Presidency authorizes the Parliament to vote on the election law in order to avoid stabbing the Federal Court
Presidency authorizes the Parliament to vote on the election law in order to avoid stabbing the Federal Court
Sunday, 24 November / 2013 17:58
[Baghdad – where]
Authorized the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to vote on the proposed law on elections to the House of Representatives based on the contents of Article [928] of the Iraqi Civil Code No. 40 of 1951.
According to a presidential statement received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of “The reasons for this go back to give the House sufficient flexibility, especially in issues of public affairs, or concerning the rules of procedure without intersection or violation of the Constitution or the law of the Iraqi Civil, believing the presidency this leave a bridge of trust between the three presidencies, to abide by the Constitution and the quick action of the service and the stability of Iraq. ”
The following is the full text of Lighting legal according to the presidential statement:
House of Representatives / the Presidency of the Council
Thread / proposed law on elections of the House of Representatives
The House voted minutes [32] held on 11.04.2013 on the proposed law [Iraqi Council of Representatives election] submitted by the Legal Committee of the Parliament, and what was a proposed] law is [the idea] according to the Federal Supreme Court’s opinion in many decisions, he should be referred to the idea that one side Mahddtan in item [First] of Article [60] of the Constitution, namely: the President and the Cabinet. ”
It showed the presidency that “Since the decisions of the Federal Supreme Court are final and binding for all authorities under Article [94] of the Constitution, and what not abide by the rule item [first] of the Constitution to send the proposal to the President of the Republic, the Council of Ministers to make that idea as a bill to the parliament of by one of the two sides, and to avoid the likelihood of appeal proposal [Iraqi Council of Representatives elections in the case of the appeal before the Federal Supreme Court in the future. ”
The statement continued that “the presidency and after seeking the views of constitutional experts and jurists [authorize the Parliament and allow the procedure] done by the enactment of the Act without reference to the Presidency of the Republic, into the Council of Ministers, on the grounds that [the license subsequent rule Agency Previous] based on what the contents of Article [928 of the Iraqi Civil Code No. [40] of 1951, hoping that this action is the latest in order to preserve the credibility and reputation of the House of Representatives who cherish and take care of it all. ”
The House of Representatives has approved on the fourth of November the current proposal for an amendment to the election law in 2010, to become the number of seats in the next parliament, 328 seats .310, including an original and 18 compensatory.
As opposed deputies from the provinces of Wasit and Salah al-Din on the number of seats allocated to Mhafeztém deputies also objected component Yezidi demanding four seats instead of one seat and threatened to challenge the law in federal court.
For his part, ruled out the head of the House of Representatives, Osama al-Nujaifi, the point of advancing a political appeal to the Federal Court election law, noting that “the law was approved by all parties,” warning of “catastrophic consequences if the law has been challenged and the postponement of the elections.” Ended.
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