November 9, 2009
The Election Law Sees the Light of Day
Welcomed the formal, political and international adoption of the amendments and the Commission confirms that the NCB in January 2010
بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning
Finally, after unanimously and a majority of Parliament voted on the House of Representatives election law, as amended in accordance with the new items after reaching a compromise formula to the issue of Kirkuk.
The afternoon session saw the public vote on the law, approved the plan, where 141 deputies out of 195 deputies present at the meeting. And with the exception of Chairman, First Deputy Speaker Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya vote on the law by "severe blow to the terrorists and darkness", was welcomed by Prime Minister Nuri al - al-Maliki and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and U.S. President Barack Obama and a number of politicians adopt the electoral law.
The law includes the adoption of the open list according to the system by multi-seat constituencies and one per hundred thousand people, according to the latest statistics provided by the Ministry of Commerce. And confirms the election law also granted eight parliament seats for minorities are distributed among five provinces, and also includes a special election for the military and patients in hospitals and inmates and prisoners and detainees.
With regard to Kirkuk, the paragraph concerning the maintenance provides that "the elections on the scheduled date exception, known as the provinces of doubtful records as" one of exceeding the rate of population growth more than 5 percent annually to submit a request to question than fifty deputies at least be approved by the House of Representatives majority simple, as is the House of Representatives committee of members of the Kirkuk province and each province of dubious records consist of representatives of the components of that province and a representative member of each of the Ministry of Planning, Interior and Commerce and the Electoral Commission for elections and with the help of the United Nations to review and check the error and the increase in the records of the electorate, not The results of the elections in Kirkuk province, state or province of dubious records before the completion of the process of checking the electoral register as a basis for any future electoral process or a precedent for any political or administrative.
"The issue of Kirkuk is the only obstacle to approval of the election law before finding a compromise solution between the components President in the province. In the meantime, praised the deputies of the different masses approving the law, Adin him an important step towards strengthening democracy.
He described the Coalition MP Abbas al-Bayati's ratification of the election as "a profit to the political process, Iraqis, there is no loser", while MP Iraqi List, Osama Nujaifi: "bleeding of our people in Kirkuk, Bushra install their historical rights to the province." For her part, the Kurdistan Alliance bloc passed the election law as a "complete and agree on average to overcome the problems and constraints, particularly the problem of Kirkuk," as it welcomed the U.S. Embassy and the Multi - National Forces in Iraq passes the law.
In Washington, the President congratulated the U.S. House of Representatives approving the law, saying this as a significant step towards establishing lasting peace in Iraq. Middle of this picture, said Faraj Haidari, the head the Electoral Commission for elections to the National Merit will be conducted in January 2010, but he emphasized that the possibility of conducting Day 16 of the same month. Haidari, hinted in a press statement that he will postpone the elections for several days but no later than the date on January 31 next, revealing the quick actions taken by UNHCR to ensure the successful electoral process, and accurate.
In a later development, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said the ratification of the election law is a major achievement for the political process and the democratic experience.
He said al-Maliki said in a statement following ratification by the House of Representatives that "the elections on schedule according to the open list is a historic victory for the people's will and strong response to the terrorists and thugs in the former regime who are trying to undermine security and undermine the political process and returning the country had grown to eras of injustice, tyranny and discrimination. Park and the Prime Minister in his statement to the Iraqi people and political groups and members of the House of Representatives to ratify the election law, calling on the law was passed as "the beginning of a new phase, would open new horizons to proceed to the electoral process in accordance with democratic mechanisms and competition official and stay away from anything that would disturb the atmosphere of the wedding forthcoming election, and we are all away from the accounts to serve the narrow interests of the country and achieve the aspirations and ambitions of people of different components and affiliations in the establishment of a federal, pluralistic and respectful of the rights, freedoms protected and promoted by the national unity. "
For his part, congratulated the Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi of the Iraqi people on the occasion of passing a law amending the election law.
A statement quoted Hashemi as saying: "once again proves the Iraqi people that the key to solving any problem of problems Wi-challenge of challenges, lies in their agreement and nationally."
He added: "I must stress that I'd like to any attempt is intended to undermine the voices of displaced Iraqis outside Iraq," stressing the need for "be represented in proportion to the preparation of their voices, and can be studied by adding a special article to the law removes the feelings of anxiety and frustration of the electorate Diaspora and treated on an equal footing with his brother voters inside Iraq.
