Behind the scenes of choosing "Al-Sudani": Al-Maliki's threats and concern about the reaction of "Al

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[size=52]Behind the scenes of choosing "Al-Sudani": Al-Maliki's threats and concern about the reaction of "Al-Sadr"[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]Until the last minute of the meeting of the "big seven" within the "coordinating framework" to choose a new prime minister, the conflict was raging between the wings of Hadi al-Amiri and Nuri al-Maliki, before the latter threatened an escalatory situation.[/size]
[size=45]Behind the official "calm" story that the leaders of the "coordinating body" pushed to public opinion about the scenes of choosing Muhammad al-Sudani to head the new government, exciting details of what happened that day.[/size]
[size=45]The preludes to the meeting in which the name of "Al-Sudani" was revealed were fiery, when Qassem al-Araji (National Security Adviser) was forced to withdraw after he became a strong contender for the position.[/size]
[size=45]The candidate of Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of Al-Fateh, left because of what was said to be a "veto" of Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of State of Law, who is facing the repercussions of the "crisis of leaked recordings."[/size]
[size=45]Before that, documents were published - whose authenticity has not been verified so far - that implicated Al-Araji with criticism against well-known factions and an attack on Iran and Russia, in what was known as the “Kuwaiti Record.”[/size]
[size=45]Some "leaders" were worried because of that decisive moment that was close to taking place amid the absence of Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist movement, who remained "the framework" until the last moment to avoid provoking him.[/size]
[size=45]Those close to "Al-Sadr" mocked the choice of "Al-Sudani" amid the silence of the leader of the movement so far, while "Tishreon" rejected the candidate, as they did in the events of the protests in 2019.[/size]
[size=45]The Kurds and Sunnis (allies of al-Sadr) have not yet officially commented on what happened on Monday, but there are indications of "very difficult" days to come, as described by one of the Kurdish leaders.[/size]
[size=45]A politician familiar with the last "framework" meeting at Al-Amiri's house said in an interview with (Al-Mada) that: "Al-Maliki and his candidates have been favored before the meeting, after the most prominent competitor was removed," referring to Al-Araji.[/size]
[size=45]At the beginning of the meeting, 5 candidates remained, 3 of whom were supported by Al-Maliki (Al-Sudani, Ali Shukri, Tariq Najm) and 2 (after Al-Araji's withdrawal) supported by Al-Amiri (Al-Abadi and Abdul-Hussein Abtan).[/size]
[size=45]The well-informed politician, who asked not to be named, adds: "It was agreed to remove the first line, so the name of Haider Al-Abadi was dropped, and the competition became strong between Abtan and Al-Sudani."[/size]
[size=45]At that time, al-Maliki leaned on his candidate's victory by claiming that he "owned the most seats in the framework, and threatened to withdraw if his candidate did not win," according to what the politician said.[/size]
[size=45]Under the threats of "Al-Maliki", everyone was forced to accept the latter's candidate for fear of the collapse of the "coordinating framework," while before that news had arrived that "Al-Sadr is not interested in the session."[/size]
[size=45]Qais al-Khazali, the leader of Asa'ib, revealed how the communication with the leader of the Sadrist movement took place before choosing Al-Sudani.[/size]
[size=45]Khazali said during his participation in an audio room on the communication sites: "Some of the brothers tried to contact the situation, and the answer was that we (the Sadrists) are not interested in this agreement, neither negatively nor positively."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sadr has not yet issued any reaction to the selection of Al-Sudani, but the one close to the leader of the Iraqi movement, Saleh Al-Iraqi, published a picture in which he ridiculed the name of the prime minister.[/size]
[size=45]The picture showed a black-skinned man shaking hands with his shadow, while it was reported in Sadrist circles that this means that Al-Sudani (the tire candidate) thanks Al-Maliki, who is behind the scenes, for his first choice for the position.[/size]
[size=45]As for Ibrahim Al-Jabri, the director of Al-Sadr's office in Baghdad, he said in his account on the communication sites that "the breath of the Baiji liquidator was present in the name of Al-Sudani .. Mo?" In a hint that what happened in the meeting is similar to the faction’s theft of the liquidator during the liberation wars in 2015 in Tikrit, which the Sadrists accuse “factions within the coordination” of being behind that incident.[/size]
[size=45]Prime Minister with 7 ministries![/size]
[size=45]Returning to the atmosphere of the “Al-Sudani” selection meeting, the Asa’ib leader said in the audio intervention: “Until last Sunday night (a day before Al-Sudani was chosen), there was a difference between the leaders about the candidate for the position, but thank God focused efforts were made, in order to reduce the areas of difference, And there were distinguished efforts by Mr. Ammar al-Hakim.”[/size]
[size=45]Khazali, who is a member of the Special Quartet Committee within the "framework" to choose the prime minister, added: "The Sudanese is the candidate of the framework unanimously, not the candidate of a bloc or party within the framework."[/size]
[size=45]The "coordinating framework" confirmed that the process of selecting the "Sudanese" at Hadi al-Amiri's home in Baghdad took place with the agreement of all.[/size]
[size=45]"In a positive atmosphere, the leaders of the Coordination Framework agreed, unanimously, to nominate Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani for prime minister," the framework said in a statement on Monday evening.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sudani is the Minister of Human Rights in Al-Maliki’s second term, and the Minister of Labor in Al-Abadi’s government. He also served as acting minister in those governments of the Ministries of Industry, Finance, Trade, Agriculture, and Immigration, and won 3 parliamentary sessions.[/size]
[size=45]In the recent elections, he led the Euphrates Movement after announcing his withdrawal from the Dawa Party during the October 2019 demonstrations, when his name was rumored at the time to be an alternative to “Abdul-Mahdi.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sudani won in the last poll one seat, then rose to 3 seats after he won the Sadrists resigned seats in Baghdad and Maysan.[/size]
[size=45]The protests had rejected Al-Sudani to head the government after the resignation of Abdul-Mahdi's government, and there were reports of protesters burning the first house in Maysan.[/size]
[size=45]Hussein Al-Ghurabi, activist and founder of the Iraqi House party, said after the demonstrations, in response to Al-Sudani's choice: "No good for Iraq will come from the framework."[/size]
[size=45]On his Facebook page, Al-Ghurabi vowed, "We will not stand idly by regarding their control of the country again."[/size]
[size=45]In front of Al-Sudani and the prime minister, there is a critical session - yet to be determined - to choose the president of the republic, who will assign him to form the new cabinet.[/size]
[size=45]The "coordinator" must gather at least 220 deputies in the selection session (the president), according to the interpretation of the Federal Court.[/size]
[size=45]This requires the approval of "al-Sadr's allies": the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Progress Alliance, which have been silent so far on the latest developments.[/size]
[size=45]missiles…[/size]
[size=45]Before any position was issued by the Kurdish side, at least 3 missiles fell on a gas field in Sulaymaniyah, which had led to a crisis between the region and the "Coordination Committee" days after al-Sadr's "resignation".[/size]
[size=45]The spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Jutiar Adel, called on the federal government to take the necessary measures to curb the attacks of armed groups outside the law.[/size]
[size=45]The new attack targeted the Kormore gas field on Monday evening (just hours after the selection of Al-Sudani).[/size]
[size=45]"We strongly condemn the attack again launched by the militias and outlaw armed groups on the Khormore (Khormore) gas field," Adel said.[/size]
[size=45]The field and other oil fields in the vicinity of the region have been subjected to 3 attacks last month, which occurred only days after the decision of the leader of the Sadrist movement to withdraw from the political process.[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the "democratic" reactions after the selection of Al-Sudani, Arafat Karam, who is described as responsible for the Iraqi file at the headquarters of the party's leader, Massoud Barzani, said that the latter's candidate is Riber Ahmed.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, Jaafar Eminki, Barzani's chief adviser, said on his Facebook page: "The birth throes of the birth of a new federal government in Baghdad are still very difficult, and the closest possibilities are that we will witness another, more severe and orderly abortion."[/size]
[size=45]Eminke added: "The political blockage only results in a dangerous political blockage, which started with the blocking third and will end with the blocking whole and the initiator is darker. Perhaps events will force us to go back to square one, that is, the elections.[/size]
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