Thursday, December 30, 2010

Iraq Council will begin its work early next February ~ Law Policy Council equal legal value between Allawi and Maliki ...


Thursday, December 30, 2010

Iraq: Law Policy Council equal legal value between Allawi and Maliki

BAGHDAD: Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, on Wednesday, that the law of the National Council of policies completed and submitted to parliament for a vote at its next meeting after the resolution of differences with the National Alliance, indicating that the Council will begin its work early next February, as confirmed that Allawi will have the same value that legal enjoyed by al-Maliki.

The adviser said the Iraqi List, Hani Ashour said in a statement issued by his office, said that "the Iraqi List, completed the law of the National Council of politicians high in all its aspects, after the resolution of differences with the National Alliance on some paragraphs of the law," noting that "the Council will be independent in its work to be able to carry out its tasks easily. "

The number of deputies from the National Alliance have expressed opposition to the bill of the National Council for the strategic policy because it puts the Council's executive powers to make it over the prime minister and the House of Representatives, which may raise a conflict of terms of reference of the executive branch, as the new National Alliance more than once on the lips of a number of deputies call to make the Council an advisory, without executive powers.

Ashour added that "Iraqi law will be submitted to the House of Representatives for a vote at its next meeting to be held on the tenth of next January after the end of recess," noting that "the Council President Iyad Allawi will begin the formation of the council after the vote".

Ashour and continued that "Iraq began developing rules of procedure of the Council to begin the exercise of his duties early next February," pointing out that "Iraq agreed that the President of the Council enjoy the same legal value enjoyed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki," he says.

The adviser to the Iraqi List, "Allawi would have authority to choose his deputy in his absence as stated in the draft Council Act," unlikely "to be President of the National Council a number of deputies."

He predicted Ashour "The council departments specialized according to functions to draw high-level policy in the areas of competence and a budget with a general secretariat to oversee the organization of work based on the experiences and competencies higher in the country," pointing out that "the Council will begin to make decisions early next February, will have the right boss invitation of the officials deem necessary when considering any resolution in their respective fields. "

And Ashour stressed that "the work of the Council would be supportive of the Government in the formulation of Iraq policy in the areas of high economic, security and political, social and external relations," he says.

The MP for the Iraqi List, said Ahmed al-Alwani, said Tuesday that "there is disagreement within the House of Representatives on the budget to be allocated to the Political Council of the strategic policy level.

Under the draft to be bound by decisions of the Council unanimously adopted in the event, but in the absence of unanimity in the strategic issues the Supreme Council shall take decisions by two thirds of its members and be in this case binding on the authorities concerned as well.

The draft law also stipulates that the Council take decisions in matters other than the usual strategic matters Supreme absolute majority of its members, and in the case of an equality of votes shall prevail to the side on which its President, also gave the draft to the Council the right to pursue the good execution of its decisions binding.

And I knew the draft of the National Council of the policies the Supreme that the Council act in accordance with the Constitution and consists of a President and the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic and President of the Council of Representatives and the President of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and have a financial and administrative independence with The candidate to the presidency of the National Council of the policies the Supreme Council of Representatives for a confidence vote by an absolute majority of its members It conducts its work after the constitutional oath before the House of Representatives.

The draft that the work of the Council and its President and its members continue for one cycle to form a government of the session following the establishment of the Council, and the Congress may extend the work of the new Council for a second session with the consent of an absolute majority of the members of the new Council of Representatives

According to the draft objectives of the Council in contributing to dissolve the contract, which opposed the political process in Iraq and to develop policy guidelines the Supreme Assembly of the State and all the authorities and make recommendations and proposals on legislation and laws and on the reform of the judicial system

The areas in which it operates by the Council are nine areas include ensuring that ensure compliance with the constitution, drawing up foreign policy, and establish strategic military and security, and policy development of economic, financial, monetary and energy policies, investment and development, reforming the judicial system and to achieve national reconciliation in addition to developing strategies for the organization of environmental services, health, and human rights, culture, human development, and education

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