European report: Iraq needs measures to address the crisis of the delay in forming a government

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[size=52]European report: Iraq needs measures to address the crisis of the delay in forming a government[/size]

[size=45]Translation: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]A European report stated that Iraq needs urgent political measures to address the delay in forming a government for more than ten months, indicating that European countries want to deal with a prime minister who is not inclined to the Iranian side. Simultaneously with the Turkish bombing.[/size]
[size=45]A report published on the website of the European Council on Foreign Relations and its translation (Al-Mada) stated that "the delay of the Iraqi parliament in forming the new government is not surprising in relation to the political situation in the country."[/size]
[size=45]The report added, "This chronic paralysis has left a power vacuum that leads to continued instability in the country."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The new government, even if it appears in the coming months, the main problem for European decision-makers will be the quality of the prime minister who will lead it."[/size]
[size=45]The report stated, "The dead end in Baghdad will continue until parliament elects a new president of the republic, who in turn will assign the elected prime minister to form a government."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "After that, the Prime Minister will have a period of 30 days to obtain Parliament's approval on the cabinet's composition and the government's program."[/size]
[size=45]And the report pointed out, that “if the Shiite blocs determine their candidate for prime minister before the Kurds appoint their candidate for the presidency, this may force the Kurdish parties to allow members of parliament to be free to choose the candidates instead of obtaining their sealed approval for a previously elected candidate. “.[/size]
[size=45]And he spoke about, “a growing popular discontent at the same time as a result of Turkish bombings targeting civilians and the inability of the political elites to find solutions to economic challenges or the consequences of climate change.”[/size]
[size=45]The report stated, "All of these things make it very likely that other disturbances will occur, especially as the Sadrist movement is preparing for street protests."[/size]
[size=45]He noted, "European countries that seek to work with Iraq on common issues, especially security issues, must now deal not only with a stalled government, but with an Iraqi state whose legitimacy is eroding."[/size]
[size=45]The report continues, "Any new Iraqi government, in the midst of this tense situation, must accelerate an urgent task in consolidating the stability of state institutions and restoring the people's confidence in them."[/size]
[size=45]And he added, "The country has gone through a series of fragile consensus governments, one of the reasons for this is that the candidates for prime minister do not require them to run in elections to be eligible for the position."[/size]
[size=45]And the report continued, "A section of European countries are betting that the current Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, will remain in his position. And he hopes so too.”[/size]
[size=45]But on the other hand, the report sees, “Al-Kazemi’s fortunes were subjected to a strong setback after his political supporter, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, decided in June 2022 the resignation of his 73rd bloc members from Parliament.”[/size]
[size=45]The report noted, "These developments are one of the reasons that made the process of forming a government in Iraq now one of the longest operations in the history of Iraq beyond 2003."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "In the meantime, Al-Kazemi continued to show himself as a mediator in Middle Eastern issues and to mobilize the support of Western governments to support his plans to remain in the position."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed, "The withdrawal of the Sadrist movement harmed Al-Kazemi's chances of staying for a second term, yet this withdrawal did nothing to push for the formation of a new government."[/size]
[size=45]He also stated, "The members of the coordination framework will take advantage of this opportunity to present a prime minister from among their ranks, and if they insist on choosing a candidate from their ranks, this means that Al-Kazemi has no luck in a second term."[/size]
[size=45]The report adds, however, that "there is a point related to the political will of this candidate, which means that any candidate from political parties that are entrenched in power will be motivated to create policies that maintain the status quo of the country."[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated, "Many Iraqis are tired of the corruption and mismanagement of ruling political parties, and therefore the people will be suspicious of the intentions of any prime minister from those ruling parties."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed, "This popular concern increases its pressure on the government formation process, and this may represent the best opportunity for Al-Kazemi to remain in his position."[/size]
[size=45]The report asserts that “European countries will be in a relatively difficult position to work with a prime minister nominated by a political party who has pro-Iranian tendencies and adopts extremist ideas.”[/size]
[size=45]He explained, "The European countries understand that they are eager to see friendly faces running the new Iraqi government, but this will not achieve anything good if this government continues to maintain what the country is while slowly eroding the sovereignty and legitimacy of the state."[/size]
[size=45]And the report went on, “A candidate like Muhammad Al-Sudani, who has no political flaws like the rest of his other competitors from the framework candidates from the first line, may prove to be the most suitable candidate for the position, a consensual and centrist prime minister who will have better luck in implementing internal and external policies effectively.” .[/size]
[size=45]And the report went on, that "the country, ten months after the elections in Iraq, is clearly in need of urgent political measures, and the matter remains whether the Iraqi political elites understand this."[/size]
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