Parliamentary blocs: 150 deputies, average daily absence from parliament sessionsجلس

Parliamentary blocs: 150 deputies, average daily absence from parliament sessionsجلس

[size=45]Baghdad/ Firas Adnan[/size]
[size=45]In its current session, the House of Representatives is witnessing an unprecedented phenomenon of absenteeism, while members of different blocs assert that the rate of non-attendance reaches 150 deputies, calling for addressing this issue by enacting laws to hold absentees accountable. Parliament suspended.[/size]
[size=45]And the representative of the Irada bloc, Hussein Arab, said in a statement to (Al-Mada) that “all the laws before Parliament at the present time are important, including the laws: oil and gas, civil service, retirement and social security, and information crimes.”[/size]
[size=45]Arab added, "The early elections and their circumstances led to a desire by some of the current MPs not to run for office, in addition to others being preoccupied with propaganda and ensuring that the largest number of votes was obtained."[/size]
[size=45]And Arabs, that "many MPs had previously won the 2018 elections, but they were constantly absent from the sessions."[/size]
[size=45]He stated, "About 150 deputies are constantly absent from the sessions that did not take place during the current session with more than 180 deputies, except in exceptional cases, the attendance reached 200 deputies." Arabs added, "The current parliament, although it has implemented important laws, has failed to put an end to the frequent absence of many members, and perhaps the reason for this is the lack of a legal framework for accountability."[/size]
[size=45]For his part, the representative of the Iraqi Alliance, Hassan Khalati, said in a statement to (Al-Mada), that "the constitutional system dictates the existence of a parliament that is not absent in all circumstances and cases." Khalati continued, "The parliament's vote on the decision to dissolve itself contributed to disrupting his work in a strange and unacceptable manner."[/size]
[size=45]Khalati pointed out, "The parliamentary committees are continuing their work, but this does not suffice to disrupt the work of the highest legislative authority in the country."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "The executive continuity of the government apparatus requires the presence of a supervisory and legislative body, which is the House of Representatives."[/size]
[size=45]Khalati concluded, “Parliament was divided into two halves, the first being the majority who ran for elections and were preoccupied with early propaganda, and others preferred not to run as they lost the moral motivation to attend the sessions.”[/size]
[size=45]In addition, Duha Al-Qusayr, a deputy from the State of Law coalition bloc, finds that "the Iraqi state is legally living in a state of constitutional vacuum as a result of Parliament not convening."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Qusayr reported, to (Al-Mada), that "there are many tasks that the House of Representatives is supposed to accomplish, which are the legislation of necessary laws, as well as the interrogation of ministers whose negligence has been proven."[/size]
[size=45]And she pointed out, that "agreements are concluded between the political blocs and the parliament presidency in order to disrupt any parliamentary work that would reform the political system and the government and evaluate its performance."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Qusair demanded, “the need for Parliament to resume holding its sessions in light of the current circumstances, and the negative effects that the government will bear as a result of raising the exchange rate and the cost of living.”[/size]
[size=45]She continued by saying, "Most of the blocs control the deputies and force them not to attend, and we who are required to hold the sessions have become a minority and cannot achieve a quorum." It is noteworthy that the Presidency of the House of Representatives called for a session to be held tomorrow, Tuesday, that includes voting on the members of the Federal Court of Cassation and approving a land transport agreement with Saudi Arabia, and two laws for the human rights employee and sports clubs, as well as the first and second reading of four other projects.[/size]
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