Will they ever agree? Sunday, December 12th 2010
SLC rejects strategic council’s bill
Erbil, A deputy from the State of Law Coalition (SLC), led by the Prime Minister designate Nouri al-Maliki, said his bloc will not sanction the bill for the National Council for the Strategic Policies, accusing the bill drafters of “impeding” the cabinet formation process.
The council was given as a concession to the former PM Ayad Allawi, the leader of elections’ front runner al-Iraqiya bloc, in turn for his compromise over the PM post. The privilege was bestowed according to a trailblazing political deal that melted the eight-month government formation freeze.
The bill was handed Friday to the blocs to study and finalize. Al-Iraqiya has stressed their participation in the new cabinet is subject to the sanction of the bill by parliament.
Khalid Asadi, a leader from the SLC told AKnews his bloc rejected the bill for the authorities that are stipulated for the president of the council are the PM authorities.
Asadi accused al-Iraqiya of “impeding the cabinet formation and deviating from the political deals the parties agreed on and”.
Maliki is left only with 12 days of the constitutional limit to pick up his cabinet and should he fail to from the cabinet by the deadline, the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will assign another deputy as the PM designate.
Asadi mentioned the bill calls for ratifying the council’s proposals by absolute majority whereas according to the political deal its bills become binding only if ratified by 80% of the votes.
Citing to AKnews earlier, Mahmoud Othman from the Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC), deemed the bill has granted “ample” authorities to Allawi and urged the political players to find a “common ground” to settle the differences over the bill or it will “certainly” be rejected.
Othman also said Kurds maintain the council should not to be “consultancy” body but an “executive” power and it was proposed that any decision ratified by 2/3 of yes-votes or 80% of council’s support will become binding.
In an earlier account to AKnews, an al-Iraqiya member, Jamal Battikh said according to the bill the council will be “part of the executive body and the president of the council enjoys the same authorities of the PM”. The bill also stipulates the army leaders, the ministers of interior, defense and the army chief of staff should be assigned by the council.
http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/201678
SLC rejects strategic council’s bill
Erbil, A deputy from the State of Law Coalition (SLC), led by the Prime Minister designate Nouri al-Maliki, said his bloc will not sanction the bill for the National Council for the Strategic Policies, accusing the bill drafters of “impeding” the cabinet formation process.
The council was given as a concession to the former PM Ayad Allawi, the leader of elections’ front runner al-Iraqiya bloc, in turn for his compromise over the PM post. The privilege was bestowed according to a trailblazing political deal that melted the eight-month government formation freeze.
The bill was handed Friday to the blocs to study and finalize. Al-Iraqiya has stressed their participation in the new cabinet is subject to the sanction of the bill by parliament.
Khalid Asadi, a leader from the SLC told AKnews his bloc rejected the bill for the authorities that are stipulated for the president of the council are the PM authorities.
Asadi accused al-Iraqiya of “impeding the cabinet formation and deviating from the political deals the parties agreed on and”.
Maliki is left only with 12 days of the constitutional limit to pick up his cabinet and should he fail to from the cabinet by the deadline, the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will assign another deputy as the PM designate.
Asadi mentioned the bill calls for ratifying the council’s proposals by absolute majority whereas according to the political deal its bills become binding only if ratified by 80% of the votes.
Citing to AKnews earlier, Mahmoud Othman from the Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC), deemed the bill has granted “ample” authorities to Allawi and urged the political players to find a “common ground” to settle the differences over the bill or it will “certainly” be rejected.
Othman also said Kurds maintain the council should not to be “consultancy” body but an “executive” power and it was proposed that any decision ratified by 2/3 of yes-votes or 80% of council’s support will become binding.
In an earlier account to AKnews, an al-Iraqiya member, Jamal Battikh said according to the bill the council will be “part of the executive body and the president of the council enjoys the same authorities of the PM”. The bill also stipulates the army leaders, the ministers of interior, defense and the army chief of staff should be assigned by the council.
http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/201678
