Legislators: The election law will pass immediately after the conclusion of the controversial points

Legislators: The election law will pass immediately after the conclusion of the controversial points




13/8/2017 1:54 AM

Stressed the need to merge with the provincial councils
Baghdad / Shaima Rashid
Despite the emergence of new points of disagreement, most notably the division between supporters of the continued work of the provincial councils and demands to dissolve and merge the conduct of elections with the legislative elections, members of the House of Representatives their intention to pass the election law in the coming days, They pointed out that the electoral denominator 1.7 was a compromise reached by the parliamentary blocs. The representative of the parliamentary bloc of wisdom, Habib terminal, that the Parliament is determined to pass the election law for its importance and the holding of elections by voting, noting that the integration of the elections is true as it is an urgent need in light of the security and economic conditions experienced by the country.

"The provincial elections law is very important and is stipulated in the constitution, either it is noticed from the attraction and different health phenomenon," he said, adding that "some things must stop, including the age of the candidate and his academic certificate, but the big obstacle to The law is the Kirkuk elections, which left the representatives of this province to agree on how to manage and conduct elections in it. "
He added that "the law is very important, but the core issues should be resolved in a satisfactory manner without coercion."
With regard to the electoral denominator, between the parties that "the first agreement was the counting of votes on the proportion of 1.9 and opposed by large sectors because it deprives the small parties so it was agreed to modify this ratio to 1. 7 as a compromise that ensures the competition of parties and small blocs with others.
He stressed the need to merge the elections, especially after the emergence of the financial side as the one session for the performance of the election cost 300 billion dinars, and this huge amount can not be provided by the government to merge the advantages and advantages, most notably economic and electoral propaganda for candidates of the parties together.
While the MP for the Liberal bloc, Hossam al-Aqabi, pass the election law during the meetings this week after it is agreed on the controversial point concerning the extension of the work of the provincial councils or not.
Al-Aqabi told al-Sabah that "the controversial point in the law was about the electoral denominator in the St. Lego law, which was rejected by nearly half of the votes and insisted on adopting 1.4 because there is greater justice," asserting that "
Members of his bloc did not vote on this denominator, which does not reflect the aspirations of the people to change faces and give the opportunity for the emerging blocs to enter the elections, as well as the rejection of the control of large blocs on the elections, which did not take them from Iraq, but the scourge. " On the merger of legislative elections with the local, That "the mass was with the holding of elections on time but the vote was merged to reduce the expenses and exploitation of the remaining time on the grounds that the law of the election councils can be extended by the House of Representatives or the law of parliament is not subject to extension as provided by the Constitution."
In turn, the head of an independent parliamentary bloc, Frank frankincense, that the election law will be passed because it is a real need for the Iraqi people
Laban pointed out, in an interview for "morning", that "the dispute over the continuation of provincial councils or not may hinder the vote on the law," noting that "
This point of contention will go to a vote. " He added frankincense that" reject the electoral denominator voted by the parliament , make up only 5 percent of the society and the rest of the street with him , "noting that" legislators are working for the benefit of their constituents and express their aspirations. "
He added that the integration of the elections urgent necessity forced her parliament and the government for many of the reasons for the first of the instability of the areas occupied by Daesh as well as material costs and the security situation is unstable leading to the postponement of provincial elections and set up with the general election.
Meanwhile, he stressed the legal expert Tariq Harb, the parliament voted to merge elections m Provincial population with the House of Representatives elections at the same time is a sound legal action, pointing out that the process will be similar to elections 2005.
He added that the war "voters will have election cards, one for provincial elections and other parliamentary elections . " .
The Parliament voted on the proposal of the Legal Committee, which provides for merging the date of provincial elections with the elections of the Council of Representatives and conduct them on the same date scheduled constitutionally for the parliamentary elections, and voted on the proposal of the federal government on Article 12 for the provincial council elections, which provides for the calculation of 1.7 in the distribution of votes On the
winners.
The House of Representatives decided earlier, to hold elections in the spring of 2018 next, as the parliament postponed the vote on Article 37 of the law on provincial and provincial elections for Kirkuk. 7 in the distribution of votes to the winners. The House of Representatives decided earlier, to hold elections in the spring of 2018 next, as the parliament postponed the vote on Article 37 of the law on provincial and provincial elections for Kirkuk. 7 in the distribution of votes to the winners. The House of Representatives decided earlier, to hold elections in the spring of 2018 next, as the parliament postponed the vote on Article 37 of the law on provincial and provincial elections for Kirkuk.

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