May 5, 2010
The Presidency out six recommendations aimed at accelerating negotiations to form a government
بغداد ـ الصباح Baghdad morning
Out the meeting of the Presidency of the Republic yesterday, 6 recommendations aimed at speeding up negotiations on forming a new government and face the risks to the democratic process as a result of the obstacles delaying ratification of the election results, issued after the meeting the following statement:
Council has already participated to the presidency of the Iraqi people joy elections that took place on the seventh of last March and considered it a victory for democracy and a great step in Iraq's progress and defeat terrorism and dictatorship ..
But the council has been following since a while - and with great concern - a series of decisions and actions that will - if not managed in a balanced and thoughtful - not to delay the ratification of the results and speed up the formation of the government only, but would also disrupt and dismantle the electoral and political process as a whole.
According to constitutional duties in defending the independence and sovereignty of the country, according to Article (67) in «ensure compliance with the Constitution» Demands of the Presidency of the Republic of everyone, especially the judiciary and independent bodies concerned to insist on the buildings and the constitutional framework governing the decision-making, legal and procedural, and that the Board believes should not be prolong the period of a constitutional vacuum in the country, the absence of the House of Representatives. that the Presidential Council as a guarantor of the safety and proper application of the Constitution and protect the principles and committed to the department, who played in article (50) of the Constitution, including the «independence of the judiciary» Reiterates its full support of all the institutions and the courts that are accordance with the Constitution and the law, and calls for the election of the judiciary to take into account civil and political rights of Iraqi voters.'s board president, a book mentions entitled to the Chairmanship of the House of Representatives in a number 19/41/1 11/03/2008, in addition to the Book of House Speaker with a figure of 92 01/31/2010 The Prime Minister of the book with the number 314 at 3/16/2010 and after studying all the data and facts, decisions and consequences pillar in the Iraqi arena and a commitment to him to perform his constitutional role as a legal and political, on the public interest decided as follows:
1. Calling the political blocs to move forward and quickly coupled with wisdom and keenness on activating the national reconciliation talks on forming a new government, according to the consequences of the elections.
2. appeal to everyone to show cultural behavior and practices of democracy in dealing with the various political parties.
3. proposed that UNHCR Electoral lists of winners in the other provinces - except for Baghdad - to the Federal Supreme Court to validate the final results to exploit the time and pay the whole process forward with the acceleration of the completion of the count as soon as possible as a prelude to the approval of the Federal Court and to invite the council to convene and to avoid the absence of constitutional order.
4. Prompt parties resumed respectable review request in the counting and sorting ..
Otherwise, the recommendation graduation and the brevity of the proceedings and go to the first secured the decision of «judicial elections» in limiting counting on «polling stations, the contested validity of their results» only, and when completed can be accessed to the right decision for the contents of the other within the law and the Constitution.
5. respect the right of voters and candidates in the elections, and safeguard the votes they obtained the list, irrespective of whoever the decision of candidates.Presidential Council and can not find any legal or constitutional to deny the existing of this right after he crossed the voters a clear signal of support for this list or the other.
6. calls upon the judiciary to maintain its neutrality and independence, and asking everyone to respect the independence of the judiciary and non-interference in its affairs and decisions. This will keep the Presidency in constant contact with each of his relationship of the judiciary and the executive and the competent bodies concerned to prevent the prolongation of the special period and keep things , are part of the constitutional foundations and legal respect for deadlines, rights and prevent the prolongation deprive the country of its legislative authority and the new government arising from it, which is also by preventing the re-violence and risks of internationalization and »to maintain Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity», which must be established everyone in the first place of their duties.
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