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MilitiaMan:  The timing of this is looking very good ( See article below)  and lets see how long they take to hammer it out.

I suspect it won't be too long now, as the pressure is imo very strong from many fronts globally to get Article 140 done, get them the synonymous emergency food law and 2022 budget law done..

I have a feeling from the street that they better hurry and also with no significant support for the coordination framework one of their members may need to find a fast plane.. lol ~ MM

Clare: A statement by the Kurdistan Democratic Party regarding the formation of the Iraqi government

2022-05-08

The Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Masoud Barzani, revealed today, Sunday, moves to hold a number of meetings with Iraqi political parties in order to break the state of political closure controlling the Iraqi scene after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections and the formation of the "Save the Nation" coalition, stressing that it It seeks to preserve all the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region.

A party statement received by Shafaq News stated that it held a meeting of its leadership council headed by Massoud Barzani, in which he took a number of decisions and positions on internal Kurdish and Iraqi issues.

The statement explained that the meeting dealt with a number of axes, including the dialogues after the holding of the Iraqi parliament elections and the process of forming the (Save the Homeland) coalition consisting of the three parties of the Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis (the Sadrist movement, the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Sovereignty Alliance).

The statement added that the problems and obstacles facing the process of forming the new Iraqi government and efforts to overcome them and break the political closure were discussed, which is scheduled to be embodied by holding a series of meetings and meetings with the concerned parties during the coming days.

He stressed "the full defense of all constitutional rights of the region, the implementation of Article 140, the formation of constitutional institutions, including the Federal Council, the restructuring of the Federal Court in accordance with the constitution, and the adoption of the oil and gas law."

The statement added that the second axis of the meeting dealt with the internal conditions of Kurdistan, during which the spotlight was shed on the efforts and steps taken by the party with the Kurdish political parties to meet and visit all parties, including the parties that did not win any seat in the Iraqi parliament and have the right to participate in the political decision of the Kurdistan Region with Federal government.

 The statement reiterated that it is desirable to intensify efforts and endeavors to normalize the situation, understand and solve problems on the basis of preserving the higher national and national interests in order for those interests to be above partisan interests, calling on all parties to seek rapprochement and joint action.
 
He pointed out that the third axis was devoted to the situation of the region in general, and emphasis was placed on maintaining the relations of the Kurdistan Region with neighboring countries on the basis of protecting common interests and taking into account the security and stability of Kurdistan and those countries, stressing that the Kurdish political parties in other parts of Kurdistan should not be a reason to create political problems And the economy of the Kurdistan Region and must take into account this situation.

He added that the fourth axis dealt with the issue of the Kurdistan Parliament elections. Emphasis was placed on the conduct of the electoral process on time, stressing that the Parliament of Kurdistan would do its duty in this regard and that the Electoral Commission be activated, calling at the same time all political parties to bring their views and visions closer in a manner that ensures their agreement not to disrupt Parliament.

In the fifth axis of the meeting, the party's statement indicated that its leadership council expressed its support for the Kurdistan Regional Government and the reform process it is adopting.

 As for the sixth and final axis of the meeting, he confirmed, according to the statement, that a dialogue was held on the internal situation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and after evaluating and analyzing the situation, it was decided to fill the blanks of the leadership council after the death of three of its members, by replacing them with three reserve members and holding the party’s fourth conference in the fall of the year For this purpose, the political bureau of the party was given full powers to form a preparatory committee and other committees in accordance with the party’s bylaws    LINK  

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Clare:  New meeting of the coordination framework this evening

Monday 09 May 2022 

 The Coordination Framework Forces will hold an important meeting this evening, Monday, to discuss the developments of the political blockage crisis, and to evaluate the positions of the political forces and independent representatives on the initiative that was the framework that was recently announced. LINK

MilitiaMan:   I suspect the small part of the convulsive party might be the one who Sadr doesn't want hanging around the government any longer. They isolate him and Sadr has his way, then things will move quickly. Lets see what they do this evening. It looks like things are heating up this week.  ~ MM

Clare:  He is expected to pass it during the next session.. Al-Halbousi's alliance reveals a "single" point of contention in the Food Security Law

 2022-05-09

 The "Progress" bloc led by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi expected, on Monday, the passage of the Food Security Law in the next session of Parliament due to parliamentary support for its legislation, and while it pointed to solving the obstacles to its approval, with the exception of the issue of loans, it confirmed that it represents an alternative to approving the budget to address "" emergency situation in the country.

 Representative Faisal Al-Issawi said in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, "The parliament session scheduled to be held next Wednesday may witness a vote on the emergency food security law, which is synonymous with the general budget law as it has the support of the majority of parliament members."

 The representative of the Progress Alliance explained that "the law has been amended in accordance with the observations and proposals of members of the House of Representatives, especially those concerned or specialists in this aspect and in proportion to the stage the country is going through."

Al-Issawi added that "the reasons for approving the law are the rise in food prices, and on the other hand, we have a surplus of oil imports as a result of high prices, and there is no budget in the country for this year so far, because the current government is a caretaker, so we had to find a solution to the existing problem, which is the situation The Food Security Law, to address the emergency situation and the difficult situation of the country.

 The representative of the Al-Halbousi Alliance explained that "the issue of loans in the food security law is one of the controversial points" and the parliamentary trend goes towards canceling debts in the budgets, pointing out that "the food security law will be temporary, not for all years, but during this stage, because The country is going through a difficult situation."

 On April 17, 2022, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hakim Al-Zamili, agreed on the necessity of passing the Food Security Law by the Iraqi Parliament to meet the economic challenges that afflict the world.

 Al-Kazemi had called, last April, for the political forces to vote on the food security law without emptying it of its content in order to serve citizens, as it is a "very important" law, indicating that "the goal of the law is to provide the necessary protection for the Iraqi people."

 On (3/28/2022), the House of Representatives completed its reading of the report and discussion of the draft law on emergency support for food security and development.  LINK

MilitiaMan:  This should make people sleep a little better now.. lol The emergency food security law is synonymous with the general budget law. It shows that our study has been confirmed to be accurate with respect to relationship with the Food Law and to the 2022 budget. 

Having the HCL Article 140 being talked about today and the citizens entitlements we should all be very happy that the citizens are about to get what they deserve.

With having purchasing power ( Protection ) the citizens will have consistent payments and they'll be able to afford many things and food is one of them... imo

HCL is all about money from oil and other assets. That will require an international calculation for the new exchange rate. That imo is why it is an important law.. imo ~ MM

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DallasDude:  So just that some of us understand MM..the food security law which is temporary might get voted on separately from the budget Wednesday..but in the big picture it's a non issue..am I correct on this in your opinion  

MilitiaMan:  That is what the tell us, Wednesday both maybe on the table. As for being temporary, there will or likely will be timelines set for currency exchange. I am not sure if that is part of it or not, however, we have been told over the years there will be. We shall see. ~ MM

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Clare:  The head of the Sadrist bloc renews its adherence to a national majority government

2022-05-09 Baghdad

Today, Monday, the head of the Sadrist bloc, Hassan Al-Adhari, reiterated adherence to the government of the national majority .

Al-Adari said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "After we proved to everyone that we are not clinging to power and we have given the independents a golden opportunity to form the government and prime minister, the response came from some of them with rejection, but we are proceeding with reform," noting that "our political struggle is a struggle for Reform is not for the sake of sharing the spoils of power."

He added, "One of the most important signs of reform is our never-ending demand to form a national majority government away from power-sharing and consensus that harmed the country and people." LINK

MilitiaMan:  There we have it they are not backing down or deviating from the consensus that harms the citizens. This may support the idea that Maliki has a problem. We shall see just how big it is, in short order. ~ MM