Al-Kaabi: We are going to approve the Federal Court’s law … this is about holding the elections on time
Al-Kaabi: We are going to approve the Federal Court’s law … this is about holding the elections on time
11/3/2021 15:26
[Baghdad-Where]
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hassan al-Kaabi confirmed, Thursday, that the parliament has proceeded to complete the legislation of the Federal Supreme Court law to end the most important obstacle facing early elections, while indicating that early elections will take place as scheduled.
A statement by Al-Kaabi’s office stated, “The latter received the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Blashardt, and during the meeting discussed ways of close cooperation between Iraq and the United Nations and the electoral team in the mission in the file of the success of early parliamentary elections to ensure fair and discreet elections in accordance with international standards and met. For the aspiration of the Iraqi street, as well as focusing on the draft law of the Federal Supreme Court and amending the draft law of the Commission for Human Rights. ”
According to the statement, Al-Kaabi stressed that the House of Representatives will, during the coming days, proceed to vote on the remaining articles of the Federal Supreme Court bill to end the main obstacle to holding early elections in the country, especially since the constitution limits the right to ratify election results in the Federal Court.
He stressed that early elections must be held on the scheduled date, as it is a popular demand, and that most political blocs are completely agreed to complete all preparations and requirements related to their conduct on the date set by the government on October 10 of this year, calling on the UN mission and All political forces to cooperate with the members of the Commission and to provide all possible facilities to it, regardless of political tendencies and in a way that guarantees the success of the electoral process in Iraq and its importance in implementing the required reforms to the people.
Plasschaert showed the mission’s readiness to fully coordinate with the legislative and executive authorities and the committees in charge of the election file, and to harness all capabilities for everything that would make all stages of the electoral process succeed and assign the commission in its tasks to complete the tasks assigned to them.
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