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December 15, 2010

Federal Court: Can not end the legislative session only after the adoption of the budget

Identified the fourteenth of last June as the date for the beginning of the work of Parliament

بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning

Stressed the Federal Court was not possible to end the legislative session, but since the introduction of the general budget and approval.

Federal Supreme Court identified the fourteenth day of June, the beginning of the first legislative term of the Parliament.

The spokesperson said on behalf of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Abdul Sattar Bayrakdar in a statement received "morning," a copy of it: "The Federal Supreme Court held a meeting chaired by President of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, where the Court found that article (56 / II) of the Constitution have been identified One election cycle four calendar years commencing with the first session and ending by the end of the fourth year, and where that article (57) of the Constitution stipulates that (the House of Representatives session of the annual two legislative seasons-running eight months, sets out the rules of procedure how the session, not the end of the legislative term, which where he was the general budget only after approval).

It is said that the draft budget bill for 2011 will be discussed by the House of Representatives in session on Saturday.

The budget next year, some 93 trillion dinars, of which 29 trillion dinars allocated for the expenses of the investment projects, while the operating expenses 64 trillion dinars by a financial deficit of more than 14 trillion dinars covered from cash retained from the Federal budget for the year 2010 and internal borrowing and external, According to the draft budget which was obtained by «morning» a copy of it recently. The MP for the National Alliance Abbas al-Bayati, presented a proposal for the former student when calculating the age of the new session of Parliament on the thirteenth of November "according to the constitution", as well as the launch of eight months of which to be able to accomplish its job.

Article Ninety-third of the Constitution provides that the functions of the Federal Court is to control the constitutionality of laws and regulations, and interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution, separation of issues that arise from the application of federal laws, resolutions, regulations, instructions, and procedures issued by the federal authority, and adjudicating disputes that arise between the government Federal and regional governments and governorates.

And announced that the Electoral Commission on 26 March last final results of parliamentary elections resulted in victory of the list of coalition Iraqi first place after winning 91 seats, followed by a list of coalition rule of law, which won 89 seats and the National Coalition of Iraq in third place with 71 seats, also got a list of the Kurdistan Alliance 43 seats, and got on the compatibility list six seats, and got a list of change on the eight seats, the Islamic Union won four seats and the unity of Iraq and the Islamic Group four seats.

States that was held the first meeting of the House of Representatives on 14 June under the chairmanship of Deputy older Fuad Masum, who decided to adjourn the meeting and keeping them open, then delayed a second session after a tug of war between the political blocs until 11 November to elect a candidate of the Iraqi List Osama Nujaifi Chairman of the Parliament, and Jalal Talabani, President of the Republic, which in turn assigned to the National Alliance candidate Nouri al-Maliki to form a government.