"Sudanese Meter" .. Failure to achieve 57% of promises, and full and partial implementation reaches

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[size=52]"Sudanese Meter" .. Failure to achieve 57% of promises, and full and partial implementation reaches 42%[/size]

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11/01/2024
Baghdad
Necessary clarification
The mechanism of the statistical report below is limited to analyzing the government program and evaluating the promises made by the Prime Minister, during the program or during subsequent occasions throughout the past two years, to determine what has been achieved and what has not, without evaluating the “achievements” or decisions announced by the government.[/size]
[size=45]On the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, which was formed on October 27, 2022, “Al-Alam Al-Jadeed” publishes its sixth statistical and monitoring report on the promises of heads of government.[/size]
[size=45]The statistics included in the report record 71 promises made by Al-Sudani, which were included in his government’s program, speeches, and decisions that he issued over the course of two years, which included submitting several draft laws, in addition to files related to politics, security, the economy, and public service.[/size]
[size=45]According to the statistics, Al-Sudani failed to implement 41 promises (i.e. 57.7 percent of the total promises he made), thus recording an increase in the number of his failures in promises, compared to the previous statistical report, which related to fulfilling a full year of promises, which showed at the time his failure to achieve 32 promises, which means a decline of nearly 8.5 percent.[/size]
[size=45]While Al-Sudani succeeded in fully implementing 16 of his promises (i.e. 22.5 percent), his percentage of promise fulfillment increased compared to the previous report, which showed that he had fulfilled only 15 promises, while he partially succeeded in implementing 14 promises (i.e. 19.7 percent), recording a noticeable decline in his percentage of partial promise fulfillment compared to the previous report, which showed partial implementation of 23 promises.[/size]
[size=45]This noticeable decline in partial fulfillment of promises is explained by the fact that many of them have stopped being implemented at a certain point (such as issuing decisions and directives a year ago without any follow-up or practical steps to complete them).[/size]
[size=45]Regarding the working mechanism, the “New World” team was keen to extract the Prime Minister’s promises from their original sources, and in the same way, followed up on the implementation of those promises by searching in official statements issued by the Council of Ministers or the Prime Minister’s media office, or specialized ministries.
In comparison, in fulfilling the promises after two years of their government, Al-Sudani outperforms his predecessor, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, who failed by 79.5 percent in fulfilling the promises, and fulfilled only seven percent completely, while he partially fulfilled 13 percent.[/size]
[size=45]Political file:[/size]
[size=45]1- The first of these promises relates to “reconsidering the daily decisions of the caretaker government and ill-considered appointments,” which Al-Sudani achieved by reviewing the decisions of Al-Kazemi’s government during the caretaker period, despite his signing most of the decisions and appointments issued by the latter.[/size]
[size=45]2- “Holding provincial council elections and setting their date in the government program” with amending the elections law. Al-Sudani succeeded in implementing this promise, and provincial council elections were held with the approval of the electoral law.[/size]
[size=45]3- “Holding early elections within a year.” Al-Sudani failed to fulfill this promise, as the date of early elections was not announced, but rather the movement was directed towards completing the current session according to its constitutional timing.[/size]
[size=45]4- “Including the Sinjar Agreement within the government program, in a way that contributes to restoring security and stability to the district.” This promise has not been fulfilled, and no steps have been taken to implement it on the ground.[/size]
[size=45]5- “Evacuating the headquarters of the Kurdish parties that were occupied by others,” indicating that what is meant is the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Kirkuk specifically, because the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is present and did not leave its headquarters and offices after imposing federal control over Kirkuk, which was not implemented.[/size]
[size=45]6- “Allocating and disbursing the dues of those covered by the decisions of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article 140 and reconstituting the committee within a month.” This promise has failed to be implemented by the Sudanese so far, and no decision has been issued regarding it.[/size]
[size=45]7- Addressing the work of the agency within a period of six months and sending it to the House of Representatives in three batches for voting, taking into account the national balance in the institutions. Al-Sudani failed to implement this promise, as he appointed dozens of officials as an agency without sending any name to Parliament for the purpose of appointing him in person.[/size]
[size=45]8- “Forming a committee to evaluate the performance of acting governors and taking legal and administrative measures against those who are negligent and corrupt among them, in addition to giving him a period of time to evaluate the performance of ministers and general managers, but none of this was achieved, despite his issuing more than one promise regarding the ministerial reshuffle.[/size]
[size=45]9- “Commitment to building effective tools to combat corruption within a maximum period of 90 days,” which was not implemented, as the Supreme Anti-Corruption Authority was formed, but without taking any action against the corrupt. Rather, corruption files appeared more and were revealed by officials without any real action.[/size]
[size=45]10- “Strengthening relations with countries based on the principle of mutual respect and common interests, especially neighboring countries, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and sister Arab countries, and activating Iraq’s leading role in Arab, regional, and international organizations,” which Al-Sudani succeeded in achieving through continuing positive relations with various countries.
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Security:[/size]
[size=45]1- “Providing the necessary allocations and all necessary procedures to rebuild the governorates affected and liberated from terrorism.” This promise was not fulfilled, and it was not initiated.[/size]
[size=45]2- “Allocating a budget to compensate those affected by terrorist operations and military operations,” which was also not implemented, and no budget was allocated for the category included.[/size]
[size=45]3- “Cancelling the security clearance requirement for citizens in the liberated areas.” A decision was issued to implement this promise and it went into effect immediately.[/size]
[size=45]4- “Disclosing the fate of the missing and including them in the Victims of Terrorism Law after conducting a security check,” which has not been implemented.[/size]
[size=45]5- “Redeploying the military and security forces, the army, the federal police, and the Popular Mobilization Forces outside the cities and in the support and training camps, and the local police and security services taking over the security file inside the cities,” which was partially implemented, as the police took over the security file in some governorates, but other governorates still have their security files in the hands of the army.[/size]
[size=45]6- “Forming emergency brigades of local police from the people of Kirkuk, who will manage the security file in the province, and provide all necessary supplies.” This promise was not fulfilled by either the government or the province.[/size]
[size=45]7- “Ending the phenomenon of loose weapons outside the official and legitimate institutions of the state,” which was not implemented, and weapons were not withdrawn from the factions, and no action or directive was taken in this regard.[/size]
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8- “Launching a comprehensive national campaign to combat drugs and cover them through legislation,” which was partially implemented, as Al-Sudani ordered holding a conference to combat drugs and transferring the Ministry of Defense camps to the Ministry of Interior to use them to house addicts . This decision has also not been fully implemented yet.[/size]
[size=45]1- “Disbursing petrodollar dues to the oil and gas producing governorates, and returning the percentage allocated to them to 5% for production and refining,” which was implemented, as the federal budget included allocating an amount of 2 trillion dinars as petrodollar allocations.[/size]
[size=45]2- “Unifying customs policy at all border crossings, and closing all unofficial crossings.” This has not been implemented yet, and no decisions or steps have been issued on the ground regarding it.[/size]
[size=45]3- “Conducting a comprehensive review of the previous period regarding the oil and gas sector in the region and the relationship between the federal Ministry of Oil and the region, and coming up with a vision that is in accordance with the constitution, acceptable to both parties, and applicable to carry out a settlement for the previous stage.” This was not implemented, as Baghdad did not receive any oil revenues from the region, according to the Iraqi SOMO Company, in addition to the continuation of oil smuggling operations from the region, in addition to the federal government paying the salaries of the region’s employees without paying its obligations to Baghdad.[/size]
[size=45]4- “Implementing the Federal Budget Law for the year 2022,” which has not been implemented, as Al-Sudani submitted a three-year budget to Parliament, starting in the year 2023, while his government neglected to submit the budget for the year 2022, as he promised in his government program.[/size]
[size=45]5- “Avoid any escalatory measures and be patient in the procedures related to the Kurdistan Regional Government and the oil companies operating there, to avoid harming the national economy.” This promise was implemented shortly after Al-Sudani assumed his position, as he ordered the easing of pressure on foreign oil companies operating in the region, in order to comply with the previous Federal Court decision, which ruled that the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region was invalid.[/size]
[size=45]6- “Commitment to submitting a comprehensive economic reform paper linked to a specific executive program, and the necessity of emphasizing the establishment of the sovereign fund as a safety valve for future generations.” This is what Al-Sudani’s government also failed to implement, and has not submitted any economic paper to date.[/size]
[size=45]7- “Preparing draft laws to conclude strategic economic and development agreements with advanced countries in the world,” which was partially implemented, as Al-Sudani concluded international agreements, but they did not reach Parliament, and are still under discussion in the Council of Ministers.[/size]
[size=45]8- “Completing the implementation of the Grand Faw Port project,” which has not been implemented yet.[/size]
[size=45]9- “Encouraging the export of Iraqi products and goods by simplifying procedures and supporting exporters with incentives to enable them to compete abroad,” which was not implemented, as the government did not launch any support to contribute to exporting Iraqi production abroad.[/size]
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10- “Launching a plan to rehabilitate and restructure the public industrial companies affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, and operating the currently closed factories in partnership with the private sector,” which was partially implemented, as Al-Sudani opened a group of public and private factories in the last year.[/size]
[size=45]11- “Developing and expanding the oil export system from the southern seaports, as well as the northern export system to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.” This has not been implemented yet, and the government has not begun taking steps to expand the export system.[/size]
[size=45]12- “Restructuring the general budget and managing public money to reduce the pressure of consumer spending in favor of supporting sustainable development projects and programs,” which Al-Sudani’s government did not implement, but rather moved toward appointments and increasing the number of those covered by social care, until it presented the highest budgets in Iraq’s history.[/size]
[size=45]13- “Establishing the Iraq Development Fund, which consists of specialized funds for housing, education, industry, agriculture, and information technology.” This promise was fulfilled and it began to operate.[/size]
[size=45]14- “Controlling border crossings with the aim of implementing decisions to support local products and activating the inspection of imported goods.” This promise has not been fulfilled yet either, as the inspection of imported goods or control of the crossings has not yet been activated.[/size]
[size=45]15- “Seeking to reduce the percentage of dependence on oil revenues within three years to 80 percent by diversifying and maximizing non-oil revenues,” which was also not implemented, as no project was proposed to diversify revenues.[/size]
[size=45]16- “Reforming the banking system by restructuring and mechanizing government banks and reviewing their work, and developing private banks and enabling them to be able to support investment and development.” This promise was not fulfilled, as private banks witnessed a major crisis, with 18 banks being included in Iraqi and American sanctions.[/size]
[size=45]17- “Enhancing the contribution of the agricultural, industrial, services, health, and education production sectors to the gross domestic product (GDP), and focusing on giving the private sector a major role in establishing industrial cities,” which was implemented by opening industrial cities and laying the foundation stone for other cities, in addition to completing several factories for the public and private sectors.[/size]
[size=45]18- “Working to create job opportunities for young people in the public and private sectors, to address unemployment, as well as encourage the establishment of small and medium enterprises,” which has been partially implemented so far, through the appointment of hundreds of thousands of graduates, while the file of small and medium enterprises for young people has not been seriously followed up, despite the launch of more than one initiative and strategy.
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Service:[/size]
[size=45]1- “Initiating a large and urgent campaign to maintain and rehabilitate all types of power generation stations,” which was partially implemented by the Ministry of Electricity, and signing contracts with international companies in this regard.[/size]
[size=45]2- “Starting to complete the requirements of the seawater desalination project in Basra Governorate,” which has not been implemented yet.[/size]
[size=45]3- “Completing the suspended projects (investment plan projects for ministries and governorates), whose completion rates range from 70 percent and above.” This was partially implemented, as the service effort team began completing the implementation of some of the stalled projects within the tasks assigned to it.[/size]
[size=45]4- “Initiating a plan to improve essential services for citizens in the health, municipal, water and sanitation sectors.” This was partially implemented, as the service effort team began providing services to some areas that lacked them, while many other areas remained without any services of this type.[/size]
[size=45]5- “Developing a specific plan with a timetable to rehabilitate irrigated agricultural projects in the central and southern regions of Iraq, with the aim of converting them to a closed irrigation system and rehabilitating drainage systems, as well as improving field irrigation management to increase land productivity.” This promise has not been fulfilled yet, and there is no government support or plan to implement it.[/size]
[size=45]6- “Restructuring the transportation sector in general in Iraq (ports, airports, railways, and land transport) and investing in Iraq’s location as a crossing between the Gulf, the Mediterranean, Asia, and Europe.” This has been partially implemented, as the government has moved to launch the development road project, which links Iraq to Turkey and from there to Europe, in addition to studying linking Iraq by rail with the Gulf countries, along with laying the foundation stone for a rail link with Iran.[/size]
[size=45]7- “Proposing a project for a national joint-stock telecommunications company managed in partnership with one of the international companies to create a strong national competitor to the current companies.” This promise has not been fulfilled yet.[/size]
[size=45]8- “Increasing the monthly cash allowance and increasing the coverage of eligible families in order to address poverty, and care for vulnerable groups and people with disabilities by adopting special programs, especially widows and the elderly.” This promise was fulfilled, as the Ministry of Labor conducted the “largest” survey campaign in Iraq, which included hundreds of thousands of those who meet the conditions for inclusion in social care.[/size]
[size=45]9- “Immediately begin distributing 500,000 residential plots to those entitled to them as a first phase in the newly established cities in all governorates.” This promise has not been implemented. Despite Al-Sudani issuing a decision to distribute these plots of land and setting a 90-day deadline to receive them, none of them have been distributed to date.[/size]
[size=45]10- “Starting to operate the large hospitals completed in a number of governorates by adopting advanced management and making use of international expertise, and completing the remaining hospitals under construction,” which is a promise that was partially fulfilled, as some hospitals were opened and rehabilitated.[/size]
[size=45]11- “Starting the implementation of the health insurance law to improve medical services.” This promise was fulfilled, as the Ministry of Health launched the health insurance form, and the Sudanese were among the first to register in it.[/size]
[size=45]12- “Forming a national team of specialists, supported by relevant international expertise, to determine the solid scientific foundations for raising the efficiency of education and improving its quality and focusing on programs to build the capacities of educational and administrative bodies in educational institutions and universities.” This promise has not been implemented yet, and the team concerned with raising the efficiency of education has not been formed.[/size]
[size=45]13- “Giving special attention to the problem of school buildings, considering its treatment a national project, and investing the efforts of the private sector to implement the largest possible number of school buildings,” which was partially implemented, as many school buildings were opened, and there was a move to establish new ones.[/size]
[size=45]14- “Changing the different uses of lands on which residential units were built randomly and owned by the state, and which were built before the issuance of this decision... within 90 days of the issuance of the decision,” meaning converting many agricultural lands into residential lands and owning them to citizens, but it has not been activated, and instructions for its implementation have not been issued by the relevant authorities.[/size]
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Draft laws[/size]
[size=45]1- “Conducting a legal review of the General Amnesty Law to define the crime of belonging to terrorist organizations.” This promise was fulfilled, as the Council of Ministers completed the draft of the General Amnesty Law and sent it to the House of Representatives.[/size]
[size=45]2- “Amending the Martyrs Foundation Law No. 2 of 2016 and cancelling the condition that martyrs are not included in accountability and justice procedures and including the families of martyrs from the Peshmerga and security services in areas outside the Kurdistan Region.” This amendment was completed in the Council of Ministers and referred to Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]3- “Legislating the National Security Council Law and adopting it as a reference for strategic decisions,” which was also implemented and sent to Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]4- “Amending Article 26 of the Unified National Card Law regarding components,” which the government has not yet begun to do.[/size]
[size=45]5- “The Oil and Gas Bill”, which the Sudanese government has failed to submit so far, as it has not yet submitted the bill for approval.[/size]
[size=45]6- “The draft law on retirement and social security for the private sector”, which was fully implemented, as the government submitted it to Parliament, which voted on it.[/size]
[size=45]7- “The Civil Service Bill”, a promise that Al-Sudani’s government has failed to submit to Parliament so far.[/size]
[size=45]8- “The Public-Private Partnership Bill”, a promise that was also not fulfilled, as the government failed to submit it to Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]9- “The Federal Council Bill”, which the government has failed to submit to Parliament so far.[/size]
[size=45]10- “Working with the House of Representatives to review and legislate the Freedom of Expression, Assembly, and Peaceful Demonstration Law,” which is what the Sudanese government sent to Parliament, but its approval was postponed due to the controversial provisions it contains.[/size]
[size=45]11- “Reviewing and legislating the Anti-Terrorism Law and repealing Law No. 13 of 2005 to avoid the internal and international problems and objections that accompanied its implementation,” as this promise was fulfilled, and the law was sent to the House of Representatives.
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Initiatives and Strategies[/size]
[size=45]During the first year of its term, Al-Sudani's government launched more than one initiative and strategy in various fields, but most of them remained without implementation or instructions:[/size]
[size=45]1- On March 4, Al-Sudani launched the Riyada Initiative for Development and Employment, which aims to support students and youth, empower them, and develop their creative energies. This initiative was partially achieved, as some youth began training.[/size]
[size=45]2- On March 8, Al-Sudani launched the National Strategy for Iraqi Women (2023-2030), and this initiative has not yet been achieved, and no notable instructions have been issued regarding it.[/size]
[size=45]3- On March 12, Al-Sudani also launched a major afforestation initiative, which includes planting 5 million trees and palm trees in all of Iraq’s governorates. This initiative has not yet seen the light of day either.[/size]
[size=45]4- On the same day, the natural cover development project was launched with the aim of combating desertification through important contracts with specialized international companies, especially in areas where dust storms occur locally. This project has not yet been launched.[/size]
[size=45]5- On May 5, Al-Sudani announced a strategy that included (Iraq’s vision for climate action until the year 2030), and this strategy was not achieved either.[/size]
[size=45]6- On May 15, 2023, Al-Sudani launched the National Education Strategy (2022-2031), and the contents of this strategy, as well as its implementation, were not known.[/size]
[size=45]7- On May 17, Al-Sudani announced the launch of the updated national document for population policy in Iraq, with the aim of empowering youth, not reducing birth rates and limiting population growth. This document was also not implemented and remained merely a launch announcement.[/size]
[size=45]8- On September 26, Al-Sudani launched the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2023-2030), and this one remained under announcement only.[/size]
[size=45]9- On September 30, Al-Sudani announced the launch of the Supreme Youth Council and the nomination form for the Youth Ambassadors Program. This initiative was partially achieved, as one meeting of the Council was held, without mentioning its subsequent activities.[/size]
[size=45]10- The National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking in Iraq for the years 2023-2026, which was worked on through security follow-ups, workshops and studies.[/size]
[size=45]11- The National Strategy for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances for the years 2023-2025, which was worked on through holding international and local conferences, in addition to issuing directives to the Ministry of Interior in this regard.
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