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The House of Representatives is considering 3 amendments, including an increase in the number of seats
Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah
The House of Representatives is considering 3 amendments, including an increase in the number of seats
Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah
The House of Representatives is considering amendments to its electoral law, including an increase in the number of seats to 390 seats.
The owners of this proposal are based on the high number of souls of Iraq to 39 million people, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Planning.
In article 49, the Iraqi constitution requires that there be one deputy for every 100,000 people.
There is a debate among lawmakers about the interpretation of this constitutional provision, whether it refers to voters or the total number of citizens. Parliament is moving to reduce its seats based on the first interpretation.
On Sunday, the House of Representatives ended its legislative term, delaying the completion of legal legislation for local and parliamentary elections early next year.
The Electoral Commission had pledged its commitment to the dates of the elections with the commitment of parliament to enact the laws of the budget and the provincial council and the House of Representatives before the end of December.
"There are differences that prevent the adoption of the provincial elections law," says Soran Ismail, head of the Parliamentary Committee of Regions and Provinces.
"The differences are related to the elections in Kirkuk province, which hampered the passage of the law and delay until the moment." He pointed out that "the parliament gave the components of Kirkuk more time to reach an agreement on these points of contention."
"There are talks between the components of Kirkuk did not rise to the required level." Pointing out that "the point of disagreement is the essence of the body that determines the fate of the province is the provincial council or parliament."
And turned the differences of components of Kirkuk to a node prevented the House of Representatives from completing the vote on the remaining items of the law of provincial and district elections. The draft law on local elections in force, in article 37 / I, contains a map of the holding of the elections in Kirkuk, which includes a number of requirements:
a) Reviewing and verifying all data and records relating to the status of the governorate which has not witnessed local elections since 2005. The population status of the governorate, including the voter register.
(B) A mechanism for the sharing of senior positions in the province, with the exception of federal posts, to ensure representation of all components of the governorate.
C / The status of the province of Kirkuk remains as it is currently until the decision of the House of Representatives to put the province in the future.
The Kurdish MP says that "Turkmen and Arab components in Kirkuk strongly insist that Kirkuk has a special law for one session," noting that "the Kurdish component demands the approval of the government project, but with an amendment to it allows to determine the fate of Kirkuk by the provincial council."
The head of the Committee of Regions that "these differences delayed the adoption of the election law for more than four," and expected "moves to the United Nations and the American administration to resolve all these differences on the law."
In parallel, the House of Representatives, in its last sessions, discussed the law of elections of the House of Representatives in force, and discussed the possibility of amending some of its items and was referred to the Legal Committee.
In this context, says Soran Ismail that "
The Kurdish MP said "there are parties and parties called for the Ministry of Planning updated statistics on the recent census of the souls of Iraq," noting that "the planning confirmed the high population of Iraq to 39 million people during the current year."
"If the number of Iraqi souls increases, that would require an increase in the number of seats in parliament according to the constitution and the electoral law, which stipulate that every 100,000 people has a seat in parliament," said Soran Ismail. "There are proposals to increase the seats of parliament to 390 seats based on this statistic."
The parliamentary legal committee has ruled out, in a statement to (extent) last month, the possibility of completing legislative legislation elections of the Council of Representatives and provincial councils before the end of this year. She spoke of a consensus not to abide by the date of elections.
In October, the cabinet set the date for parliamentary elections in mid-May. He affirmed his commitment to providing the safe and necessary environment for holding elections, returning displaced persons to their areas and voting electronically.
At the same time, MP Kamel al-Zaidi, a member of the legal committee, that "the proposals submitted to the law of the elections of the House of Representatives focused on the police age and the academic certificate of the candidate." Revealing "the existence of reservations to determine the candidate's bachelor's degree, and demands the adoption of a preparatory certificate in the upcoming elections."
"The issue of age will be set between 28 - 30 years for the candidate," Zaidi said, referring to "proposals to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives in the next parliamentary session."
The member of the Legal Committee that "the House of Representatives tends to reduce the number of seats and not increase," stressing that "
"There are deputies who talked about increasing the number of seats in parliament from 275 seats to 328 seats based on population growth," Zaidi said. "But the existing proposal is to reduce seats." He stressed that the proposals will be studied in the relevant parliamentary committees.
In article 49, the Iraqi constitution requires that there be one deputy for every 100,000 people.
There is a debate among lawmakers about the interpretation of this constitutional provision, whether it refers to voters or the total number of citizens. Parliament is moving to reduce its seats based on the first interpretation.
On Sunday, the House of Representatives ended its legislative term, delaying the completion of legal legislation for local and parliamentary elections early next year.
The Electoral Commission had pledged its commitment to the dates of the elections with the commitment of parliament to enact the laws of the budget and the provincial council and the House of Representatives before the end of December.
"There are differences that prevent the adoption of the provincial elections law," says Soran Ismail, head of the Parliamentary Committee of Regions and Provinces.
"The differences are related to the elections in Kirkuk province, which hampered the passage of the law and delay until the moment." He pointed out that "the parliament gave the components of Kirkuk more time to reach an agreement on these points of contention."
"There are talks between the components of Kirkuk did not rise to the required level." Pointing out that "the point of disagreement is the essence of the body that determines the fate of the province is the provincial council or parliament."
And turned the differences of components of Kirkuk to a node prevented the House of Representatives from completing the vote on the remaining items of the law of provincial and district elections. The draft law on local elections in force, in article 37 / I, contains a map of the holding of the elections in Kirkuk, which includes a number of requirements:
a) Reviewing and verifying all data and records relating to the status of the governorate which has not witnessed local elections since 2005. The population status of the governorate, including the voter register.
(B) A mechanism for the sharing of senior positions in the province, with the exception of federal posts, to ensure representation of all components of the governorate.
C / The status of the province of Kirkuk remains as it is currently until the decision of the House of Representatives to put the province in the future.
The Kurdish MP says that "Turkmen and Arab components in Kirkuk strongly insist that Kirkuk has a special law for one session," noting that "the Kurdish component demands the approval of the government project, but with an amendment to it allows to determine the fate of Kirkuk by the provincial council."
The head of the Committee of Regions that "these differences delayed the adoption of the election law for more than four," and expected "moves to the United Nations and the American administration to resolve all these differences on the law."
In parallel, the House of Representatives, in its last sessions, discussed the law of elections of the House of Representatives in force, and discussed the possibility of amending some of its items and was referred to the Legal Committee.
In this context, says Soran Ismail that "
The Kurdish MP said "there are parties and parties called for the Ministry of Planning updated statistics on the recent census of the souls of Iraq," noting that "the planning confirmed the high population of Iraq to 39 million people during the current year."
"If the number of Iraqi souls increases, that would require an increase in the number of seats in parliament according to the constitution and the electoral law, which stipulate that every 100,000 people has a seat in parliament," said Soran Ismail. "There are proposals to increase the seats of parliament to 390 seats based on this statistic."
The parliamentary legal committee has ruled out, in a statement to (extent) last month, the possibility of completing legislative legislation elections of the Council of Representatives and provincial councils before the end of this year. She spoke of a consensus not to abide by the date of elections.
In October, the cabinet set the date for parliamentary elections in mid-May. He affirmed his commitment to providing the safe and necessary environment for holding elections, returning displaced persons to their areas and voting electronically.
At the same time, MP Kamel al-Zaidi, a member of the legal committee, that "the proposals submitted to the law of the elections of the House of Representatives focused on the police age and the academic certificate of the candidate." Revealing "the existence of reservations to determine the candidate's bachelor's degree, and demands the adoption of a preparatory certificate in the upcoming elections."
"The issue of age will be set between 28 - 30 years for the candidate," Zaidi said, referring to "proposals to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives in the next parliamentary session."
The member of the Legal Committee that "the House of Representatives tends to reduce the number of seats and not increase," stressing that "
"There are deputies who talked about increasing the number of seats in parliament from 275 seats to 328 seats based on population growth," Zaidi said. "But the existing proposal is to reduce seats." He stressed that the proposals will be studied in the relevant parliamentary committees.
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