Fayad: the demands of the blocs have delayed the adoption of the electoral law and we expect a vote

[ltr]Fayad: the demands of the blocs have delayed the adoption of the electoral law and we expect a vote Monday[/ltr]

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[ltr]Ali Fayad: the much-delayed election law is expected to approve at a meeting next Monday[/ltr]

[ltr]{Baghdad: Euphrates News} MP for the coalition of state law were part of the National Alliance, Ali Fayad said the much-delayed election law because some political blocs requests approval is expected at a meeting next Monday.

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[ltr]He said Fayad told {Euphrates News} on Saturday that "the promises to vote on election law ended so there are some paragraphs in the law may be far away from realism and ambitions of some MPs towards independent lists or run individually may face difficulty in winning, including the issue of compensatory seats and other so A study of this law is expected approval at a meeting next Monday. "

The House of Representatives, has decided during its meeting held last Thursday, to postpone the vote on the election law to next Monday, after failing to get the agreement of all parliamentary blocs to all provisions of the law in the parliament session Thursday.

The head of the citizen's parliamentary Bayan Jabr that the National Alliance was held under the chairmanship of its President Ibrahim al-Jaafari and the presence of the heads of blocs, held a meeting during which agreed to hold al-Jaafari with the coalition in Iraq and the Kurdistan Alliance meeting to find out their stance of the election law and settled on Monday to be a deadline for a vote.

It is noted that have emerged in the parliamentary arena new differences on some fundamental paragraphs in the election law as the Kurdistan Alliance calls to postpone the elections, and negotiate with the Kurds on a single constituency to enter the province of Kirkuk within this circle.

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Differences led the parliamentary political blocs on the mechanism for the distribution of compensatory seats in the election law's failure to pass in parliament Thursday, and the postponement of a vote next Monday. In the meantime, revealed the Legal Committee of the House of Representatives that intensive meetings within the Council managed to narrow the dispute over the election law compensatory mechanism for the distribution of seats and an end to the controversy about the rest of the points of contention to reach through the intermediate solutions.

The House of Representatives has decided in its meeting held yesterday to postpone the vote on the draft electoral law to next Monday.

The President of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi, according to a statement issued by the information department of the Council received "morning," a copy of it, and there are some points of contention about some of the options contained in the proposed law despite efforts to resolve them, pointing out that the political blocs asked for more time to consult in order to reach consensus of the importance of national law.

For its part, revealed the Legal Committee in the House of Representatives that intensive meetings within the Council was able to limit the dispute over the election law compensatory mechanism for the distribution of seats and an end to the controversy about the rest of the points of contention to reach through the intermediate solutions.

And the Chairman of the Committee MP Khalid Huani told the "Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network," that the dispute over the country's dependence circle election of one or multiple solution through the adoption of circuits with multiple increase compensatory seats, adding, "but the dispute President stationed now on the mechanism of the distribution of seats compensatory. "

He Huani that the alliance (PKK), emphasizes the need to be the distribution of seats according to the mechanism and the percentage of votes obtained by each entity, pointing to claim some of the distribution of seats according to the percentage, which means re-process the distribution of seats and the arrival of some of the candidates to the parliament who are not voting for them by the masses.

Details expanded the center of an attempt of the House of Representatives Legislative activate its role during the remaining life of the current session to pass important laws, condense meetings to narrow points of contention on the laws is agreed with a view to the adoption of intermediate solutions help to expedite passage of the largest possible number of laws.

Election law is the most prominent in the parliamentary arena at the moment, and despite the determination of the House of Representatives passed during the last three sessions, but it failed due to some deliberately delayed approval in order to obtain more privileges or to extend the life of the government and the parliament for a longer period.

The House of Representatives has held its twenty-fifth meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi and the presence of 212 deputies assigned to vote on a proposed election law. At the beginning of the meeting initiated by any of the above-Hakim said Najafi and the presence of some controversial points on some of the options contained in the proposed law, despite efforts to resolve them, pointing out that the political blocs asked for more time to consult in order to reach a national consensus of the importance of the law.


In the interventions of Representatives on the proposed law, MP Ibrahim al-Jaafari on importance exceeded particles that obstruct the march of the political process, pointing out that any parliamentary bloc did not ask for or support any postponement of the parliamentary elections. The MP said Salman Jumaili to the existence of the desire of some of the blocks to consult on the articles of the law, pointing out that no legislation equivalent to the issue of election law postponed. 


The MP Fuad Masum, that understanding and compatibility are the basis of the political action at this stage, noting that the Kurdistan Alliance No has the intention to postpone the elections and adheres باقامتها on schedule, noting that the request to postpone the hearing to Monday was in order to consolidate the conviction and not to obstruct the vote.


Following the interventions was to postpone the vote on the proposed law on the election of the House of Representatives and sponsored by the Legal Committee to the next Monday.

The chairman of the parliamentary legal committee Khaled Huani, the presence of intensive meetings to narrow points of contention in the election law.

And between the MP in his statement for »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network», that the most prominent points of contention on the election law is the adoption of the electoral district one or circles multiple, adding that he was chosen a compromise between these two options is the adoption of circuits with multiple increase compensatory seats, adding « But the dispute President now stationed on the mechanism of the distribution of compensatory seats.

He said Huani «We in the Kurdistan Alliance emphasize the need to be distributed according to the mechanism and the percentage of votes obtained by each entity so as to enhance the spirit of citizen participation in elections and in conformity with the decision of the Federal Court and not go citizen's voice to the candidate finishing his will to his choice».

He added that «There are those who claim that the distribution will be according to the proportion of seats and this means the process of re-allocation of seats and the arrival of some of the candidates to the parliament who are not voting for them by the masses, so it was infinite difference today in the mechanism of the distribution of seats will be approving the law quickly immediately after reaching political consensus.

He added, Chairman of the Committee that «the positions of the blocks on some paragraphs mixed, and there is a split within the bloc there are those who support the quota system or a system of Saint Lego or demanding to have your vote before year period of time or give time between التصويتين», pointing out that these options confused scene It is possible to postpone the vote on the law unless a consensus is reached.

And that «if no agreement is reached on the amendment of the electoral law will be to postpone the elections because he can not work the law old after it has been set aside articles which by the Federal Court, the first relating to the distribution of seats where you can not imagine the law without a mechanism or system for the distribution of seats and this is what Parliament is required to amend the law and new legislation, and the other thing is to increase the number of seats for Iraqi components that are considered a minority in terms of numbers.

He stressed Huani the need for legislation of the new law as soon as, and taking into consideration that the delay will enter the country in a constitutional vacuum and inspect state institutions legitimacy of the constitutional, political, believing that there is plenty of time may not be described بالطويل as confirmed by UNHCR and its need to 6 months before the election, including the election will be held on 30 April or early May 2014 as the date the last resort, this means that the council one month to discuss the passing of the law and to reach an agreement. 


And failed the House of Representatives for the third time to vote on election law at a meeting last Thursday and decided to postpone the vote on the election law to Monday because of a dispute between the political blocs on the mechanism of the distribution of compensatory seats and concerns of parliamentarians from the dominance of the heads of political parties on the resolution and possibly control the season and exempt members of the party or try to get more privileges.


In turn, attributed the MP for the citizen Aziz Okkaily the block reasons to postpone the vote on the election law to factional purposes of some political blocs which seeks to achieve its interests, according to the deputy.

He said Ugaili, said that "all parties assembled to pass the law is that the problem is not the use of the electoral system if the system Hundt system or Saint Lego," referring to deliberate some delay law for a certain period while wants others to obtain new concessions, including compensatory seats in order to contribute to the passing of the law.

He added Okkaily «We want to be the final wording of the law in favor of the blocks and the citizen», pointing out that the delay will have a negative impact on everyone.

He said there is no disagreement over the wording of the law but are attempts by some of the blocks for the delay to get more privileges and then the law is passed.


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