The compass of dialogue is heading towards concluding a “reconciliation between the adversaries,” an

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[size=52]The compass of dialogue is heading towards concluding a “reconciliation between the adversaries,” and the independent seats are crucial to choosing the “president.”[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]The "independents" card is almost sidelined in the political crisis and the political forces are returning to plan "A" to conclude a "reconciliation" with one of the parties to the conflict.[/size]
[size=45]The independents thus missed a "golden opportunity", according to the description of some political currents - after some of them refused to join the next government.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, the independents, or part of them, will continue to "play a decisive role" in any upcoming quorum for the session to choose the president of the republic.[/size]
[size=45]Several attempts by the Sadrist movement and the Coordination Movement failed to dismantle the crisis, the last of which was to invite independents to head the government or participate in several ministries.[/size]
[size=45]According to estimates of sources close to the parties to the crisis who spoke to Al-Mada, the invitation of the independents was a "pressure card" from both sides of the crisis, and perhaps it is what made the former "abandon the acceptance" of participating in the government.[/size]
[size=45]In addition, in practice, the "independents" cannot resolve the numerical crisis in the seats required to pass the presidential candidate, which requires at least 220 deputies (two-thirds of parliament).[/size]
[size=45]Despite the talk about the existence of at least 40 independents, according to political loyalties they are divided between the "current" and "the framework", and others have maintained their neutrality.[/size]
[size=45]On this basis, knowledgeable sources indicate that “the political forces have once again tested their ability to conclude peace with the parties to the conflict.”[/size]
[size=45]According to the leaks, there are efforts that will focus in the coming days on "withdrawing" the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from the ranks of the "frameworkers".[/size]
[size=45]Although the Union did not announce an official position in alliance with the coordination framework, it only agreed with the latter.[/size]
[size=45]Indications issued two days ago through statements from the Triple Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party indicate that this position is adopted.[/size]
[size=45]And the "trio" said in a statement that followed the first meeting of its parties, after the end of the fast for the negotiations for about a month, that it was "open to the political forces that believe in the government of the national majority."[/size]
[size=45]After that, a statement was issued by the presidency of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in which it confirmed that it is going to "hold a series of meetings and meetings with the concerned parties in the coming days."[/size]
[size=45]The calls for "reconciliation" were opened by Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in congratulating the last Eid, which he invested in by inviting Kurdish dialogue.[/size]
[size=45]In his congratulations, Barzani said, "We in the Kurdistan region are in need of solidarity, cohesion and unity more than ever."[/size]
[size=45]The head of the regional government called on the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union, as the two main forces and all Kurdish parties, to “take the feast as an opportunity to put aside all problems and differences for the sake of the higher interests of the people and the country, and to avoid all campaigns and media attacks and abuse of the other.”[/size]
[size=45]The two major Kurdish parties had earlier engaged in several dialogues, but did not reach an agreement on the presidential candidate.[/size]
[size=45]The Democratic Party submitted Riber Ahmed, the current interior minister, to fill the position, while the "Union" stuck to the current President of the Republic, Barham Salih.[/size]
[size=45]Earlier, Hoshyar Zebari, a former candidate for the presidency before he was excluded by the Federal Court, had revealed the rejection of the "Union" proposals made by the Democratic Party.[/size]
[size=45]Zebari stressed in press statements that the two proposals are either to agree on a candidate for the president of the republic by consensus between the two parties, or to leave the position to the "democratic" and take the "union" in return for any other position presented to the former, whether ministries or independent bodies.[/size]
[size=45]The National Union has 20 seats after the accession of a number of independent Kurdish candidates, according to the calculation of seats, if the latter joins the tripartite alliance, it will not achieve a two-thirds majority.[/size]
[size=45]On this basis, the "independents" remain relied upon to attend the "president" selection session to complete the quorum, even if they refuse to participate in the government.[/size]
[size=45]It seems that the "Alliance for the People" is ready to play this role, as it announced last Tuesday that it would agree to a candidate for prime minister "according to conditions" without the coalition participating in the government.[/size]
[size=45]The coalition, which includes 18 deputies (extension, and the new generation) set 4 conditions for the next prime minister, the most prominent of which is that he should not be one of the "power parties."[/size]
[size=45]The coalition had hesitated in its positions on attending the sessions for selecting the president of the republic, as it attended the first time in the session held last March, and missed the second without a clear justification.[/size]
[size=45]Accordingly, the "coordinating framework" that will lose one of its supporters, the National Union, will have no choice but to play the role of the opposition.[/size]
[size=45]According to well-informed sources within the Coordination Committee, the latter will agree to this role, but in exchange for "reassurances" of obtaining "oversight" positions.[/size]
[size=45]The assurances that the "frameworkers" are supposed to obtain in order to go to the opposition seats, are to obtain "the presidency of parliamentary committees" and "some independent bodies, the most prominent of which is integrity."[/size]
[size=45]Through these sites, the "frameworkers" can prevent or reduce possible attacks on some of the Shiite bloc's leadership, accused of previous corruption cases, which may be opened against them if the "coordination" is outside the government.[/size]
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