18 seats obstruct the presidential election session and postpone it to next Wednesday

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[size=52]18 seats obstruct the presidential election session and postpone it to next Wednesday[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]Less than 20 seats prevented Parliament from proceeding with the presidential elections, while the "coordinating framework" announced that it was able to exceed the minimum for forming the "blocking third." Parliament held its session, which was dedicated to choosing the President of the Republic, 4 hours after the scheduled date, and turned the session into a “normal one.”[/size]
[size=45]The two parties to the conflict in Parliament, the "triple alliance" and the "coordination", were during those hours reviewing the number of those who joined each party.[/size]
[size=45]The failure to elect the “president” opens the door to options, some of which are dubious, such as threatening to dissolve parliament and resorting again to early elections, in addition to the continuation of the state of a “constitutional vacuum.”[/size]
[size=45]On the eve of the session, the "frameworkers" had broadcast news that the number of the boycott camp had risen to more than 150 deputies.[/size]
[size=45]Nuri al-Maliki, the former Prime Minister, sponsored the hospitality of the "boycotters" at his home, where the members of the coordination framework, and then their allies from the Kurds and Sunnis who defected from the "sovereignty", flocked.[/size]
[size=45]At a time when news leaked about the arrival of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr to Baghdad, while his deputies wore white shrouds inside the parliament.[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday morning, the capital witnessed strict measures around the Green Zone, at a time when a senior official in one of the armed factions threatened to escalate the situation.[/size]
[size=45]The Sadrist bloc began arriving about an hour before the start of the session, which was scheduled to be held at 11 am yesterday.[/size]
[size=45]The Sadrists reviewed their numbers in the House of Representatives, wearing the "shrouds" for the second time, after they wore them for the first time in the parliament's opening session, which took place last January.[/size]
[size=45]So did the Sovereignty Alliance, consisting of two alliances led by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, and determination headed by Khamis al-Khanjar.[/size]
[size=45]Mishaan al-Jubouri, a leader in the coalition, said in a tweet yesterday, "61 members of Soyada will attend the voting session on the President of the Republic."[/size]
[size=45]Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party also appeared, some of them in traditional Kurdish clothes, while pictures had shown the arrival of the most prominent candidate for the presidency, Riber Ahmed, to Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]After a short hesitation, a coalition for the people, comprising 18 deputies, announced its joining the "Save the Nation" coalition, which is the official name of the tripartite alliance.[/size]
[size=45]For the people, he confirmed that he decided to enter the session after Watan agreed on its 17 conditions. The first coalition includes two extension movements headed by Alaa al-Rikabi, and the Kurdish New Generation.[/size]
[size=45]An incomplete session[/size]
[size=45]At two o'clock in the afternoon, the House of Representatives announced that the number of people present for the session was 202 deputies out of 329, which is 18 deputies less than the quorum required to open the presidential election session.[/size]
[size=45]Parliament shifted its “normal” session and added new paragraphs in its agenda that include voting on members of the Finance Committee, while postponing the “president” elections to next Wednesday.[/size]
[size=45]On the eve of the session, Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist movement, sent a message to the boycott front, or what has become known as the “blocking third.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sadr said in a tweet on "Twitter" that "if (one third of your blocking) is purely Shiite, then demand that the largest coalition be purely Shiite, and there are no things for you."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sadr added: "Otherwise, let (one third of you who is nationally disabled) and our alliance be patriotic."[/size]
[size=45]The Sadrist movement had previously announced the nomination of Jaafar al-Sadr, who is Sadr's cousin and Iraq's ambassador in London, to head the next government.[/size]
[size=45]This came with the tripartite alliance announcing the formation of “Save the Nation,” which was described by the head of the Sadrist bloc, Hassan al-Adhari, as “the largest bloc.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Adhari said in a press statement that the coalition agreed to nominate “Reber Ahmed for the position of President of the Republic and Muhammad Jaafar Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr for the position of Prime Minister of the new Iraqi government.”[/size]
[size=45]He added that the National Salvation Alliance is the most numerous in parliament and is open to other political forces in the country.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Adari stated that the National Salvation Alliance is proceeding with the formation of a national majority government and pledges to complete the political process in the country according to a clear government approach so that the law will prevail away from violence and without sectarianism and without external interference.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, Nuri al-Maliki turned his house into a "boycott tent", who then announced that they were able to achieve a "blocking third" with 126 deputies.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Maliki received the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party at his home, and the dissidents from the "Sovereignty" movement, who are the Azm movement headed by MP Muthanna al-Samarrai, separated from the leaders of the "Coordination".[/size]
[size=45]According to a document sent by those gathered at the home of the leader of the State of Law coalition to the Speaker of Parliament, it showed that the number of the coordinating framework was 81 deputies, along with the “National Union” with 18 seats, the Azm Alliance 12, the sparkle of Kanon 6, the independents voted 3 seats.[/size]
[size=45]In addition, Bassem Khashan joined the independents category, the Kurdistan Justice Group had one seat, and the Kurdistan Islamic Union had four seats.[/size]
[size=45]On the eve of yesterday's session, independents were exposed to sudden health crises, after which they were admitted to hospitals, and announced their "apologies" for not attending.[/size]
[size=45]Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of the Badr Organization, called after the session was adjourned for everyone to return to the “dialogue table” and to stay away from “excluding power,” according to a statement issued by the latter.[/size]
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