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Legal Committee: We will identify the states of the Prime Minister legislation
On: Friday 2/17/2012 7:40
Baghdad / term
A member of the Legal Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, on Thursday, that a large number of deputies demanded enactment of a law to limit the number of sessions of the Prime Minister, pointing out that the law will make clear whether its application would be retroactive or will be operating as of the date of ratification and published in the official newspaper.
Said Mohsen Saadoun, told the Kurdish news agency that "a large number of deputies demanded enactment of a law which determines the number of sessions of the Prime Minister" .. He said, "The issue is currently under study and research, and in the coming period will be, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Constitution."
He pointed out that "the Constitution made clear that the President has two only can through which to be president of the Republic, and he can not run a third time, and there is a constitutional article states that applied to the President of the Republic applies to the Prime Minister ".. However, to say "but there was no explanation for these applications, so It is not clear in the Constitution for the number of sessions of the Prime Minister."
and the possibility of taking the question of the existence of Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister for two sessions so far into consideration, said Saadoun said, "The law will determine whether The periods covered by the legislation prior to the start or are periods of new legislation because the laws are often of the future ".. He continued by saying, "In order to clarify this matter, there must be a law illustrates this case, because the constitution was free to determine the number of courses that may be handled by the Prime Minister." Article 72 of the Iraqi constitution that "define the mandate of President four years, and may be re-elected for a second term only" in Article 77 that "required in the Prime Minister shall be the President of the Republic, that he holds a university degree or equivalent , and over thirty-five years of age. " However, the Constitution did not specify the number of states of the Prime Minister "
and the filling of Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister for the first time after the parliamentary elections that took place in 2006, then returned and filled for the second time in 2010 after lengthy negotiations have been resolved through the initiative of President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani, known as the Convention on the Erbil .
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