[size=36]Report: Al-Kazemi’s exit from the premiership ends the balance of American and Iranian interests in Iraq[/size]
political| 10:33 - 10/11/2021
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Baghdad Mawazine News
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi called upon casting his vote in the parliamentary elections not to miss the opportunity for change. However, the facts that the results are expected to reveal indicate that the opportunity has passed before the elections begin and that change, if it will happen, will be postponed until the elections of 2025 when the forces of change are able to reorganize themselves.
Nevertheless, these elections have international and regional follow-up, as their results are expected to shape Iraq's foreign policy in the coming years. According to Al-Arab newspaper.
There are 3,249 candidates, 21 coalitions, and 109 parties competing in the elections, and among these parties of the forces of change there are only two parties: the "I'm Going to Take My Right" movement headed by Mashreq Al-Fariji, which presented 19 candidates, and the "Extension" movement headed by Alaa Al-Rikabi, which presented 38 candidates. And if these two movements happened to win everything they ran for, they would only win 57 seats out of 329 seats in Parliament.
As for the other opposition forces for change, they boycotted the elections and organized into two coalitions: the first is the “National Coalition” headed by Iyad Allawi and includes the “National Accord Party” and the “Iraq Advocates for the State Support Party,” despite the fact that 36 candidates remain registered for them in the candidate records. The second is the “Civil Democratic Alliance” headed by Ali al-Rafi’i, and it includes the “Iraqi Communist Party” headed by resigned MP Raed Fahmy, the “National Footprint Party” and the “Social Democratic Current.” There are still 23 candidates for this alliance who remain registered. And if the registrants in these two coalitions win, they will not gather more than 59 candidates, which means that the forces that have dominated the political scene over the past 18 years will remain the dominant force for the next four years.
There are speculations indicating the progress of the "Sadr bloc", which ran in the elections with 95 candidates and a number of "independents" affiliated with it.
Observers say that the widespread boycott of the elections indicates that about 10 million voters do not trust that change will happen, and that the atmosphere of corruption and political money will remain the main player in the new parliament.
Bassem Al-Sheikh, a spokesman for the “opposition forces rally,” which hopes to play a greater role in the coming years, told Al-Arab that “the aim of launching the assembly as an opposition front is to confront corruption and foreign interference and coordinate to unify efforts and political and protest positions that reject the wrong approach in managing the state.”
The “Opposition Forces Gathering” plans to unite the parties opposed to the forces of corruption “to create a popular opposition that frames the protest action, and tries to form an effective pressure card to produce real change that corrects the paths and changes the corrupt and failed system that was unable to provide anything for the Iraqi people.” It is not likely that this work will lead to the formation of an effective electoral bloc before the passage of several years.
And the International Crisis Resolution (ICG) said in a report issued last July that “young Iraqis, who have honed their political awareness and skills through street activism over the past two years, are now facing the challenge of finding their place in a political landscape dominated by parties that They rejected it.”
However, the leader of the Awareness Movement, Salah al-Arbawi, says that the elections will bring about a “little change.” He added, in statements to Rudaw Network, that “the current elections are fateful, either they take the regime’s train to the abyss and fall, or bring it back to the tracks.” In both cases, the change will have more subjective and objective components after four years.
Dr. Nizar Abdul Ghaffar al-Samarrai, an Iraqi political analyst, said in statements to Al-Dustour newspaper that there is a glimmer of hope for change, even if it is partial. He noted that the current elections differed from the previous ones by the fading of sectarian conflict and the emergence of conflicts within the same component.
And change, according to most observers, needs to form alliances capable of attracting voters with a clear program of change, and to be far from the alliances that led Iraq to economic failure.
However, the parliamentary elections are expected to chart the direction of Iraq's foreign policy at an important time in the Middle East, as Iraq mediates between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.
"Everyone in the region will be watching the Iraqi elections to determine how the country's future leadership will affect the regional balance of power," said Marcin Al-Shammari, an Iraq-American research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center.
The elections come amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, fueled in part by US President Joe Biden's administration's gradual retreat from the Middle East and frozen relations with its traditional ally, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Kazemi sought to portray Iraq as a neutral mediator in the region's crises. In recent months, Baghdad has hosted several rounds of direct talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran in an effort to ease tensions.
Under Iraqi laws, the winner of Sunday's vote is entitled to choose the country's next prime minister, but it is unlikely that any of the competing coalitions will be able to obtain a clear majority. This will require a lengthy process that includes behind-the-scenes negotiations to select a consensual prime minister and agree on a new coalition government.
Randa Selim, of the Washington-based Middle East Institute, said that Iraq's regional mediation role is Al-Kazemi's achievement, as a result of his success in balancing American and Iranian interests in Iraq. And “if he is not the next prime minister, then all these initiatives may not continue.” Ended 29/A 43
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi called upon casting his vote in the parliamentary elections not to miss the opportunity for change. However, the facts that the results are expected to reveal indicate that the opportunity has passed before the elections begin and that change, if it will happen, will be postponed until the elections of 2025 when the forces of change are able to reorganize themselves.
Nevertheless, these elections have international and regional follow-up, as their results are expected to shape Iraq's foreign policy in the coming years. According to Al-Arab newspaper.
There are 3,249 candidates, 21 coalitions, and 109 parties competing in the elections, and among these parties of the forces of change there are only two parties: the "I'm Going to Take My Right" movement headed by Mashreq Al-Fariji, which presented 19 candidates, and the "Extension" movement headed by Alaa Al-Rikabi, which presented 38 candidates. And if these two movements happened to win everything they ran for, they would only win 57 seats out of 329 seats in Parliament.
As for the other opposition forces for change, they boycotted the elections and organized into two coalitions: the first is the “National Coalition” headed by Iyad Allawi and includes the “National Accord Party” and the “Iraq Advocates for the State Support Party,” despite the fact that 36 candidates remain registered for them in the candidate records. The second is the “Civil Democratic Alliance” headed by Ali al-Rafi’i, and it includes the “Iraqi Communist Party” headed by resigned MP Raed Fahmy, the “National Footprint Party” and the “Social Democratic Current.” There are still 23 candidates for this alliance who remain registered. And if the registrants in these two coalitions win, they will not gather more than 59 candidates, which means that the forces that have dominated the political scene over the past 18 years will remain the dominant force for the next four years.
There are speculations indicating the progress of the "Sadr bloc", which ran in the elections with 95 candidates and a number of "independents" affiliated with it.
Observers say that the widespread boycott of the elections indicates that about 10 million voters do not trust that change will happen, and that the atmosphere of corruption and political money will remain the main player in the new parliament.
Bassem Al-Sheikh, a spokesman for the “opposition forces rally,” which hopes to play a greater role in the coming years, told Al-Arab that “the aim of launching the assembly as an opposition front is to confront corruption and foreign interference and coordinate to unify efforts and political and protest positions that reject the wrong approach in managing the state.”
The “Opposition Forces Gathering” plans to unite the parties opposed to the forces of corruption “to create a popular opposition that frames the protest action, and tries to form an effective pressure card to produce real change that corrects the paths and changes the corrupt and failed system that was unable to provide anything for the Iraqi people.” It is not likely that this work will lead to the formation of an effective electoral bloc before the passage of several years.
And the International Crisis Resolution (ICG) said in a report issued last July that “young Iraqis, who have honed their political awareness and skills through street activism over the past two years, are now facing the challenge of finding their place in a political landscape dominated by parties that They rejected it.”
However, the leader of the Awareness Movement, Salah al-Arbawi, says that the elections will bring about a “little change.” He added, in statements to Rudaw Network, that “the current elections are fateful, either they take the regime’s train to the abyss and fall, or bring it back to the tracks.” In both cases, the change will have more subjective and objective components after four years.
Dr. Nizar Abdul Ghaffar al-Samarrai, an Iraqi political analyst, said in statements to Al-Dustour newspaper that there is a glimmer of hope for change, even if it is partial. He noted that the current elections differed from the previous ones by the fading of sectarian conflict and the emergence of conflicts within the same component.
And change, according to most observers, needs to form alliances capable of attracting voters with a clear program of change, and to be far from the alliances that led Iraq to economic failure.
However, the parliamentary elections are expected to chart the direction of Iraq's foreign policy at an important time in the Middle East, as Iraq mediates between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.
"Everyone in the region will be watching the Iraqi elections to determine how the country's future leadership will affect the regional balance of power," said Marcin Al-Shammari, an Iraq-American research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center.
The elections come amid a flurry of diplomatic activity in the region, fueled in part by US President Joe Biden's administration's gradual retreat from the Middle East and frozen relations with its traditional ally, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Kazemi sought to portray Iraq as a neutral mediator in the region's crises. In recent months, Baghdad has hosted several rounds of direct talks between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran in an effort to ease tensions.
Under Iraqi laws, the winner of Sunday's vote is entitled to choose the country's next prime minister, but it is unlikely that any of the competing coalitions will be able to obtain a clear majority. This will require a lengthy process that includes behind-the-scenes negotiations to select a consensual prime minister and agree on a new coalition government.
Randa Selim, of the Washington-based Middle East Institute, said that Iraq's regional mediation role is Al-Kazemi's achievement, as a result of his success in balancing American and Iranian interests in Iraq. And “if he is not the next prime minister, then all these initiatives may not continue.” Ended 29/A 43
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Today at 7:14 am by wciappetta
» utube 6/4/24 MM&C IQD Update-Iraq Dinar-2024 Budget Passed-Gazzette-Timing-197 Companies Cease Dol
Today at 7:04 am by Rocky
» utube 6/3/24 MM&C IQD Update-Iraq Dinar-Accelerate- Digital-Financial-Banking Reforms-Best Budget
Today at 7:02 am by Rocky
» Al-Rafidain: About 1,502 loans were issued to those registered under the Riyada initiative since las
Today at 6:59 am by Rocky
» Al-Maliki: There is no intention to approve the general amnesty law
Today at 6:57 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: Understandings with France amounting to one billion euros to build industrial projects...
Today at 6:48 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: The available factories for construction materials cover only a quarter of the need
Today at 6:46 am by Rocky
» An economist indicates the absence of the private sector in the 2024 budget
Today at 6:44 am by Rocky
» Central Bank of Iraq sales exceeded $270 million at today’s auction
Today at 6:43 am by Rocky
» The Iraqi budget is moving toward “publishing and disbursing” without presidential approval
Today at 6:42 am by Rocky
» A government parliamentary agreement regarding residents of slums
Today at 6:41 am by Rocky
» Al-Rafidain: Implementing the comprehensive banking system in the White Palace branch
Today at 5:22 am by Rocky
» Sudanese sponsors the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Trade Bank and the German Expor
Today at 5:17 am by Rocky
» Financial inclusion in Iraq: a success story that defies the odds
Today at 5:14 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary Finance: All revenues are not enough to meet the country’s needs, and the budget prohi
Today at 5:13 am by Rocky
» Iraqi Business Council: The budget schedules are flexible and include sacred paragraphs
Today at 5:11 am by Rocky
» Democratic Party: The cessation of oil exports through Türkiye has caused Iraq huge losses
Today at 5:08 am by Rocky
» The government's lack of seriousness in removing the Americans leaves Iraq exposed to them
Today at 5:06 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani sponsors the signing of an agreement between the TBI Bank and a German institution
Today at 5:05 am by Rocky
» Water scarcity and air pollution...the most prominent challenges facing Iraq
Today at 5:03 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary Finance: Contract employees are included in the budget
Today at 5:03 am by Rocky
» An investigation committee will be formed into the file of trainees of Korean companies / document
Today at 5:02 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary Finance: The region’s share in the budget is still unclear
Today at 5:00 am by Rocky
» A representative wonders about the fate of 57 trillion dinars in the budget
Today at 4:59 am by Rocky
» A new group of targets of restaurants and foreign agencies was arrested in Baghdad
Today at 4:58 am by Rocky
» Including transfers and attracting investors.. The Supreme Judiciary determines the advantages of re
Today at 4:56 am by Rocky
» International Finance Corporation.. An agreement to qualify youth in Iraq and Lebanon
Today at 4:55 am by Rocky
» Oil reveals new government directives related to 4 sectors
Today at 4:53 am by Rocky
» The Council of Ministers takes a series of economic decisions
Today at 4:52 am by Rocky
» Did the 2024 budget schedules do justice to the Kurdistan Region?
Today at 4:50 am by Rocky
» Parliament's finances determine the amount of disbursement during 2024
Today at 4:49 am by Rocky
» “You will lose confidence in them.” A deputy criticizes a “dangerous phenomenon” committed by member
Today at 4:48 am by Rocky
» Sudanese Advisor: Iraq's external debt has fallen to 9 billion dollars
Today at 4:47 am by Rocky
» Erbil markets 300 food trucks to the rest of the governorates daily
Today at 4:46 am by Rocky
» The Prime Minister inaugurates the second specialized workshop to support the private industrial con
Today at 4:45 am by Rocky
» The Prime Minister sponsors the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Iraqi Trade Bank and
Today at 4:43 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: Voting on the budget supports the government’s work
Today at 4:42 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: Iraq is the cornerstone of stability in the region and the world
Today at 4:40 am by Rocky
» The Commission is looking into developing electronic voting devices
Today at 4:39 am by Rocky
» Baghdad urges steps towards combating corruption
Today at 4:38 am by Rocky
» This year: launching the electronic housing card
Today at 4:37 am by Rocky
» The Cities Authority promises reasonable prices for residential units
Today at 4:36 am by Rocky
» Imminent disasters must unite us before it is too late
Today at 4:35 am by Rocky
» Iraq is taking steps to combat corruption
Today at 4:34 am by Rocky
» The remaining $9 billion of Iraq's external debt
Today at 4:33 am by Rocky
» Today.. the launch of the activities of the Petersburg International Economic Forum
Today at 4:31 am by Rocky
» The results of “OPEC Plus” are positive, and Iraq pledges to comply
Today at 4:30 am by Rocky
» The Minister of Commerce calls on citizens to receive food basket items from agents
Today at 4:29 am by Rocky
» What if other banks follow suit?
Today at 4:28 am by Rocky
» Experts: We are getting close to “zeroing” gas burning
Today at 4:27 am by Rocky
» Recovery of an Iraqi official accused of intentional damage to public funds
Today at 4:25 am by Rocky
» The Iraqi Trade Bank issues the first batch of Kurdistan Region employees within the “My Account” pr
Today at 4:23 am by Rocky
» Iraqi Workers' Communist Party: The oil workers' class unit thwarts a new theft!
Today at 4:22 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: The 2024 budget schedules include positives that contribute to the path of economic refor
Today at 4:21 am by Rocky
» An opportunity for Iraqi doctors to leave hospitals and work inside airplanes
Today at 4:18 am by Rocky
» The fever of attacking “foreign institutions” spreads to Diwaniyah.. One person was injured in an at
Today at 4:16 am by Rocky
» During the current year.. Iraqis are on a date with the launch of the “electronic housing card”
Today at 4:15 am by Rocky
» The exchange rates of the dollar against the dinar in Iraq today
Today at 4:13 am by Rocky
» After approving the budget schedules... Parliamentary Finance resolves the controversy over the empl
Today at 4:12 am by Rocky
» A source reveals Saudi mediation between Iraq and Kuwait to end disputes
Today at 4:11 am by Rocky
» In preparation for the 2025 elections, the Commission forms a committee to develop electronic voting
Today at 4:10 am by Rocky
» Displaced people fall victim to politics... Immigration complains about the lack of cooperation betw
Today at 4:07 am by Rocky
» Today, the Ministry of Commerce is preparing a new meal from the food basket
Today at 4:06 am by Rocky
» Integrity Investigation Court: Iraq combats money laundering and its procedures control the position
Today at 4:05 am by Rocky
» The Commission is preparing early for the 2025 elections...a specialized committee to modernize resu
Today at 4:03 am by Rocky
» How much is Iraq’s foreign debt worth? The Sudanese advisor answers
Today at 4:02 am by Rocky
» An Arab newspaper talks about the budget in numbers: This is the value of revenues and its deficit
Today at 4:01 am by Rocky
» Parliament sends the budget schedules to the Ministry of Justice... for this reason
Today at 4:00 am by Rocky
» utube 6/4/24 Summary / Status Iraqi Dinar ReValue IQD VND Exchange Rates
Yesterday at 8:24 am by Rocky
» The Central Bank explains the “fiscal control” mechanism contained in the budget
Yesterday at 6:42 am by Rocky
» The path to development...Iraq's economic gateway and its point of stability
Yesterday at 6:40 am by Rocky
» Announcing the establishment of the Iraqi-French Business Council on the sidelines of the Iraqi-Fren
Yesterday at 6:36 am by Rocky
» The coordination framework reveals the latest developments in the election of a new Speaker of the H
Yesterday at 6:34 am by Rocky
» In a “quick” session... Parliament votes on the 2024 budget, and controversy accompanies three parag
Yesterday at 6:32 am by Rocky
» Minister of Construction regarding encroachment on service projects: How can a citizen destroy his p
Yesterday at 6:30 am by Rocky
» Thousands of workers are dissatisfied after being laid off from work due to investment in agricultur
Yesterday at 6:29 am by Rocky
» A different vision for the budget schedules presented by an economic coalition
Yesterday at 5:13 am by Rocky
» Where is the danger in budget tables? An economist breaks it down
Yesterday at 5:12 am by Rocky
» A parliamentary movement for justice for 20,000 employees in state institutions
Yesterday at 5:09 am by Rocky
» Between Al-Halbousi and the leaders... new disputes undermine progress in Baghdad
Yesterday at 5:08 am by Rocky
» An economist confirms the possibility of Iraq entering the field of investment in oil derivatives
Yesterday at 5:07 am by Rocky
» A parliamentary question about the fate of 57 trillion dinars in the 2023 budget
Yesterday at 5:06 am by Rocky
» High central bank sales in the currency auction
Yesterday at 5:04 am by Rocky
» Al-Halbousi's party is conditioning the change of Al-Mashhadani on political dialogues
Yesterday at 5:01 am by Rocky
» Involved in wasting more than 6 billion dinars.. Iraq recovers a health official from Belarus
Yesterday at 5:00 am by Rocky
» Finance Committee after voting on the budget tables: There is financial abundance for the governorat
Yesterday at 4:59 am by Rocky
» Detailing the “secrets” of the budget...the increase in the value of salaries for 5 ministries, and
Yesterday at 4:58 am by Rocky
» Bitcoin exceeds $70,000
Yesterday at 4:57 am by Rocky
» 3 gains behind extending the oil production reduction agreement until the end of 2025
Yesterday at 4:55 am by Rocky
» Parliament Finance clarifies... What is the fate of contract employees in the 2024 budget?
Yesterday at 4:54 am by Rocky
» The Retirement Authority announces the disbursement of end-of-service benefits to more than 6,000 pe
Yesterday at 4:53 am by Rocky
» Iraq exports more than 7 million barrels of crude oil and its derivatives to America in a month
Yesterday at 4:53 am by Rocky
» Approving 36 service projects and referring them for implementation in an Iraqi governorate
Yesterday at 4:52 am by Rocky
» Nearly 80 trillion dinars disappear from the 2022 and 2023 budget.. Deputy: “No one knows where it w
Yesterday at 4:51 am by Rocky
» Kuwait: Three countries, including Iraq, pledged to fully adhere to the OPEC+ agreement
Yesterday at 4:50 am by Rocky
» What is the truth about there being a parliamentary tendency to challenge the budget schedules?
Yesterday at 4:49 am by Rocky
» By land: An Iraqi aid convoy launches to relieve the people of Gaza
Yesterday at 4:48 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: Voting on the budget supports the government’s work
Yesterday at 4:46 am by Rocky
» Arbitrage
Yesterday at 4:44 am by Rocky