Iraq: "The Great Bloc" complicates the atmosphere of political dialogues again

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[size=52]Iraq: "The Great Bloc" complicates the atmosphere of political dialogues again[/size]

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Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad (Ahmed al-Rubaie/AFP)

[size=45]In a similar picture to the outcome of Iraq’s political crises since 2010, after each legislative elections in the country,  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , which the Iraqi constitution describes as the “most numerous bloc” and gives it the right to form the new government, re-emerges.[/size]
[size=45]The "Coordination Framework" alliance, which includes the most prominent forces allied to Iran, sets a new condition for dialogues with the Sadrist movement, which requires that the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, accept the entry with the "framework" as a single bloc in Parliament, through which the government is formed.[/size]

[size=45]Al-Sadr rejects this condition and considers it a maneuver from the “coordinating framework” to withdraw his right to form a government, according to the results of the elections. In addition, this means dismantling his alliance with the “Sovereignty” coalition led by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani.[/size]

[size=45]The "coordinating framework" requires al-Sadr to join him in a single parliamentary bloc that represents Shiite parties only[/size]

[size=45]Over the course of previous parliamentary sessions, the interpretation of the constitutional clause related to the right of  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  to form the government caused wide differences that led to delaying the formation of governments for many months, due to different interpretations of the constitutional text, and the interpretation provided by the Federal Court regarding this, which is that the largest bloc is not the winner. With the highest number of votes in the elections, rather it is the bloc that forms in Parliament with the most number of seats.[/size]
[size=45]Article 76 of the Iraqi constitution stipulates that the President of the Republic assigns the candidate of the most numerous parliamentary bloc to form the Council of Ministers within fifteen days from the date of the election of the President of the Republic.[/size]

[size=31]Al-Sadr refuses to enter into a single bloc with the “coordinating framework”[/size]

[size=45]The “coordinating framework” forces, which, through its members and local media affiliated with political parties and forces, adopted the term “Shiite framework”, in a move that was considered directed primarily to al-Sadr, and as an attempt to reduce the political representation of the Shiite Arabs in Iraq to these forces without the Sadrist movement. , and set the condition to go to a consensual solution to solve the political crisis that has been afflicting the country for nearly 5 months.[/size]
[size=45]This condition requires that al-Sadr accept to enter into a single parliamentary bloc representing Shiite parties only, so that the right to form the government remains exclusively with the Shiite political majority, a condition of the leader of the “State of Law” coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, and the head of the “Al-Fateh” coalition, Hadi al-Amiri, who are two of the most prominent Leaders of this coalition backed by Tehran.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, al-Sadr rejects this condition, considering that his entry into this bloc means that he will not be able to present his candidate to the government, and he will be stripped of his right that he had gained through the elections in which he issued by more than double his most prominent competitors from the other Shiite forces.[/size]
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[size=31]The “Great Bloc” complicates the dialogues of the Iraqi political forces[/size]

[size=45]For its part, political sources from different blocs in Baghdad told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the new political movement faces serious complications due to the condition of the “great bloc.”[/size]
[size=45]A leader in the Sadrist movement, who asked not to be named, told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the meeting that took place last week in the city of Najaf in Al-Sadr’s house with a delegation from the “Coordination Framework” included Al-Amiri and the head of the “Popular Mobilization Authority” Faleh Al-Fayyad and the representative of the “Coordination Framework.” Ahmad al-Asadi witnessed a demand for al-Sadr to form the largest bloc exclusively through Shiite forces in Parliament, provided that it is tasked with selecting the new prime minister.[/size]
[size=45]The same official explained that "Al-Sadr rejected this, and confirmed that the Sadrist movement would remain as a major part of the tripartite alliance (the Sadrist movement, the Alliance of Sovereignty, the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and not to neglect this alliance, and to complete negotiations with the coordination framework as a political alliance in exchange for the Triple Alliance, with the Sadrist movement entitled to name Choosing the new prime minister, and giving the coordinating framework the right to participate in the government according to his electoral entitlement.[/size]

[size=45]Al-Sadr considers that his entry into a single bloc with the “coordinating framework” means that he will not be able to present his candidate to the government[/size]

[size=45]He added that "the leaders of the coordination framework rejected this, and stressed that the formation of the government and the selection of the prime minister must be done through the major bloc, which should remain an exclusive right for the Shiite political forces, without the participation of any other political parties in this bloc, and with this matter the differences returned again between the two parties and led to To the interruption of dialogues because of who is the largest bloc in Parliament.”[/size]
[size=45]The official revealed that "the tripartite alliance intends to submit an official request after the election of the new president of the republic, being the largest bloc, with the signatures of the deputies, so that the bloc is officially registered, and the president of the republic assigns it to nominate the new prime minister."[/size]
[size=45]The political custom in Iraq since the first elections that took place after the American invasion, in 2005, was to grant the Sunni Arab forces the right to nominate the speaker of parliament, while the Kurdish political forces put forward their candidate for the presidency after that, then the Shiite forces, represented today by the Sadrist movement and “ The Coordination Framework”, by presenting its candidate to head the new government.[/size]
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[size=31]Disagreements between the "coordinating framework" and the "Sadr movement" continue[/size]

[size=45]However, the dispute between the “coordinating framework” and the “Sadr movement” complicated the scene, in light of the  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  or agreement for the alliance to form the largest bloc.[/size]
[size=45]On this, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, MP Majid Shankali, said in a telephone conversation with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that “Al-Sadr’s acceptance of the participation of the coordinating framework forces in the new government does not mean his entry into one bloc with them, as they want, and he will remain (Al-Sadr). ) is a major and important part of the Triple Alliance.[/size]
[size=45]Shankali explained that “the coordinating framework officially demanded that al-Sadr be the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament from Shiite blocs, and this is what al-Sadr rejected, and confirmed the survival of the tripartite alliance being the largest bloc, and he has the right to nominate the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister, and this coalition is the one who will be assigned the tasks of forming The new government.”[/size]
[size=45]Shankali pointed out that "the program for the new government that the Triple Alliance wants has many files, on top of which is the fight against corruption and the confiscation of weapons in the hands of the state, and other important issues that are basically the demands of the Iraqi street."[/size]
[size=45]As for the leader in the “Coordination Framework”, Representative Ahmed Al-Moussawi, he said in an interview with, “The selection of the new prime minister should be through the major bloc formed by the Shiite political house, and that the matter should not be confined to a certain party of this house, which was confirmed by him. The framework stressed it during his recent meetings with the leader of the Sadrist movement in the past few days.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Moussawi explained that "the current node of the dispute between the coordination framework and the Sadrist movement is about forming the largest bloc among all Shiite political forces. The Sadrist movement insists on staying with the Triple Alliance."[/size]

[size=45]The Triple Alliance intends to submit an official request after the election of the new President of the Republic, as it is the largest bloc[/size]

[size=45]And the same spokesman considered that “the position of prime minister belongs to the Shiite component, and this matter cannot be limited to one political party from this component, and for this the choice of the prime minister must be in agreement.”[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "We confirmed during the last meeting with al-Sadr that the dialogue on the person of the new prime minister will take place after the formation of the major bloc, with approval in principle  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  for this position, but we also have candidates to head the government. “.[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that "the dialogues are currently suspended with the Sadrist movement, due to the movement's refusal to enter the major bloc with the framework, and the latter's insistence on forming this bloc to prevent the loss of the Shiite component's share."[/size]
[size=45]During the past few days, Iraq witnessed an accelerated political movement to try to end the blockage and solve the political crisis that is still hitting the country since the legislative elections that took place on October 10. The movement accelerated after  al- [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , last Thursday, to move the wheel of dialogues again.[/size]
[size=45]The country witnessed a stagnation in the dialogues due to the insistence of the tripartite alliance led by Al-Sadr (whose bloc led the results of the parliamentary elections) to form a national majority government. But this alliance was not able to do so, because the formation of the government must be preceded by a vote on the president of the republic, which has not happened so far due to the failure of the tripartite alliance to achieve the two-thirds majority quorum required by the constitution in the first session of Parliament.[/size]
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