Tariq Harb: Talabani remains president of the country and the election of the new president will not be Wednesday

Tariq Harb: Talabani remains president of the country and the election of the new president will not be Wednesday

July 22, 2014 07:33

[Baghdad – where]

Said legal expert Tareq Harb, said that President Jalal Talabani will remain president of the country, while the performance of the new president was sworn in, at the same time pointing out that the meeting of the Council of Representatives, next Wednesday, there will be no election of the President of the Republic.

The war in an interview published by the Central Council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUKcc.net ), that the law is clear on the issue of running for the presidency, adding that he apply for the candidacy of Taattoffer their eligibility conditions, namely, that the Iraqi by birth, of Iraqi parents, a fully qualified, over forty years of age, is governed by a crime involving moral turpitude, holds a university degree, and not be covered by the procedures of accountability and justice.

He added that the most important war of the most important conditions attached by the Presidency of the Council of Representatives as the party that holds the audit requirements, importance, are to be of good conduct, with political experience, known for his integrity, rectitude, justice and devotion to the homeland.

He continued that this war is a basic condition that must be available in the run for the presidency of the Republic, noting that all of the did not participate in the political process after 9/4/2003, this condition is not available in it, and anyone who did not participate in the activities related to Iraq , could not have had the availability of this condition, not all scratch each of modesty for any reason, it is not known, stressing that the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to cancel any nomination, and that those who reject his candidacy to appeal to the Federal Court.

He said the war to be the competent authority to reject or accept the nominations is the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, noting that the presence of the candidates for the post of President of the Republic, the parliamentary session next Wednesday, or non-attendance does not change a thing, because their nomination papers are at the Presidency of the Council of Representatives, and the Board a resolution of acceptance or rejection, noting that the House of Representatives can not elect the President of the Republic at a meeting on Wednesday, pointing out that the meeting will be dedicated to scrutinize the candidates’ names, because there may be objections of those who reject the nomination, noting that those who object to the court, the It needs to be three or four days, at least.

He pointed out that the war to win the post of the presidency needs a two-thirds majority vote the members of the House of Representatives during the first round, pointing out that if it has not been decided in the first round, there is a vote in the second round to win the job gets more than the number of the votes.

Responding to the question in the event of the failure of the vote on the President of the Republic, will there be a constitutional vacuum in the presidency of the Republic, the expert said law Tariq Harb, said that President Jalal Talabani will remain president of the republic until the performance of the election by the Board of Deputies president, was sworn.

This is due to hold its regular House of Representatives on Wednesday, after raising its Tuesday July 15.

The House of Representatives held its first session on Tuesday, July 1, after the issuance of a presidential decree called for the convening of the Council.

The session witnessed the first performance of the House of Representatives right, while the failed session in the election of the President of the Council and two deputies, and raised the session until after the holiday, but the prime age of the Council Mehdi al-Hafez, returned and called on MPs to come to Parliament to hold a meeting on Sunday, July 13, and declared that there was no consensus between the blocs on Election of the new President of the Parliament during a session of the Council scheduled Sunday.

And ended with the House of Representatives of naming members of his new, on Tuesday, July 15, which was won by the candidate of the Union of Forces National Salim al-president of the parliament by winning 194 votes out of 273 votes, while winning candidate of a coalition of state law Haider Abadi on 149 votes, and was elected Aram Sheikh Mohammed the MDC candidate for the post of second deputy speaker of parliament, winning 171 votes out of 241 votes. End

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