Head of the UN mission in Iraq Nikolay Mladenov
Author: BS, HAA
Editor: AJ, BS
06/17/2014
Long-Presse / Baghdad
Welcomed the United Nations, on Tuesday, the ratification by the Federal Supreme Court on the results of Iraq's parliamentary elections, and called on the new parliament to "start its sessions to ensure the continuity of the political process", and called upon also the political leaders to "agree on a plan of security and political initiatives have the backing of all the ingredients to address the terrorist threat, "confirmed that it" ready "to work to facilitate it.
The Special Envoy of the United Nations in Iraq Nikolay Mladenov in a press statement received (range Press) a copy of it, "We welcome the ratification by the Federal Supreme Court on the results of the Iraqi parliamentary elections that took place on the thirtieth of April."
He Miladinov "Now, with the ratification of the election results, he should new Council of Representatives-elect to meet to ensure the continuity of the political process and in accordance with the principles of the Constitution," calling on political leaders to be "come together quickly to agree on a plan of national security to deal with the terrorist threat, and on a number of political initiatives and comprehensive social, which must have the support of all the components in the country, "stressing that" the United Nations is ready to work to facilitate this task. "
The State of Law coalition led by Nuri al-Maliki announced, on Monday, for the first session of the new parliament will be held early next July to elect a speaker and two deputies, as called for political blocs to agree on the rest of the political positions.
The Federal Supreme Court, ratified, on Monday, the results of the parliamentary elections held on 30 April 2014, with deferred consideration of four names, without knowing the reasons.
Announced the Electoral Commission for elections, on Sunday, (June 15, 2014), for it is "sent" the names of the winning candidates membership of the House of Representatives to the Federal Court for approval and announcement of final results, and showed that the judiciary "has completed a review of all appeals," while the back of the Legal Committee Parliamentary delay announcement of the results as "not in the interest of everyone," demanded the Federal Court "quickly announced" in order to direct the formation of the new government.
The Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday (June 11, 2014), for the resolution of all appeals filed on the results of the elections of the House of Representatives, while the judiciary has shown that the Commission has decided to replace the four candidates in the four provinces.
Ruled out of the Electoral Commission, in the (June 10, 2014), "for significant changes affect the results of the election" after the completion of the audit appeals, as indicated that the changes will be at the level of "single list", likely to be completed by appeals "after a week."
The Liberal bloc had predicted, in the (June 10, 2014), to be a scenario of forming the next government different from what happened in 2010, and that the pressing political blocs influential on the election commission to postpone deciding appeals pending "shared the cake", while likely among informed asylum blocks Parliament to "prejudice" the first meeting of a quorum in order to "circumvent" the open meeting, which prevented the Federal Court, expert criticized the Supreme Judicial Council for not more judges seconded to the electoral body to complete the appeals time limit law.
The Electoral Commission for elections, announced in (the 19th of May 2014 the current), the final results of the elections for the House of Representatives, under which the coalition of al-Maliki, the 95 parliamentary seats, while the replaced blocks Sadrists came in second with 34 seats, the coalition of citizen, ranked third with 31 seats, as the coalition Najafi, the fourth place with 23 seats, while Allawi's coalition won the fifth place with 21 seats out of the seats in the House of Representatives 328.
The election of thirtieth April 2014, is the third in the country since 2003 and is the first to be held to elect a parliament after the withdrawal of U.S. military from Iraq by the end of 2011, it also saw the use of electronic voting card for the first time.
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