June 26, 2010Conference on the future of Iraq, International Center for Strategic Studies In Cairo
القاهرة – امجد الشريف Cairo - Amjad Sharif
Iraq is currently experiencing a state of political and security unrest, especially after the announcement of the final results of the elections that have been conducted recently in Iraq. The different forces and political parties did not succeed in forming a coalition government representing all political forces and parties in Iraq.
The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq announced that the recount of ballots from the country’s election that took place on March 7 in Baghdad did not change the distribution of seats in Parliament", making the Iraqiya List headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi winning the most seats in parliament. The Iraqiya List got 91 seats, while the State of Law Coalition, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki got 89 seats. Both blocs did not win enough seats to form a government alone.
This comes at a time when Iraq is setting for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq next year, providing the opportunity for many of Iraq's political factions, which aims to divide Iraq, on the backdrop of the ambitions of Iraq's neighbors in its territory, particularly Iran, which seek to interfere in Iraq's internal affairs and achieve its strategic interests in Iraq.
Within this context, this conference will be convened to discuss and analyze the final results of the Iraqi election, identify the steps already under way to form a new coalition government and how far these steps can achieve success in establishing political and security stability in Iraq. The Conference will try to look into the causes of escalation of violence and terrorist acts within the Iraqi society during the U.S. military presence, providing a future vision of the situation in Iraq and how to renounce violence there… through the following pivots:
Main pivots:
First pivot: political developments and prospects for consensus and political stability in the light of the recent election’s results.
Second pivot: escalation of violent acts... their current motivations and their impact on the political stability.
القاهرة – امجد الشريف Cairo - Amjad Sharif
Iraq is currently experiencing a state of political and security unrest, especially after the announcement of the final results of the elections that have been conducted recently in Iraq. The different forces and political parties did not succeed in forming a coalition government representing all political forces and parties in Iraq.
The Independent High Electoral Commission in Iraq announced that the recount of ballots from the country’s election that took place on March 7 in Baghdad did not change the distribution of seats in Parliament", making the Iraqiya List headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi winning the most seats in parliament. The Iraqiya List got 91 seats, while the State of Law Coalition, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki got 89 seats. Both blocs did not win enough seats to form a government alone.
This comes at a time when Iraq is setting for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq next year, providing the opportunity for many of Iraq's political factions, which aims to divide Iraq, on the backdrop of the ambitions of Iraq's neighbors in its territory, particularly Iran, which seek to interfere in Iraq's internal affairs and achieve its strategic interests in Iraq.
Within this context, this conference will be convened to discuss and analyze the final results of the Iraqi election, identify the steps already under way to form a new coalition government and how far these steps can achieve success in establishing political and security stability in Iraq. The Conference will try to look into the causes of escalation of violence and terrorist acts within the Iraqi society during the U.S. military presence, providing a future vision of the situation in Iraq and how to renounce violence there… through the following pivots:
Main pivots:
First pivot: political developments and prospects for consensus and political stability in the light of the recent election’s results.
Second pivot: escalation of violent acts... their current motivations and their impact on the political stability.
