Legally: The Federal Court has the final say in the confidence vote session.
Legally: The Federal Court has the final say in the confidence vote session.
5-19-2026
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Legal researcher Ali Al-Tamimi confirmed on Tuesday that “the Iraqi constitution outlines the legal path for addressing objections related to the legal quorum and the mechanism for counting votes in the session to grant confidence to the government,” indicating that “the decision on these disputes is up to the Supreme Federal Court based on Article (93) of the constitution.”
Al-Tamimi told Al-Maalouma that “any objecting party has the right to file a lawsuit before the Federal Court and present the evidence available to it, including surveillance camera recordings and session minutes,” noting that “the court’s decisions are final and binding on all authorities according to Article (94) of the Constitution.”
He explained that “the Iraqi constitution does not require the entire cabinet to be presented at once,” noting that “the Federal Court settled this debate with its decision No. (93 of 2010), which allowed the ministers to be presented in successive batches and did not require the completion of the cabinet formation to gain parliamentary confidence.”
He added that “the prime minister-designate can complete the rest of the ministers later, even if the constitutionally stipulated thirty-day period is exceeded, as long as a constitutional process is in place and the government has gained parliamentary confidence.”
Al-Tamimi explained “the importance of distinguishing between the (ministerial program) and the (government program),” clarifying that “the ministerial program is the document that the designated prime minister presents to parliament and includes his vision and plans,” while after voting on it it becomes a “binding (government program) on the basis of which the government is subject to parliamentary, political and legal oversight.”
Al-Tamimi emphasized that “Iraqi parliamentary life has witnessed similar appeals in previous sessions concerning quorum and voting, which the Federal Court addressed with decisive rulings,” confirming that “the Constitution has established clear mechanisms for resolving political disputes within judicial and constitutional frameworks, far removed from chaos or unfounded doubts based on judicial rulings.”
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