Approaching the decision to choose a new president for the Iraqi parliament: the nomination of Salem Al-Issawi
Approaching the decision to choose a new president for the Iraqi parliament: the nomination of Salem Al-Issawi
3-10-2024
The coalition of Sunni forces in Iraq, “Sovereignty, Determination, and Decisiveness,” decided to nominate Representative Salem Al-Issawi for the position of Speaker of Parliament, calling on the ruling “Coordination Framework” coalition in the country to vote for the candidate to resolve the file.
The coalition of Sunni forces in Iraq, “Sovereignty, Determination, and Decisiveness,” was formed last week, separately from the “Taqaddam” party of former Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi.
Following meetings held in the past two days between the leaders of the new Sunni alliance and assurances from the “coordination framework” of the necessity of choosing one candidate for the position, the alliance nominated “Al-Issawi,” who is a representative from Anbar Governorate.
Local Iraqi news agencies reported, after midnight yesterday, Friday-Saturday, a document signed by the leaders of the coalition (Khamis Al-Khanjar, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, and Thabet Al-Abbasi), addressed to the leaders of the “Coordination Framework” coalition, which stipulated the nomination of Al-Issawi, “because of the specifications required to manage it.” Position,” stressing “the necessity of expediting the determination of the next session of Parliament to elect its president.”
They added, “Your support (coordination framework) for our candidate completes the constitutional obligations towards consolidating the political process.”
The leader of the “State of Law” coalition within the ruling “Coordination Framework” coalition in Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, had confirmed, the day before yesterday, Thursday, his coalition’s support for deciding on the selection of a new speaker of parliament to succeed Muhammad al-Halbousi, who was dismissed by a judicial decision 3 months ago, indicating that the “framework” had informed The Sunni forces need to agree on one candidate.
The Presidency of Parliament has not yet set a date for holding the session to select the president, which is expected to take place this week.
A representative of the “Coordination Framework” coalition said, “The Framework Alliance has no objection to Al-Issawi as a candidate for the presidency of Parliament, and that it (the Framework) had urged the Sunni forces to choose only one candidate to vote on.”
He explained to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, on the condition that his name not be mentioned, that “many understandings and dialogues took place last week between the leaders of the framework and the leaders of the Sunni coalition regarding the position and the candidate for it.”
He suggested that “the session will not be held until after an understanding is reached and the vote on the candidate is decided, meaning that holding the session means voting for the candidate, and that it may be held this week,” stressing that “the Framework Alliance, with its parliamentary seats, has a major impact on resolving the file, and that its vote will be Decisive.”
Arab Reports
Iraq: Disagreements with the “coordination framework” deepen the crisis in choosing a speaker for Parliament
. Al-Halbousi’s “Taqaddam” party had considered the formation of the new coalition and its attempt to win the position of Speaker of Parliament “an infringement on entitlements and an attempt to seize the position.”
The “Coordination Framework” coalition supported the formation of the new Sunni alliance, which includes forces close to the framework, in an effort to exclude Al-Halbousi and his party from the position, especially since the party had presented a candidate who did not receive the support of the framework.
Over the course of four attempts to elect an alternative to Al-Halbousi, Parliament failed successively due to a lack of consensus on a single candidate, as the three Sunni Arab blocs, “Taqadum,” “Sayyada,” and “Azm,” stuck to their candidates, namely Shaalan al-Karim, Salem al-Issawi, and Mahmoud. Al-Mashhadani supported the “coordination framework” for the position.
On November 14, the Federal Supreme Court in Iraq ruled to terminate Al-Halbousi’s membership due to a lawsuit filed by a parliamentarian in which he was accused of forging his resignation from Parliament. Since that time, disputes have erupted between the various political forces regarding choosing an alternative to Al-Halbousi.
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