At a pivotal moment, one year after the October 10, 2021 legislative elections and political paralysis, today, Thursday, the Iraqi parliament will vote to grant credibility to the new government and its program.
About two weeks after Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was tasked with forming the future government, and after more than a year in which the country has been in a severe political crisis, the parliamentary session is scheduled to take place at 14:00 (11:00) . 00:00 GMT) Thursday, according to an official document issued by Parliament and published by the official Iraqi news agency, yesterday, Wednesday.
absolute majority
The government and its program must receive the votes of an absolute majority of the number of deputies, that is, half plus one, as provided for by the Iraqi constitution. According to article 76 of the constitution, the government is considered to be credible “when the ministers are approved individually and the ministerial platform is approved by an absolute majority”.
However, this government is expected to gradually gain confidence, especially since it was supported by the “Public Administration Coalition” (which includes the main parties of the country, with the exception of the Sadrist movement), in addition to the fact that the Parliament is dominated by the forces of a coordinating structure, which includes several blocs , including the State. The law was spearheaded by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and the al-Fateh bloc, representing the pro-Iranian factions of the Popular Mobilization, nominated al-Sudani for office along with his allies in the Public Administration Coalition.
In addition to the coordinating structure, which includes 138 out of 329 deputies, the “governance” coalition includes the Sunni “sovereignty” coalition led by Muhammad al-Khalbusi, as well as the two main Kurdish parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Democratic Party of Kurdistan.
Notably, Al-Sudani (52), a governor and former minister from the traditional Shiite political class, was authorized on October 13 to form a government by the republic’s new president, Abdul Latif Rashid, immediately after his election. .
Sadr blames Shiite forces
Since his appointment, he has continued his negotiations to settle the distribution of posts between political forces and their distribution between blocs, sects and constituents, i.e. Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, on the basis of quotas, as is customary in Iraq, provided that the largest number of ministries is in the hands of the Shiites, and the rest of the ministries are distributed between the Sunnis and the Kurds.
Meanwhile, the chief opponent of the coordination framework, Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, has said he will not participate in the next government.
He also tweeted late at night held Shia political forces responsible for the distortions taking place in the country, such as corruption, quotas and other crises that undermine the foundations of nation building.
