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Will the Iraqi Parliament Meet the Required Quorum?

Draw Media: The Iraqi parliament will not meet the required quorum, The President of the Republic will not be elected on Monday, Barham Salih will continue in the post of President of the Republic. There are Expectations that if the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Shia parties can secure 110 seats, they can disrupt the parliamentary meeting to elect the president of the Republic, which will disrupt the process of forming a government too. There is no solution except for having an agreement. More details of this report... The Great Monday The Iraqi parliament will meet next Monday to elect a new president. This is the great Monday of the settlement of the PUK and KDP conflicts over the post of President of the Republic, which will also put aside conflicts within the Shia home. resolving or reaching a months-long dispute. The Iraqi federal court, which has the highest legal authority in Iraq and can only appeal the constitutional provisions, responded today to Barham Salih, the president of the Iraqi. Barham Salih, in a letter, asked the federal court to clarify the legal proportions of the parliamentary session for electing the president. How many parliament members should be attended in the session to be held legally? Some lawmakers said that the president would be elected by a vote of two-thirds of the 239-members in the first round of the election. If 220 members attend the meeting hall, the meeting will begin. Yusuf Muhammad, the former speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament, was one of those who defended this point of view. On the contrary, there were other opinions, saying that the required quorum of two-thirds voters is for electing the president not the quorum of the meeting. One of those who supported this opinion was the well-known jurist Tariq Harb, who died yesterday and he was unable to see that his point of view would be rejected by the federal court The case is settled by the court The federal court today settled its decision about this legal dispute, in response to Barham Salih's letter and stated: Under Article 70 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic will be elected by a vote of two-thirds of the members of parliament, and the quorum on the election of the President of the Republic is two-thirds. Does Parliament Meet the Quorum? Now that the federal court has spoken, it has become clear to all parties that next Monday's session on the election of the President of the Republic will require 220 members of parliament to be present, otherwise, the legal quorum would not be met and the election of the President of the Republic will be postponed. If the current political alliance remains the same as Monday and no new political agreement is held between the parties, the parliamentary session would have difficulties reaching a quorum, how? The Sadr + Halbousi + Barzani coalition, which has about 175 votes, to complete the 220 members, needs 45 more votes. In this case, if other forces like the New Generation Movement and Imetidad Movement support this alliance, the number of this alliance is still 200 and requires 20 more seats to complete the quorum. The Sadr's enemies and their alliance, which are (parties in the Coordination Framework + PUK) In the best case, they would reach about 100 members of the parliament, and they alone cannot prepare a quorum of 220 votes for the session. But those who fear the majority of Sadr+ Halbousi+ Barzani, if they can increase their number to 110, can make problems for the legal quorum and create a stagnant situation. What's the solution? The only solution to this situation is for Sadr to agree to the participation of the parties in the coordination framework (Maliki, Ameri, Qais Khazali, Faleh Fayaz, Abadi, and Hakim) in the new cabinet, which would make them participate in the parliamentary meeting and solve the legal issues within the framework of an agreement. Sadr is still insisting that Nouri al-Maliki should not participate in the government, but he has opened the door for other parties to participate, and the parties in the coordination framework say we will not participate without Maliki. A moderate solution is being discussed but has not yet reached an agreement. If President would not be elected? Iraq's constitution sets a 30-day deadline for the election of the president after the first session of parliament. The new round of the Iraqi parliament (the fifth round) held its first meeting on January 9, 2022. The Iraqi parliament has set a deadline for the election of the president on Monday, Feb 7. If there is no legal date for the parliamentary session on Monday and the president of the Republic is not elected, Barham Salih will continue his post as president until the parties reach an agreement and the new president is elected. If the legal quorum would not be met on Monday, Feb 7, and the president would not be elected, then Barham Salih will continue on his post as the president until the parties reach an agreement and the new president will be elected.

The Possibility of Canceling Sadr, Barzani, Halbousi Agreement

Draw Media Ismail Qaani's visit to Masoud Barzani changed the situation, according to the Draw investigations, Qaani was successful in convincing Barzani to prevent Sadr to form the new government one-sided. Qasim Soleimani's successor was in Erbil to deliver a message from the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Iranians want to keep Barzani away from Sadr, and there is a proposal for the KDP and PUK to withdraw their candidates for the Iraq Presidency. According to information Draw Media obtained from sources within the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Ismail Qaani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps visited Erbil and met with senior KDP officials.

The Chance For Rizgar Amin to Be an Iraqi President Is Increasing

Draw Media According to the information, Draw Media obtained, there is an attempt to withdraw both the PUK and KDP candidates, Barham Salih and Hoshyar Zebari, and Kurds enter Baghdad with one candidate and prevent the conflict that is expected to reach its peak during the election of the Iraqi President. In this case, the Chance for Rizgar Amin to be an Iraqi president is increasing, since he has potential support from both sides. Rizgar Mohammed Amin is the former chief judge of the Iraqi Special Tribunal's Al-Dujail trial. Based on the information that Draw Media received, the Iranians support Barham Salih as a Kurdish candidate for the Iraqi President, but to prevent deterioration of the region's situation, their efforts are now in the direction that convinces Barzani and Talabani to withdraw their candidates and, appointing another candidate who has the approval of both sides. And Barzani told the Iranian delegation, Bring me another Mam Jalal, and we will all support him.

US agrees to withdraw 'remaining combat troops' from Iraq

DRAW: The US has agreed to withdraw its remaining combat forces from Iraq, at a date to be determined in talks with Baghdad, and remain in the country solely in an advisory and support role against terrorists. “US forces are in Iraq at the invitation of Iraqi Government to support the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in their fight against ISIS,” said a joint statement following the “strategic dialogue” between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on Wednesday. “Based on the increasing capacity of the ISF, the parties confirmed that the mission of U.S. and Coalition forces has now transitioned to one focused on training and advisory tasks, thereby allowing for the redeployment of any remaining combat forces from Iraq, with the timing to be established in upcoming technical talks,” the statement added. Hussein and Blinken agreed to “continue bilateral security coordination and cooperation” between the US and Iraq and emphasized in the joint statement that “the bases on which US and Coalition personnel are present are Iraqi bases and their presence is solely in support of Iraq's effort in the fight against ISIS.” Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS) claimed a large portion of Iraq and Syria in 2014, prompting the US to send troops back into Iraq as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. Even though the last territory claimed by the IS “caliphate” was liberated in March 2019 by US-backed militia in Syria, Washington has kept combat troops in the region citing fears of a “resurgence.” On Sunday, two rockets were fired on the Balad air base near Baghdad, which hosts US contractors in addition to Iraqi troops. They missed the base and hit a nearby village instead. There were no casualties. This follows a March 15 attack on the base with five rockets. While no group has claimed responsibility, the US has blamed Shia militias – which Washington says are backed by neighboring Iran – for the attacks. The militias have demanded the departure of some 2,500 US troops currently stationed in Iraq, calling their presence an occupation. The US had invaded and occupied Iraq in March 2003, and did not withdraw until December 2011.