to find wider spaces of partnership and cooperation between the two countries.
Baghdad – Mawazine News The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided, today, Tuesday, to extend the second legislative term for a period of one month.
And a statement received by Mawazine News stated, “The Presidency of the House of Representatives decided, today, Tuesday, to extend the second legislative term / the first legislative year / the fifth electoral cycle, for one month, based on the provisions of Article (58 / second) of the Constitution, in order to complete the number of necessary tasks and legislation. Ended 29/N33
Baghdad – Mawazine News , a deputy from the Sadiqoun bloc, Zainab Juma al-Moussawi, confirmed today, Tuesday, that changing the Iraqi dinar exchange rate helps the poor segment and increases the popularity of the Sudanese government.
Al-Moussawi said in a statement, followed by Mawazine News, that “the restoration of the old exchange rate means a reduction in the value of prices in the Iraqi market and indirectly helps the poor citizen to face the high prices.”
The statement added, “Changing the exchange rate means increasing the popularity of the current government because it took an approach contrary to the previous government, which narrowed the Iraqi citizen.” Ended 29 / M 99
{Political: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, discussed today, Tuesday, with Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Muhammad Al-Halbousi, the overall general situation, and a number of political, service and legislative files that concern public affairs.
A joint statement by Al-Sudani and Al-Halbousi stated that “the meeting witnessed a mutual affirmation of the importance of close cooperation between the legislative and executive authorities, and activating the oversight role, in order to support anti-corruption efforts and meet the important needs of the citizens’ livelihood side.”
Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Muhammad, discussed today, Tuesday, with Alina Romanowski, the ambassador of the United States of America to Iraq, the paths of partnership between the two countries.
According to a statement of the Ministry of Finance received by Shafak News Agency; “During the meeting, the minister welcomed the American ambassador, praising the level of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, and stressed the importance of continuing to build on and strengthen the achievements that have been achieved, in a way that contributes to opening wider horizons at all levels, including aspects of finance and economy.”
He added that “the paths of the development partnership linking the two friendly countries and the importance of continuing and upgrading them to achieve common aspirations and goals were discussed, in addition to discussing a number of financial and investment issues.”
For her part, Romanowski congratulated the Minister of Finance on the occasion of assuming the duties of the Ministry of Finance, and stressed the continued support of the United States government to the government and people of Iraq, and its aspiration to create wider spaces of partnership and cooperation between the two countries.
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