The Prime Minister: We seek new elections accompanied by a charter to respect their results

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[size=52]The Prime Minister: We seek new elections accompanied by a charter to respect their results[/size]

[size=45]Translation: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi stated that his dialogues with the political blocs depend on holding new elections accompanied by a charter to respect their results. Al-Kazemi said in an interview with (The National) website, translated by (Al-Mada), that the dialogue he was conducting between different political parties focused mainly on holding new elections coupled with a new charter that ensures that all parties respect their results.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi added, "The political forces insist not to give his government a chance, including the refusal to pass a full budget to activate major projects."
When asked about the solution to the political crisis, Al-Kazemi said in one word: “It is dialogue.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "There are two options: either to go towards a clash in a society that experiences most types of violence, or to have an opportunity for dialogue."[/size]
[size=45]And (The National) website confirms that "Al-Kazemi, since taking office more than two years ago, has been one of his main interests is restricting the role of the armed factions, strengthening the security force in the country, and re-establishing an effective state."[/size]
[size=45]And (The National) website indicated that “for two years, the prime minister has been dealing with influential armed factions and a complete political blockage. His critics say that he should have taken a stand against the armed groups, but this may lead to more bloodshed.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi believes, "A thousand years of dialogue is better than one moment of fighting," noting that "the time has come to separate between the violent past and a future based on true democratic values ​​that are not based only on ballot boxes."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi said, "Dialogue takes time, although this time is not in the interest of Iraq as it faces all these crises," stressing by saying, "Are there other options that we have other than dialogue?"[/size]
[size=45]And (The National) website pointed out that "next October marks the passage of a year since Iraq held its early elections, but since that time it has failed to form a new government, and that the political system has reached a complete dead end."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi returns to explain, "Everyone agrees to early elections, however, any new elections will need a road map."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi stressed, “The new elections need an agreement and confidence-building among the political elites, with a process that emerges from a dialogue. We need a new social contract that stipulates that when there are elections, we must accept their results and agree to respect the constitutional dates.”[/size]
[size=45]The Prime Minister pointed out that "the problem lies with the political elites, they believe in the ballot boxes, but they do not believe in the political system or democratic values."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi stated, "Any new agreement must be with elections within specific conditions and a new social contract that guarantees the unity of the elections and the application of their results."[/size]
[size=45]And (The National) website reported that "despite his efforts, the political party that emerged as a winner in the previous elections, represented by the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, decided to resign its followers from Parliament and to withdraw from the political process."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi stressed the importance of Al-Sadr’s role in the political life in Iraq, and in response to a question whether Al-Sadr will return to the political scene, Al-Kazemi said, “Iraq has multiple political forces and Al-Sadr represents one of these main forces, and let us be clear that holding elections without the Sadrist movement, it will be elections With a large deficit and will face a great challenge, the Sadrist movement must be a party in any upcoming elections.”[/size]
[size=45]The previous elections witnessed a low participation of the voters, which was 40%, and perhaps the participation will be less in any other upcoming elections.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi said, “We have to convince the Iraqi voter to participate by emphasizing that the next government will come with full powers, and that the next government will come to serve the people with new projects and implement promises. .”[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, Al-Kazemi said, “Political forces are working to obstruct many things, including the budget,” noting that he “has only a six-month budget at the moment.”[/size]
[size=45]Parliament had refused to pass a full effective budget, because Al-Kazemi's government has been a caretaker government since the last October elections.[/size]
[size=45]The Prime Minister asserts, "Despite all this, we have accomplished financial reforms. Our reserves have increased from 49 billion dollars to 85 billion dollars, in addition to 50 tons of gold."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi stressed the success of his government's reforms, although this came at a time when oil prices had historically risen, from which Iraq benefited, as it is one of the oil-producing countries.[/size]
[size=45]He said, "Reliance on oil in the budget account has decreased from 96% to 80%, but the great challenge we are facing is corruption, we have fought corruption and the Integrity Committee has received accusations from all kinds of corruption mafias that are working to stop the wheel of building the country at any cost." ”[/size]
[size=45]While his critics say he has not done enough to fight corruption, Al-Kazemi said: "We have accomplished a lot, but there are damaged interests that have worked to stop and obstruct the work of the Integrity Committee."[/size]
[size=45]About: (The National) news site[/size]
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