Baghdad-Hussein Ali, Omar Sattar life-16 / 05 / 07 / /
The Committee of the constitutional amendments in the Iraqi Parliament to extend its ten days of unresolved contentious issues between the political blocs, led with disagreements within the «United Iraqi Alliance» Shiite to postpone the cabinet reshuffle expected until next week.
The deputy chairman of the Committee on constitutional amendments Abbas Bayati told «life» that «the Commission decided to extend its work into next week to end some of the issues that are still under discussion between members» pointing out that «the Commission resolved a lot of issues that were the subject of disagreement between the blocs».
He added that «the Commission decided to refer the controversial articles remaining to the heads of parliamentary blocs to crystallize a unified vision to avoid a dispute in the future after which the Committee was unable». He pointed out that the final version of the amendments will be presented to the parliament next Tuesday although the Constitution imposes on the Commission completed its work middle of this month.
He said Unadim Kana, a member of the constitutional amendments for «life», the «disagreements centered on federalism and uprooting the Baath Party and Article 140 of Kirkuk» stressing the need for more time to resolve these issues. There is a sharp disagreement on article 140 of the normalization of the situation in Kirkuk between the Kurds and the Accord Front, which saw article directed against Arabs in the city and called for amendments rejected by the Kurds, considering that this breach of the Constitution».
He added that we «federalism is still a bone of contention in some of the details of the bill, especially the powers of provinces and the role of the central government», adding that «Accord Front threatened not to approve the adoption of federalism without assurances of the territorial integrity of Iraq and non-dividing future».
The spokesman «consensus» Salim Abdullah expressed the hope b «complete amendment of the constitution as stipulated in the political consensus», He informed Abdullah «life» that «one of the conditions for entering the front in the political process was to make amendments to some articles of the constitution that had been reservations about» link continuation of the Front in the political process adopt these amendments.
The director of the Committee on Constitutional Support of the United Nations demanded Nicholas Haysom, pledge in a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament Mahmoud Almchidani day before yesterday, parliamentary blocs and different political forces need to reach political agreement on the issues of disagreement and work on the wording satisfies all parties, He warned that «Failure to do so means that the constitutional review process would devolve to dissent and discord».
He said that Almchidani «ensure the success of the Constitutional Commission requires all political parties concessions and non-adherence to what some political blocs red lines» pointing out that the House has extended the work of the Committee.
According to Iraqi Permanent Constitution requires that the parliamentary expensive to prepare proposals to amend its constitution to the parliament during the four months from the commencement of its work. The Committee is composed of 29 members representing various Iraqi spectrum that the contentious points centered on the powers and the powers of federal regions and how to manage the distribution of mineral wealth and reconsider dealing with the Baath Party and the issue of Kirkuk. The Committee began its work in October last (October) and was scheduled to submit its recommendations on the 15th of May (May 5).
Elsewhere deputy bloc chest Falah Chanchal told «life» that «withdrawal from the government was conditional that the new ministers of independent technocrats, away from sectarian and partisan Ditching». He added : «The first Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to benefit from this initiative comes ministers be independent loyalty to the homeland and not for a range».
He explained that Chanchal «was scheduled to put names to the parliament last Saturday and then for this to the meeting last Monday because of objections made by the bloc chest names that belong to some parties».
He expected the issue to end Chanchal cabinet reshuffle next week, pointing out the «great response from the Prime Minister and components to the demands of coalition bloc chest».
The deputy «Alliance» Sami military, candidate for the post of the Minister of Transport, l «life» that «objections from within the coalition bloc led to the delay of the ministerial changes to the House» pointing out that his candidacy for the post of the Minister of Transport «faced objection from the« Supreme Council »,« Badr Organization »for believing Kony is not independent and belong to the Dawa Party, which left five years ago», He pointed out «Prime Minister's request bloc chest appoint ministers from the independents» where student opposition to the new names b «provide any evidence of the lack of independence of one of the candidates».
Al-Maliki said in a press statement that «objections to some candidates resulting from lack of knowledge, and they certainly will be lost because we investigated the efficiency and independence when all prospective candidates for ministries».
The names seven candidates for the ministerial portfolios are Sami new military transport ministries, Jaber Eissawi for agriculture, Ahmed Abbasi of Justice, Sadiq Al-Jaber of health, and Dietary Abd al-Kazim of State for civil society, Rafie inch for the provinces, and Zuhair Mohammed of State for antiquities and tourism.
Informed sources in the House told «life» that «modifications to the list last Monday, which was scheduled to be presented to the House of Representatives are nominated Rasul Sadik morning to the Ministry of Health, Hassan Saleh Jabr of the Ministry of Agriculture, rather than Saber Eissawi Secretary of Baghdad, which has apologized for the prestigious ministry.