House of Representatives votes on the four laws and adds the Electoral Commission and the governor o

House of Representatives votes on the four laws and adds the Electoral Commission and the governor of Anbar province and deputy governor of Nineveh


03/31/2013


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Sunday, March 31, 2013

The House voted in its fifth century, which was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Osama Najafi, head of the House of Representatives and in the presence of 165 deputies on Sunday, 31/3/2013, the four laws as well as the end of the second reading of the draft law.
At the beginning of the meeting initiated by any of the Holy Quran daughter of Jean culture, media, education and higher education in a statement the departure of Sheikh Iraqi historians thinker Dr. Hussein Amin, who passed away about 88 years during which the products of intellectual and historical farewell to redeploy his writings, especially with hosting events Baghdad is the capital of culture Arab.

Then read ladies and gentlemen deputies Al-Fatihah memory of the spirit of the deceased Dr. Hussein Amin for his great services to Iraq.

In another matter the face of Mr. Najafi ultimatum to the deputies who continually absent from the meetings of the House of Representatives, warning them to take legal action against them, which lead to a pink slip from the membership of the Council in the event of exceeding the legal limit of absence without returning them.

In the women's interventions and the MPs MP Bahaa al-Araji, the formation of a committee to oversee the absence and checking names before they are published.
And MP Ihsan al-Awadi, that the question of deducting salaries is an important step need to be replenished through the activation of the legal proceedings against the deputies.

The MP Nada Sudanese to the importance of the adoption of contexts used in the rules of procedure to obtain sick leave or other.

For his part, MP Alaa Makki thanked the deputies المواظبين to attend sessions of the House of Representatives to serve the people.

The MP Sabah al-Saadi called to apply the provisions set forth in accordance with law 2007 against exceed Gaabathm limit legal Baqalthm by the Presidency without reference to the Council.

He also suggested prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi sending a formal letter to the retirement deduct fines from salaries of deputies who receive their salaries after their top executive positions before their membership in the House of Representatives.

Then the Council voted not to approve the increase financial deduction for non-attendance of meetings of the Board and committee meetings.

The Council voted on the draft law on ratification of the agreement establishing the International Academy of Anti-Corruption as an international organization and submitted by the committees of integrity and external relations, legal and which comes to enhance international cooperation in the fight against corruption and the ratification of the Convention
As voting on the draft law on ratification letters and diaries mutual attended discussions on the Japanese loan to the Republic of Iraq signed on 05.29.2012 and submitted by the Finance Committee to strengthen financial relations between Iraq and Japan and the ratification of the letters and notes and minutes of discussions to encourage the development efforts in Iraq in the areas of rehabilitation sector health and development of the telecommunications network in the major cities and update the Baiji refinery - engineering services.

On the other hand completed the Council vote on the draft law on ratification of the letters and diaries mutual attended discussions on the Japanese loan to the Republic of Iraq signed on 29.05.2012 and submitted by the Finance Committee to strengthen financial relations between Iraq and Japan and the ratification of the letters and notes and minutes of discussions to encourage development efforts in Iraq the modernization of the Basra refinery / 1.

Presidency postponed voting on a bill disengagement Nahrain Printing House of the Central Bank of Iraq and attached to the Ministry of Education and sponsored by the Education and Finance Committees after the request of the Education Committee.

The Board completed the vote on the draft law of the Ministry of Agriculture and sponsored by the Committee on Agriculture and Water and marshes for the purpose of access to self-sufficiency and food security and to give practical agricultural importance required and develop the production process and dissemination of modern farming methods and to provide agricultural inputs and the purpose of finding the organizational structure shall perform such tasks and in line with developments in methods of agricultural work.
Meanwhile Council proceeded to vote on the draft registration law, adoption and protection of agricultural varieties and submitted by the Committee on Agriculture, water and marsh.

He ended the second reading of the draft law on accession of the Republic of Iraq to the agreement of the Arab Organization for communication and information technology and submitted by the Committees on Foreign Relations and services and ages.

In the women's interventions and the MPs called on Alfalh Vice President of the Commission of Culture and Information to wait to vote on the agreement until the legislation law on telecommunications and informatics.
For his part, MP Abbas al-Bayati called to expedite the provision of telecommunications and informatics law to vote and make adjustments to it, noting that the vote on the Convention does not interfere with the vote on the law of informatics.

For her part, the committees concerned not there is a conflict between the national laws and the organization that is unique to their role on the collection of information, visions and strategies.

In another matter Guest gentlemen, the governor of Anbar Council and a representative of the governor of Nineveh province and the Chairman and members of the Electoral Commission for elections to discuss the postponement of elections Anbar and Nineveh.
The Mr. Serbst Mustafa Amin, head of the Electoral Commission fully prepared to conduct the elections in all provinces timing without neglecting the concerns of a decline in the security situation, because targeting election workers.

For his part, explained Mr. Mekdad Sharifi head of the electoral administration in the Commission that he was recording the withdrawal of dozens of staff the registration centers, casting Bdilalh on the electoral process in Nineveh pointing to the existence of a significant shortfall in the preparation of polling staff in some parties of Mosul, confirming the ability of the Commission to hold elections at any time to be determined in the event of the demise of the obstacles, pointing out that this issue is determined by the security authority.

For his part, Mr. Qassim Mohammed Anbar governor's decision to postpone the elections came to technical reasons and security purely as was discussed in the crisis unit to maintain, noting that the continuing demonstrations and preoccupation with security forces protecting reflected on the issue of holding elections adding that elections in 2005 did not allow for voters to give his opinion clearly.

For his part, called Mr. representative of Nineveh province to reconsider the decision to postpone the elections in Nineveh, especially as the technical reports refer to stabilize the security situation and the ability to hold elections on schedule, pointing out that the security forces are now amounting to weaken the forces present in the past adding that the polling stations operating normally despite obtain security incidents targeting candidates.

In the women's interventions and the MPs MP Bahaa al-Araji, motivated by the postponement of provincial elections adding that the delay if technical or security reasons there is no objection to him, expressing the fear of the postponement decision, especially since the Commission did not comment on the validity of the issuance of the decision to postpone.

The MP Salman Jumaili political aims behind the postponement of the elections in Anbar, noting that 13 political entity in the province called for the holding of elections on time alluding to stabilize the security situation in the province despite the continuing demonstrations that are going peacefully.
MP Ahmad Chalabi has warned of using the pretext of security in the postponement of provincial elections because of their serious repercussions may lead to a postponement of the election of the House of Representatives calling on the House of Representatives need to claim the holding of elections in one appointment.

He MP Sabah al-Saadi that the importance of holding elections is a prominent feature of democracy alluding to the presence of fears influenced the elections in the future and to disrupt the democratic process.
For her part, MP Afaf Abdul Razak said the postponement would give an opportunity and pretext for terrorists to attract undecided wondering about the extent of the government guarantees on the security situation in the future.

She MP names Moussawi to the presence of assassinations longer candidates for small lists without other gives serious implications on the election mode.
He called Shirwan Waeli to know the opinion of the Board of Commissioners to postpone the elections in the province of Nineveh and Anbar.

The MP Hassan Wahab said the decision to postpone the provincial elections was in a hurry, noting that the candidates spent a lot of money on campaigning without the possibility of compensation.

For his part, deputy wondered Kamel al-Dulaimi on the issue of the existence of a legal cover for the postponement of the elections or submitted a recommendation to the government in this regard.
MP Ahmed electrodes in knowing the mechanism and method of making your vote for the people of Nineveh and Anbar.

The MP Hanan al felt and there are clear reasons and legal basis for postponing the elections in the provinces of Anbar and Nineveh.

He Zuhair al-Araji and there are clear cases of threats and targeted qualifying candidates and their families in Nineveh and security forces can not ensure their protection.

He called Hassan Khudair to abide by the holding of local elections in the provinces concerned timing specified in accordance with the Constitution.
As MP Walid al-Hilli that right elections guaranteed to citizens of the provinces of Anbar and Nineveh, where the availability of appropriate conditions that allow for a person to express his opinion freely will lead to the success of the elections, noting that security leaders in Nineveh alerted to the existence of the impact of the demonstrations ongoing security situation.

In response to the interventions confirmed Mr. Chief Election Commissioner ready Commission to hold provincial elections in terms of logistics, technical and administrative indicating that provide security conditions appropriate not the prerogative of the Commission and especially the question of postponing the elections for security reasons, noting that the Commission's decision is subject to appeal adding that the issue of special voting will be specified in his day with the exception of post security personnel of the two provinces.
For his part, Mr. Director of the electoral administration is keen Commission to conduct elections in a sound and impartial atmosphere away from political disputes, alluding to the Commission's possession of fast processors to provide replacements for staff retreating in Nineveh if approved by the security forces to hold elections.

In turn, said the governor of Anbar that the security situation in Anbar is dominated by the security forces, pointing to the existence of a split among the public about the postponement of the elections or not, indicating that the demonstrators are not a party to request or not to request a postponement.
For his part, the representative of the province of Nineveh for the assassination of 4 candidates do not belong to the menus claim postponement indicating that the decision to postpone the elections was taken without consultation with the governor or governing council also did not issue any formal request on to call for the postponement.

For his part, Mr. Najafi Legal Committee drafted a decision to postpone the presentation to the Council meeting tomorrow.
Then decided to adjourn the meeting until tomorrow Monday, 1/4/2013.




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