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170 suspended laws in the corridors of Parliament
Iraq 12/05/2023
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Baghdad: Huda Al-Azzawi
The Iraqi Constitution of 2005 specified the tasks and features of the work of the House of Representatives (Parliament) in two main parts: “oversight” and “legislation”, and as a result of the complex circumstances that the country experienced over the previous years and the tense political atmosphere and disputes it imposed; This was reflected in both aspects of parliamentary performance, as oversight became a source of political intersection between the legislative and executive powers, while the legislative branch became immersed in the details of disagreements, stubbornness, and indifference at times, which led to the obstruction of the enactment of dozens of laws. Specifically, from the second half of the third session, as well as the entire fourth, until today.
The legal advisor to the House of Representatives, Dr. Hatef Al-Rikabi, indicated in an interview with “Al-Sabah” that 170 laws had been disrupted within Parliament, noting that “the first and second sessions and the first half of the third session were full of legal legislation, whether from the legislative or supervisory side, in addition to the presence of Numerous hostings and interrogations, as a result of which many ministers were dismissed.”
He pointed out that “the second half of the third session and what followed witnessed a state of collapse in terms of legislation and oversight, and the sessions turned into a disruption and complete exclusion of the oversight aspect, and thus Parliament during that period became a burden on the work of the executive authority, and clearly failed,” and he explained that “Parliament did not legislate any laws during that period (the third and fourth sessions), and consequently the bylaws were violated several times, and committees were divided without referring to a vote. It also established new committees without a vote, and problems occurred in the status of the parliament’s presidencies, in addition to the disruption of some committees.” Which has not been settled yet.”
He continued: “There was no legislation for any important law in (last year 2022), and only one law was proposed by Parliament and put in place by the government, which is (the Food Security Law), which was rejected by the Federal Court, and then presented by the Finance Committee in the form of A proposal, and thus the (Food Security Law) was enacted, which contributed to the loss of $37 billion in liquidity in the previous government through fictitious projects and others.”
He added, “Parliament in the current fifth session failed to legislate (the Federal Court Law) and (the Oil and Gas Law), and stated that, “Therefore, 170 draft laws received from the executive authority will be transferred to the next session, and those projects will return to the executive authority (the Council of Ministers) until He will refer it again to the next session if Parliament does not legislate these laws.”
For his part, the researcher in political affairs, Omar Al-Nasser, indicated in an interview with “Al-Sabah” that “it is in the interest of the political organization to operate the engines of the national interest at its maximum productive capacity and go to approve these laws as quickly as possible, because the Iraqi street today needs someone to return it to the path of trust.” “By the political class that failed to achieve qualitative and strategic goals and achievements that serve the people and protect the state from the dangers of collapse.”
He stressed that "obstructing the adoption of any laws that have a direct impact on the life of the citizen is a mistake that all political forces bear, and on the other hand, there is a primacy of personal and partisan interests over national considerations and inclinations, which will lead to a widening of the gap and gap between the voter and the ballot boxes, and ultimately lead to a catastrophic failure that enables agendas." And soft external forces are unable to achieve their sick goals.”
Edited by: Muhammad Al-Ansari
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