Al-Sudani snatches the "stay" card from the angry "framework"... and the dispute between them intens

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[size=52]Al-Sudani snatches the "stay" card from the angry "framework"... and the dispute between them intensifies[/size]

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2024-09-14
Baghdad
The conflict has become more intense among the leaders of the Coordination Framework, putting the relative political stability in the country at stake. The backstage of the meeting held in the presence of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on August 26 brought with it severe differences between the main parties, especially between al-Sudani and his most prominent supporter for the premiership, Qais Khazali, leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, on the one hand, and on the other hand between al-Sudani and the leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki.[/size]
[size=45]While several sources revealed that Maliki and Khazali agreed on the desire to tighten the noose on al-Sudani, they indicated that they agreed to the consensus of the rest of the parties on the necessity of not overthrowing al-Sudani’s government until the end of its constitutional period, due to the strengths he waved, including the ministerial amendment, while analysts attributed the escalation of the dispute to the proximity of the legislative elections in which al-Sudani may achieve a difficult number.[/size]
[size=45]In the past few days, news has surfaced about disagreements among the leaders of the Coordination Framework, which prompted the latter to withdraw support for the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, against the backdrop of the “wiretapping file” that was recently revealed.[/size]
[size=45]MP Mustafa Sand, one of the network’s victims, had exposed it in late August, and announced that a lawsuit had been filed against its members on charges of “eavesdropping” on the phones of MPs and politicians.[/size]
[size=45]Sources familiar with the backstage of the crisis told Al-Alam Al-Jadeed that “Al-Maliki stipulated that Al-Sudani give up his position as intelligence officer and head of the Prime Minister’s Office in order to agree to his remaining in his position.”[/size]
[size=45]The sources added that "Al-Sudani completely refused this, despite his inability to convince those present to clear him of the charges, but he waved the card of reshuffling the cabinet and removing some ministers affiliated with those parties, in exchange for a promise he made to cooperate with the judiciary in pursuing those involved within his office."[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the whole issue, political researcher Muhammad Ali al-Hakim said, during an interview with “Al-Alam Al-Jadeed”, that “the differences between al-Sudani and parties within the Coordination Framework have reached dangerous stages, and that talk of pressure on al-Sudani to submit his resignation is real, and not just rumors, but there are mediations from internal and external parties to calm the situation and avoid escalation.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hakim explains that “Al-Sudani’s last word contained clear messages to the Coordination Framework in particular, and these messages included a direct and indirect threat, and this is what prompted some parties in the Coordination Framework to back down from escalating against Al-Sudani’s government, at the current stage, and perhaps temporarily.”[/size]
[size=45]He believes that “Al-Sudani has become a political and electoral threat to most of the forces of the Coordination Framework, so they are seeking to bring him down politically and thwart any electoral project of his early,” noting that “parties within the Coordination Framework are the ones who worked to expose Muhammad Juhi’s network and used the file against Al-Sudani.”[/size]
[size=45]He expects "a greater and more dangerous escalation in the coming period between Al-Sudani and some parties in the framework, especially with the approach of the legislative elections next year."[/size]
[size=45]He concluded his speech by saying, “Some parties in the Coordination Framework want to exploit the issue of withdrawing American forces from Iraq as a pressure card against Al-Sudani and his government, although everyone knows very well that there is no withdrawal, and no withdrawal will happen, but there are those who want to blackmail Al-Sudani in this file.”[/size]
[size=45]On August 19, arrest warrants were issued for senior officials in the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for their involvement in running a wiretapping network that was uncovered inside the government palace in Baghdad last week, according to political sources.[/size]
[size=45]Among the most prominent people against whom arrest warrants were issued were the military secretary of Al-Sudani, Lieutenant General Abdul Karim Al-Sudani, the director of Al-Sudani’s office, Ihsan Al-Awadi, and Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Sudani, the director of the office of the head of the intelligence service headed by Al-Sudani.[/size]
[size=45]On September 8, Al-Sudani expressed his dissatisfaction in an official speech with the actions of unnamed parties that “distorted” his government’s work in combating financial and administrative corruption, hinting at a new ministerial change.[/size]
[size=45]In contrast, political analyst close to the prime minister, Aid Al-Hilali, said in an interview with “Al-Alam Al-Jadeed” that “there are clear successes for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, and this is what made him enjoy great popular support, and this will turn into an electoral balance for him, which makes him a difficult political figure in the next stage, and this matter has angered some parties in the Coordination Framework, most notably the State of Law Coalition, led by Nouri Al-Maliki.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hilali added, “Al-Sudani’s successes and the increase in his popular support will make the second term within reach, and this is what some parties in the Coordination Framework do not want, so they began to stir up problems and rumours about Al-Sudani and his government and exploit some files that are purely judicial files to bring down Al-Sudani.”[/size]
[size=45]He describes what is happening as “cheap methods practiced by some political parties, with the aim of obstructing government performance, stopping the wheel of development, and returning Iraq to their policies that have dragged the country into ruin, destruction, and corruption, after they saw that Al-Sudani was taking steps to correct the course of the political process and restore the citizen’s confidence, and this is what brings him closer to his second term, and for this reason they began a systematic and clear targeting campaign against his government.”[/size]
[size=45]The wiretapping crisis reached the judiciary, as media sources indicate that the network targeted the head of the Supreme Judicial Council for wiretapping, which prompted the council to deny.[/size]
[size=45]On September 5, the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, warned against encroaching on the judiciary, government and parliament through the media, and considered the matter a dangerous beginning whose repercussions could be “more dangerous than terrorism,” warning that this could lead to “the collapse of the political system,” in response to the “scandalous” conference of the head of the Integrity Commission.[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Ali Al-Fatlawi, a member of the Coordination Framework, in an interview with “Al-Alam Al-Jadeed”, refuted what is being “promoted that the Coordination Framework withdrew its support for Al-Sudani, due to recent problems, especially the eavesdropping issue or what has become known as the Mohammed Juhi network,” acknowledging that “the framework discussed the issue in detail, where it stressed the need to adhere to judicial decisions and procedures, and not to affect government work and exploit them to bring down Al-Sudani and his government.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Fatlawi confirms that “the leaders of the Coordination Framework, during their last meeting at Al-Ameri’s house, renewed their support for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and stressed the continuation of his government until the end of its constitutional term and the rejection of any early parliamentary elections.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, “There are different points of view among the forces of the Coordination Framework regarding the successes or failures of the government, but the last meeting witnessed everyone’s agreement to support the government to make it a success, as it represents the entire framework, and any failure of it is a failure of the entire framework, with notes being made on some failures, especially with regard to the American presence file, as the meeting stressed the need for there to be an announced timetable for this withdrawal.”[/size]
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