Sources: Barzani nominates tomorrow the name of leader Fadhil Mirani officially for the post of President of the Republic

11:37 - 22/09/2018



Baghdad - Mawazine News
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, on Sunday, the name of the leader of his party, Fadel Mirani, to run for the presidency, and he called during the past hours most of the heads of political blocs to support the candidate. According to Al-Hayat newspaper.

Sources close to the negotiations, according to the newspaper, said that "correspondence between the two Kurdish parties on a deal to end the adherence of Massoud Barzani's party, and the latter received messages from prominent Shiite figures confirm the difficulty of enabling them to pass a rival candidate for Barham Saleh in parliament."

The sources added that "ongoing contacts are underway in the meantime to pass a political deal, including granting Barzani Party more positions in the government and the post of Deputy Prime Minister, in the case of supporting the candidacy of Saleh, after the rejection of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, by the leadership of Saadi Ahmed Bira, Waiver of the post of governor of Kirkuk in favor of Barzani party in exchange for Saleh's support. "

Wassert leaks, that "Barzani will pay tomorrow the name of the leader in his party, Fadel Mirani to run officially, and he has been calling during the past hours most of the heads of political blocs to support his candidate." According to the newspaper.

The sources said that "Barzani received an unexpected response from a number of key political and religious leaders to the difficulty of enabling them to impose a deal to pay Mirani to the presidency, at the expense of Saleh."

She explained that "the Shiite leaders told Barzani that Saleh is very popular in the Arab Shiite and Sunni circles, and that the news of his candidacy was received by an unexpected welcome of deputies, activists and clerics, and it is difficult to impose an alternative candidate lacks popular acceptance in response to a deal with Barzani party, MPs vote blocks against the deal. "

And closes tomorrow the door to run for the post of President of the Republic, while not officially registered only four candidates and is expected to double the number before the end of official working hours.

According to the announcement of the President of the Iraqi Parliament Mohammed Halbusi, the nomination for the post of President of the Republic will be closed at the end of official work tomorrow.

The Committee on the review of names confirmed until last Thursday received four requests for the names of independents, while is expected to give the candidate most likely of the party, "Patriotic Union of Kurdistan," his papers to the Speaker of the parliament Sunday, amid speculation that at least three leaders in the party nominations, Masum, the leader of the party Latif Rashid, and the leader of the movement "change" Sarwa Abdel Wahid.

The Iraqi constitution provides for elections within the parliament between candidates for the presidency of the republic, with the winner of two thirds of the votes. If the requested number is not achieved, the two candidates who received the most votes shall be re-elected


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