“Three New Controversial Laws”… A Crisis That May Emerge on the Iraqi Political Scene
“Three New Controversial Laws”… A Crisis That May Emerge on the Iraqi Political Scene
2025-03-04 05:05
Shafaq News/ Informed political sources revealed on Tuesday that differences have escalated between the active political forces of the three components (Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds) regarding the service and retirement law for the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the oil and gas law, similar to what happened weeks ago regarding other controversial laws that were passed.
The sources told Shafaq News Agency, “The second-tier leaders of the political forces have begun holding continuous inter-party meetings to reach decisive understandings that guarantee the passage of some controversial laws.”
According to the sources, “leaders of prominent political forces have begun a new round of meetings and gatherings dedicated to discussing the mechanism for passing controversial laws during the House of Representatives sessions after Eid al-Fitr.”
The sources explained that “things may not go well due to the high and difficult demands put forward by some of the active forces in the political scene in exchange for passing the service and retirement law for the Popular Mobilization Forces, as some Sunni forces stipulated the dissolution of the Accountability and Justice Commission because there is no longer a need for it.”
“The Kurdish forces are also demanding the passage of the oil and gas law, and it seems that matters are heading towards complexity due to all parties’ insistence on their demands, which they see as necessary to sustain the support of their masses in the elections that are now approaching,” according to the sources.
Parliamentary sources had informed Shafaq News Agency on February 22 that there was a wide debate among political forces about adopting the “single basket” in voting on upcoming laws.
The sources explained that “the Shiite forces put forward some proposals to amend the Popular Mobilization Law to pass it smoothly, while the other forces linked the passing of the Popular Mobilization Law to voting on the laws to dissolve the Accountability and Justice Commission for the Sunni component, and to pass Halabja as an Iraqi province as a demand of the Kurdish forces.”
On January 21, the Iraqi Parliament passed three “controversial” laws at once, namely amending Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959, a general amnesty, and returning properties to their owners, after months of disputes that led to the cancellation of many sessions as a result of quarrels and arguments over them.
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