Expectations to postpone the election of the President of the Republic to the beginning of next month

23/9/2018 12:00 am

Deputies for the {morning}: forces of the center agreed to pass the candidate of the region for the post
Baghdad / Sabah / Omar Abdul Latif
Expected political parties to postpone the session of the election of the President of the Republic to the beginning of October next, and at a time when the sources confirmed the "morning" the existence of an agreement between the blocks of construction and reform and reconstruction to pass one of the candidates for the region for this position, the construction block set certain conditions for the selection of one of the candidates, The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan reason to choose Barham Saleh as a candidate for the presidency to enjoy a close relationship with the political parties in Baghdad and regional countries, a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party is likely to announce its candidate for the post in the coming hours.
A member of the House of Representatives Faisal al-Issawi said: "The morning": "The meeting on Tuesday in the House of Representatives, will be limited to read the biographies of candidates for this position, and keep the session continues until October 3 or 5," and revealed Issawi, "The election of the President The Republic will be after the end of the parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan region, which will take place on the 30th of September. "


Optimism and anticipation
The deputies expressed optimism that the passing of one of the candidates for the post of President of the Republic in a meeting on Tuesday, "ease" and in a democratic atmosphere
Genuine.
A member of the House of Representatives for the opening bloc Sheikh Abdul Amir Al-Dabi for "morning": "The coming days will witness ongoing discussions and meetings in order to resolve the candidate of the President of the Republic to vote on next Tuesday," stressing that "Tuesday's meeting will be decisive and open the way for the choice of Prime Minister Next, "and predicted Aldbi," put forward two candidates for the post of President of the Republic in a meeting on Tuesday to pass one of them in the meeting in agreement with the two Kurdish parties. "
The opinion of the member of the House of Representatives on the wisdom of Mr. Abbas Sayed Srout with his colleague Aldabi, that "the issue of choosing the President of the Republic will be easy and similar to the selection of the Speaker of the House of Representatives."
Mr. Sarrout added that "all blocs stand with the conditions mentioned by the reference to the selection of personalities in the three presidencies, such as firmness, strength, integrity and new faces."
For his part, revealed a member of the House of Representatives on the movement of the will of Hussein Said Arab Sarifi, "discussions with the Kurdish parties will precede the day of the vote session on the presidential candidate."
"The rest of the parties are waiting to nominate this candidate for discussion with the Kurdish parties before putting it to the vote," he said. "There are conditions that must be met by the next president, the most important of which is To be president of all Iraqis without exception and be a protector of the Constitution and national. "


Two-thirds majority
A member of the House of Representatives for a coalition of state law Khalid al-Asadi, he said that "the victory of the presidential candidate by a two-thirds majority of deputies can not pass without agreement between all parties."
Al-Asadi told al-Sabah that "a constitutional path must be found to choose the next president, as this is one of the most important elements of the necessary and necessary consensus in the next stage."
The parliamentarian Sanaa al-Moussawi hinted to the "morning" that "there is a rapprochement between the conquest and the rest of the vote for the candidate of the Presidency of the Republic in the event of agreement," and stressed that "there are no names so far not to resolve the Kurdish parties."

For his part, said the leader of the Fatah alliance Amer al-Fayez: "The alliance of the conquest and the rest of the political blocs are obliged to support any candidate chosen by the Kurdish component of the presidency of the Republic during the next parliament session," adding that "the selection of the Union Barham Saleh as a candidate for the presidency is the most appropriate option and contribute to correct the path Relations between Baghdad and Erbil, having a very good relationship with the political blocs in Baghdad, "Fayez pointed out that" the political blocs in Baghdad are waiting for the Kurdish decision on the presidential candidate to vote during the next meeting. "
The member of the House of Representatives of the Kurdistan Islamic Union, Jamal Couger, regretted "the lack of a candidate of the Kurdish opposition forces, and therefore they will look to the candidates in the arena."
"The Kurdish opposition forces are still scattered and do not have an integrated plan for the next four years, because they did not meet in an alliance, but was a coordination group and gave each party freedom for what he sees consistent with the principles and aspirations," he said, adding that "those parties need During the next stage to move forward towards the control of a certain party on the rest of the other parties. "
"The scene will be clear next Tuesday where the Iraqi state is heading," he said, adding that "the opposition parties have heard the nomination of the Islamic Group as a name for the post of president of the next republic, but this figure was not chosen by a meeting of parties, but at the same time we will support the candidate who Will be given to this position, whatever his right, "expected" not to resolve the name in the first round due to the large number of candidates and the difficulty of winning one-thirds of the votes. "


The nine candidates
In turn, quoted the Iraqi news agency "conscious", private sources said: "The nine candidates for the post of President of the Republic submitted their official papers to the House of Representatives so far."
The sources said that "Sunday will be the last day to apply for the nomination, otherwise, no nominations will be accepted, according to constitutional and legal texts." She added that "after the end of the official working day on Sunday, will be studied the curricula vitae of the candidates, to determine their compatibility with the requirements for nomination "And refused to mention the names of candidates.
It is worth mentioning that the House of Representatives opened the door to run for presidency by no later than 3 October, and gives the Constitution of the President of the Republic 15 days to assign a candidate put "the parliamentary bloc the most numerous" to provide the ministerial lineup within a period of not more than 30 days, Differences in it have gone so far as to form this bloc.


Choose Barham Saleh
On the other hand, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Abdul Bari Zebari said in a press statement: "The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan chose Barham Saleh from a group of four candidates because of having a good relationship with the political forces in Baghdad and its acceptance of the Kurdish opposition parties, , And Zebari, "Saleh is one of the founders of the political process in Iraq and is one of the most important symbols and in the event of assuming the presidency of the Republic will be the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil
Good ".
Zebari said that "the Patriotic Union will be presented during the coming hours (Sunday) candidate to the forces of Kurdistan," noting that "the approval of the Kurdistan Democratic Party to the post of Deputy Speaker of the Parliament is a tacit approval to take over the presidency of the Republic."
The leader of the Alliance for Democracy and Justice, headed by Barham Saleh, revealed that "the leadership of the Patriotic Union discussed at length with the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party on Saleh's candidacy and there was a common conviction that he was the best candidate for the Kurdish component because of his extensive diplomatic and political relations at the Iraqi and regional levels International, and his competence and vast experience in managing the affairs of the state, but so far we have not received a democratic answer. "
"Even if the Democratic candidate for the presidency, the chances of Barham Saleh will be the best, given the admissions of the Iraqi community, and his experience and history supervisor throughout his tenure within the previous Iraqi governments."
In contrast, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Shuan Taha: "The Democratic Party has a different candidate for the National Union for the presidency," noting that "the two parties will meet to discuss the selection of a candidate for the presidency of the Republic uniformly," adding that "the choice of the President must be Within the Kurdish consensus and then consensus with the political forces in Baghdad to pass in the Council
Deputies ".


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