Regions parliamentary reveal the reasons for the late adoption of the Law of the Federation Council

Regions parliamentary reveal the reasons for the late adoption of the Law of the Federation Council

07/24/2013 12:00 AM

Number of members and the powers of the Council and the representation of women highlighted

Baghdad Shaima Rashid

Revealed to the Committee of the Regions in the House of Representatives and there are many differences on the Law of the Federation Council prevented the legislation, including the number and powers of the council members and the percentage of representation of women and others, denying that the House of Representatives be the reason of the delay in the adoption of this law.

A member of the Committee of the Regions Mehdi Haji said there are many points of disagreement on the Law of the Federation Council, despite reading the first and second readings inside the dome of the parliament, noting that discussions about it are still continuing.

Said Haji in an interview »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network»: The most prominent remarks on this law he made rapidly and still need to talk, because the Constitution requires us to accomplish this law during the current parliamentary session and that the Federation Council legislative authority next to the House of Representatives During the next legislative term.

He continued: determine the number of members from each province is one of the most shenanigans, since the law went on to be the number is four without determine the mechanism of their choice whether it is by the county or by the provincial council whether appointment or selection, as well as the existence of a dispute over the regions and how representation because the law did not specify that, in addition to determining the proportion of women in this Council that are not defined by the law, which must be 25 percent.

According to the first draft of the Law of the Federation Council, the Council, which will include 36 members by representing each province of the country's eight provinces Bnaúben by direct election.
He said Haji do not specify the joint meetings between the House of Representatives and the Federation Council and the mechanism convened, and the powers of this Council has not yet determined you will be more than the House of Representatives or lower it and how to submit the legislation of laws, ie What are exclusive powers of the Federation Council so that it is synonymous with the House of Representatives.

He denied the Attorney that will be the House of Representatives reason of the delay in the enactment of the Federation Council, but there are observations by the House of Representatives on the law, stressing that everyone serious about enactment of this Act, pointing to the existence of the meetings of the members of the Shura Council and legislators to this law in order to benefit from the experiences of other countries as well for many dialogues will be held in order to exit the final format of this law.

Featuring the Federation Council representatives from the regions and governorates that are not organized in a region, and organizes its composition and terms of membership and terms of reference and everything related to him by law enacted by two thirds of members of parliament, according to the permanent constitution, and constitutes two chambers federal legislative authority in accordance with Article (48) Title III Chapter I of the Constitution which states that «the federal legislative power shall consist of the House of Representatives and the Federation Council.

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