Presidential calls to pass 9 laws and implement Article 140
Presidential calls to pass 9 laws and implement Article 140
10/16/2025
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Presidency of the Republic called on the House of Representatives to pass nine laws.
The Presidency of the Republic stated in a press release, “On October 15, 2005, our people had their free say in a historic popular referendum through which the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq was approved. This day marked a national turning point in the process of building the contemporary Iraqi state and its transition from a centralized totalitarian regime to a democratic federal parliamentary system that embodies the will of the people and the principle of their sovereignty over their land and homeland.”
She added, “The constitution is the fruit of a free and responsible national choice, and the result of a comprehensive societal and political consensus that brought together all components of the Iraqi people, including Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Christians, and other groups. It constitutes the social and political contract that regulates public life, guarantees rights and duties, and establishes the principle of partnership in governing the state and protecting its unity.”
The Presidency of the Republic affirmed that “Iraqis have no choice but to abide by the constitution to resolve disputes and problems, as adhering to the constitution and implementing its provisions, both in letter and spirit, is the only way to protect the democratic system and safeguard the country’s unity.”
She explained that “the constitutional transformation that Iraq witnessed twenty years ago represented a fundamental turning point from a centralized, totalitarian system that monopolized state decisions, to a democratic federal system based on the distribution of powers, ensuring participation, and respecting diversity and pluralism within the framework of national unity.”
On the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq, the Presidency of the Republic called on the Council of Representatives to “approve the draft laws it submitted to the esteemed Council, such as the Federal Court Law, the Law of the Higher Commission for the Empowerment of Women, the Law of the Supreme Water Council, the Law of the First Amendment to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law, the Law of the Iraq Creativity Award, the Law of the Division of Residential Lands, the Law of the Federal Council, and the Law of the Recovery of Corruption Proceeds, in addition to several draft laws to annul the decisions of the dissolved Revolutionary Command Council. It also calls on the political forces and the legislative and executive authorities to work to expedite the completion of the legislation stipulated in the Constitution and implement Article 140 of the Constitution, and to approve the Oil and Gas Law in a manner that ensures the achievement of constitutional justice and national stability.”
She explained, “Our choice to build a democratic constitutional system was not easy after decades of totalitarian rule, but the will of the Iraqi people was stronger than the challenges, and it continues to move steadily toward consolidating a state of institutions and law.” She noted that “the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq is one of the most advanced constitutions, consistent with the principles of human rights and democracy, and represents a pioneering experience in the region.”
The presidency also called for “unity of voice and close ranks among our people from southern Iraq to the Kurdistan Region, and from east to west, so that Iraq remains a free and unified homeland for all its people.”
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