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Iraqiya list seeks national consensus to topple Maliki’s government
APRIL 8TH, 2012 08:01 AM · POSTED IN NEWS (IRAQ & WORLD CURRENCY)
BAGHDAD, April 8 (AKnews) – Iraqiya List is seeking a “national consensus” to withdraw the confidence of PM Nouri al-Maliki’s government, while the State of Law Coalition (SLC) and the Kurdish Blocs Coalition (KBC) denied the possibility of such a move.
Iraqiya spokeswoman Maisoun al-Damlouji said a national consensus would be sought to withdraw confidence if Iraqiya and the KBC were able to collect 163 votes.
Iraqiya, led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, objects to the management of the country by Maliki. Iraqiya believes the PM has taken all of the political power.
Maliki says that the powers granted to him are constitutional and those who oppose him must change the constitution instead of apportioning blame. Iraqiya’s discussion of withdrawing confidence from Maliki’s government came after the preparatory committee on Wednesday failed to agree on the agenda of the national conference, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday at the request of President Jalal Talabani.
Damlouji said Iraqiya has established ongoing dialogue with parties in the National Coalition (NC) to withdraw confidence from the government.
But the KBC said that it has yet to discuss the issue and rules out that the move will happen.
KBC member Shuan Taha said: “The coalition [KBC] was not asked to withdraw confidence and the efforts are focused on discussing the possibility of finding solutions to the political problems.
“There are signs for resolving the crisis, particularly between Baghdad and Erbil, after the announcement that the Kurdistan Regional Government is seeking to form a higher council to negotiate with the federal government and hold a closed meeting for the three presidencies.”
The SLC, led by Maliki, considered a withdrawal of confidence from the government as “media escalation”.
SLC member Salman al-Moussawi said: “Despite the disputes between the SLC and the Kurds, the strong alliance between them wasn’t separated.
“Talking about the possibility of a withdrawal of confidence from the government is a media escalation against the government’s success in hosting the Arab summit in Baghdad.”
The Kurdistan Region joined the political crisis recently after the region’s President Massoud Barzani said the Erbil agreement has yet to be applied.
The agreement proposed by Barzani ended a nine-month dispute over who should run the government following March 2010′s elections. The deal, which was signed by all the major political party leaders in Erbil, reinstated Maliki for the second successive term.
Maliki’s elections rival, Ayad Allawi, whose Iraqiya List won the elections, was promised a National Council for Strategic Policies in return for his concession over the PM post. The council was not formed and the PM’s State of Law Coalition and Iraqiya began incriminating and accusing each other of violating the Erbil pact.
Barzani made a proposal last month to resolve Iraqi Vice President Tareq Hashemi’s issue politically and hold a meeting between Iraqiya and the three presidencies to make a decision on the matter.
The Kurdistan Region decided to stop all oil exports at the start of this month in protest against Baghdad’s non-payment of the dues owed to the foreign oil companies operating in the region.
The KRG also called on the federal government on Thursday to form a committee between Erbil and Baghdad to investigate the mutual accusations between the two sides about the smuggling of Iraqi oil.
The call came after the Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Shahristani accused Kurdistan of smuggling oil to Iran and Turkey. This was denied by politicians and officials in the region.
By Haider Ibrahim
RN/DM/AKnews
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APRIL 8TH, 2012 08:01 AM · POSTED IN NEWS (IRAQ & WORLD CURRENCY)
BAGHDAD, April 8 (AKnews) – Iraqiya List is seeking a “national consensus” to withdraw the confidence of PM Nouri al-Maliki’s government, while the State of Law Coalition (SLC) and the Kurdish Blocs Coalition (KBC) denied the possibility of such a move.
Iraqiya spokeswoman Maisoun al-Damlouji said a national consensus would be sought to withdraw confidence if Iraqiya and the KBC were able to collect 163 votes.
Iraqiya, led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, objects to the management of the country by Maliki. Iraqiya believes the PM has taken all of the political power.
Maliki says that the powers granted to him are constitutional and those who oppose him must change the constitution instead of apportioning blame. Iraqiya’s discussion of withdrawing confidence from Maliki’s government came after the preparatory committee on Wednesday failed to agree on the agenda of the national conference, which was scheduled to take place on Thursday at the request of President Jalal Talabani.
Damlouji said Iraqiya has established ongoing dialogue with parties in the National Coalition (NC) to withdraw confidence from the government.
But the KBC said that it has yet to discuss the issue and rules out that the move will happen.
KBC member Shuan Taha said: “The coalition [KBC] was not asked to withdraw confidence and the efforts are focused on discussing the possibility of finding solutions to the political problems.
“There are signs for resolving the crisis, particularly between Baghdad and Erbil, after the announcement that the Kurdistan Regional Government is seeking to form a higher council to negotiate with the federal government and hold a closed meeting for the three presidencies.”
The SLC, led by Maliki, considered a withdrawal of confidence from the government as “media escalation”.
SLC member Salman al-Moussawi said: “Despite the disputes between the SLC and the Kurds, the strong alliance between them wasn’t separated.
“Talking about the possibility of a withdrawal of confidence from the government is a media escalation against the government’s success in hosting the Arab summit in Baghdad.”
The Kurdistan Region joined the political crisis recently after the region’s President Massoud Barzani said the Erbil agreement has yet to be applied.
The agreement proposed by Barzani ended a nine-month dispute over who should run the government following March 2010′s elections. The deal, which was signed by all the major political party leaders in Erbil, reinstated Maliki for the second successive term.
Maliki’s elections rival, Ayad Allawi, whose Iraqiya List won the elections, was promised a National Council for Strategic Policies in return for his concession over the PM post. The council was not formed and the PM’s State of Law Coalition and Iraqiya began incriminating and accusing each other of violating the Erbil pact.
Barzani made a proposal last month to resolve Iraqi Vice President Tareq Hashemi’s issue politically and hold a meeting between Iraqiya and the three presidencies to make a decision on the matter.
The Kurdistan Region decided to stop all oil exports at the start of this month in protest against Baghdad’s non-payment of the dues owed to the foreign oil companies operating in the region.
The KRG also called on the federal government on Thursday to form a committee between Erbil and Baghdad to investigate the mutual accusations between the two sides about the smuggling of Iraqi oil.
The call came after the Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Shahristani accused Kurdistan of smuggling oil to Iran and Turkey. This was denied by politicians and officials in the region.
By Haider Ibrahim
RN/DM/AKnews
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