A “disguised” conflict may dismiss al-Halbousi from the presidency of the Iraqi parliament
A “disguised” conflict may dismiss al-Halbousi from the presidency of the Iraqi parliament
12-12-2022
News platforms affiliated with some Sunni political parties and leaders in Iraq seem to be an appropriate field, perhaps, for judging the ferocity of the struggle going on behind the scenes, between Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi on the one hand; On the other hand, some politicians belonging to the Sunni component, and in addition to these platforms, the various communication sites reveal, to the same extent, the level of the conflict. In the last two days; The head of the “Solution” party, Jamal al-Karbouli, and the politician Haider al-Mulla, launched veiled attacks and popular language that “lacks civility”, perhaps, against a high-ranking state official, accusing him of various charges, and hinting at the possibility of his removal from office in the near future, and most observers and followers of al-Karbouli and al-Mulla understood that they were referring To Parliament Speaker Al-Halbousi, even if they did not mention him directly.
The arena of the veiled conflict between the Sunni leaders entered, yesterday, Sunday, the Senate of Salah al-Din Governorate, when it affirmed, in a statement, their full support for the current provincial government and its administration. Although the statement did not explicitly refer to al-Halbousi, a source close to the Salah al-Din Senate confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that “the statement is directed specifically at al-Halbousi, who criticized the provincial administration a few days ago.”
And the Senate said in a statement: “The people of Makkah know better about its people, and we are tired of the statements that do not fatten or sing from hunger, which some of the ascendants make on the shoulders of the component and its constituents from time to time and shed crocodile tears over it.”
He added, “The council calls on the central government to give Salah al-Din governorate broader attention through the next budget and the projects of the Reconstruction Fund, which has come under the control of only one party, to achieve services and enhance security throughout the province.” The source close to the Senate confirms that “the reference in the statement regarding one party’s control of the Reconstruction Fund for the affected area belongs to the Taqaddam party led by al-Halbousi, which seeks to extend its influence over Salah al-Din after its domination of the Anbar and Nineveh provinces.”
The source indicates that “most of the Sunni leaders; Even those allied with al-Halbousi in the (Al-Azm) coalition seek by all means to undermine his influence in the Sunni provinces. Because his control practically means his complete dominance over the Sunni decision in the upcoming general parliamentary sessions, and this is what cannot be accepted with regard to those leaders.
While the source does not rule out the possibility of ousting Al-Halbousi from the presidency of Parliament during the next few months to undermine his political influence, the expert on Iraqi political affairs stipulates; Especially the Sunni one, Dr. Yahya al-Kubaisi, the agreement of some of the Shiite forces that dominate the political decision to overthrow al-Halbousi, in cooperation with the rest of the Sunni forces. Al-Kubaisi told Asharq Al-Awsat that “the issue of overthrowing al-Halbousi depends exclusively on the Shiite (coordinating framework) decision, as it is not a Sunni decision, and until this moment there is no consensus within the framework to remove him, especially in light of some regional countries’ adherence to him and their pressure on the Iranians.” in this direction.”
Al-Kubaisi asserts, “There is a real conflict in Anbar, especially between the politicians who represented Anbar throughout the years before 2018, and al-Halbousi, who turned Anbar into a real fiefdom belonging to him with the explicit support of the Shiite political actor.”
Al-Kubaisi does not neglect to point out “the role of the Shiite political actor in exacerbating this conflict. When Al-Halbousi sided with (Al-Sadr Front) after the 2020 elections, some militias supported some individuals to use them to threaten Al-Halbousi.”
However, he believes that “everything in Anbar is managed through al-Halbousi personally, and the governor is just an employee for him in this fiefdom, and the granting of the Reconstruction Fund to al-Halbousi within the well-known deal (giving up the Ministry of Sports in exchange for obtaining the fund in 2020) has given him additional power in control. By investing in the fund’s projects to form a client network around it in Anbar.” To sum up all of this, these conditions and conditions combined, and al-Kubaisi’s words, “mean in practice that there is no opportunity for al-Halbousi’s opponents to play any role in Anbar, which undermines the possibility of their return to the front again due to al-Halbousi’s control of the Electoral Commission and the security services in the province, and thus control of the results.” The election”.
But he goes back to saying: “Today there is a severe disagreement within the (coordinating framework) about the future of al-Halbousi, and this is what prompts some members of the (framework), specifically Nuri al-Maliki, to encourage any step to undermine the power of al-Halbousi in preparation for his removal from the scene, in exchange for others’ adherence to him as a personality. controllable.”
Al-Kubaisi adds, “The (Sunni) figures opposed to al-Halbousi are playing on the dispute within the (coordinating framework) to overthrow him, especially since they believe that there is resentment from al-Sadr for al-Halbousi’s betrayal of him.”
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