Al-Halbousi Party: We will resort to international courts and the street in response to the “Federal

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[size=52]Al-Halbousi Party: We will resort to international courts and the street in response to the “Federal” decision[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/ Tamim Al-Hassan[/size]
[size=45]Until this moment, Muhammad al-Halbousi, the dismissed Speaker of Parliament, is still searching for a “legal solution” to return him to office, otherwise he may eventually be forced to resort to “international courts,” according to what those close to the latter say.[/size]
[size=45]This comes at a time when new names have entered the list of supposed replacements for Al-Halbousi, bringing the number of candidates to 6, all of whom are opponents of the dismissed Speaker of Parliament, with the exception of one candidate from the Taqadum Party, which the latter heads.[/size]
[size=45]There is conflicting news so far about the Sunni party that will obtain the position, while the Taqadum Party confirms that it still holds the position because it represents the most numerous party, as it requires that the winner obtain half of the total number of parliament plus one.[/size]
[size=45]Last week, the court decided to terminate Al-Halbousi’s membership on charges of forging the resignation letter of MP Laith Al-Dulaimi, who was also dismissed with the same decision.[/size]
[size=45]The dismissed Speaker of Parliament described the decision as “unconstitutional,” hours after his party’s decision to resign the three “Taqadum” ministers and suspend attendance at Parliament sessions.[/size]
[size=45]In this regard, Salam Ajami, leader of the Taqadum Party, said in an interview with Al-Mada: “There is a legal team that is now reviewing all the merits of the decision. We still have a long legal work ahead of us.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The Speaker of Parliament respects the law and the judiciary. We are a party, not a gang."[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "There is political targeting with the decision, and if we fail in the legal procedures at home, we will resort to international courts and to our fans in the street."[/size]
[size=45]Ajami stressed that “the position of Speaker of Parliament is a position subject to the will of the people, and the public must have its say on this matter.”[/size]
[size=45]The Ministry of Interior announced last Friday that it had arrested “37 armed men on charges of threatening and intimidating citizens in Anbar Governorate,” while the Ministry threatened “anyone who tries to tamper with the security of citizens in the country.”[/size]
[size=45]These developments came in the wake of reports of demonstrations in the Karma district, Al-Halbousi’s stronghold, in response to the dismissal of the Speaker of Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]The Federal Court had defended its recent decision, stressing that it was “not subject to legal appeal.”[/size]
[size=45]The president of the court, Jassem Al-Amiri, said in an interview with the official agency that the decision to dismiss Al-Halbousi and Al-Dulaimi “is final and binding on all authorities, in accordance with what is stated in Article 94 of the Constitution.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "This decision is not subject to any means of legal appeal," noting that "the Federal Court is competent to consider such various cases in accordance with Article 93 of the Constitution."[/size]
[size=45]Article (93) stipulates the following:[/size]
[size=45](The Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the following:[/size]
[size=45]First: Oversight of the constitutionality of applicable laws and regulations.[/size]
[size=45]Second: Interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution.[/size]
[size=45]Third: Adjudicating cases arising from the application of federal laws, decisions, regulations, instructions and procedures issued by the federal authority. The law guarantees the right of the Council of Ministers, concerned individuals and others to directly appeal to the court.[/size]
[size=45]Fourth: Settlement of disputes that occur between the federal government and the governments of regions, governorates, municipalities and local administrations.[/size]
[size=45]Fifth: Settlement of disputes that occur between regional or governorate governments.[/size]
[size=45]Sixth: Deciding on accusations directed against the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, and the ministers. This is regulated by law.[/size]
[size=45]Seventh: Approval of the final results of the general elections for membership in the House of Representatives.[/size]
[size=45]Eighth:-[/size]
[size=45]A- Resolving conflicts of jurisdiction between the federal judiciary and the judicial bodies of regions and governorates not organized into a region.[/size]
[size=45]B- Resolving conflicts of jurisdiction between judicial bodies of regions or governorates not organized into a region.[/size]
[size=45]On the political side, Salam Ajami says that the Speaker of Parliament (the article) held meetings with the presidencies and with the Judicial Council regarding the court’s decision, while he did not mention the results of those meetings.[/size]
[size=45]The coordinating framework, which faces great rivalry within it against the backdrop of the bombing by American forces, announced its “commitment to the decisions of the Federal Court,” and called on the political partners to “further understandings.”[/size]
[size=45]A statement issued by the office of Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani previously said similar words about “political dialogue” in the latter’s meeting with Al-Halbousi.[/size]
[size=45]The Shiite coordination framework faces fears of stumbling in holding the local elections, which will be held in less than one month, especially with Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, calling for a “boycott.”[/size]
[size=45]Meanwhile, Ammar al-Hakim emerged from the gray area that he had been doing well for years, and indirectly attacked al-Sadr.[/size]
[size=45]At an electoral conference, he warned against preventing people from participating because it would create unbalanced results in the representation of components, especially in governorates with diverse representation.[/size]
[size=45]The Al-Hikma leader held advocates of preventing people from participating responsible for “the imbalance of components and the state of instability that will result from it.”[/size]
[size=45]The imam and preacher of Friday prayers in Sadr City in Baghdad, Nasser Al-Saadi, said that the call to boycott the elections was because Al-Sadr “wanted us not to be part of this collapsed system,” referring to the current political equation.[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the elections, the dismissed Speaker of Parliament closed the door on leaks of the possibility of boycotting the elections, as he returned to his stronghold in Anbar to promote his list.[/size]
[size=45]The head of the Taqadum Party called on his supporters in the Saqlawiyah district to abide by the law, while urging them to participate in the local elections.[/size]
[size=45]Charges and penalties[/size]
[size=45]In addition, accusations were raised about Al-Halbousi’s relationship with the United States, after the sacked Speaker of Parliament met with US Ambassador Elena Romanowski after his recent crisis.[/size]
[size=45]Romanowski said on the X platform that she met with Al-Halbousi “to learn about the latest developments and the security situation in Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]But Representative Bassem Khashan, who is pursuing Al-Halbousi in the courts, said on the X-Ban platform that the ambassador “wants to keep the forger as Speaker of the House of Representatives,” referring to Al-Halbousi.[/size]
[size=45]Romanowski met with Faiq Zaidan, Chairman of the Judicial Council, one day after the decision to dismiss the Speaker of Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]Parties within the Shiite framework are promoting Al-Halbousi’s relationship with the United States and Israel, at a time when the former decided to impose sanctions on five figures affiliated with the factions due to the recent attacks.[/size]
[size=45]The most prominent person subject to US Treasury sanctions is Abu Alaa al-Wala’i, leader of the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades, which is accused of targeting American forces.[/size]
[size=45]This comes as the leader of the Badr Organization, Hadi Al-Amiri, launched an attack on the American forces in a television interview, and said that “there is no legal cover for the American presence in Iraq,” while he considered the advisors and trainers a “lie.”[/size]
[size=45]Who is Al-Halbousi's replacement?[/size]
[size=45]Returning to the crisis of the Speaker of Parliament, the House of Representatives is waiting to find an alternative to Al-Halbousi, as Representative Ahmed Al-Jubouri revealed in a blog post on the X platform that “nominations are open” for the position of Speaker of Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Halbousi's rivals are trying to control the position, but they still need to convince the largest number of Sunni representatives.[/size]
[size=45]Article 55 of the Constitution affirms that elections for the Speaker of the House of Representatives require “an absolute majority of the number of members of the House through direct secret elections,” which means that the winner needs 166 votes.[/size]
[size=45]So far, the alternative names being circulated are: Talal Al-Zuwai’i, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, Khaled Al-Obaidi, and Salem Al-Issawi, who are representatives from the opposition team, while MP Ziad Al-Janabi is the only candidate from “Taqadum.”[/size]
[size=45]There are still dialogues, which have not reached a final result yet, according to informed sources, between Khamis Al-Khanjar, head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Al-Halbousi’s partner, and the rest of the opponents of the dismissed Speaker of Parliament, about choosing an alternative.[/size]
[size=45]But Salam Ajami says, “The position of Speaker of Parliament will remain within progress because we are the largest bloc,” indicating that if Al-Halbousi’s return fails, “we will reveal the alternative.”[/size]
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