The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday evening set a date for the voting session to give confidence to the new government headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi, while its president, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, called for a vote for this government, and that its members be described by political hawks adopted by influential political forces.
Al-Halbousi said in a television interview last night that the country does not bear the maneuver, and the current situation requires that there be a strong government with full powers to restore the economic and security situation, considering that Al-Kazemi went through practical steps, but there are objections to people in his ministry to search for others more acceptable.
He pointed out that "the reality was that the government should be far from the parties, and Al-Kazimi is present in the field and is unheard of in the media. He is a reliable person and we need him and his Arab and international relations."
And he officially announced last night that the nine o'clock in the evening tomorrow, Wednesday, to hold a session of the Iraqi parliament to give confidence to the new Iraqi government led by Al-Kazemi, within the constitutional period of 30 days, which will end on the ninth of this month.
| Al-Nujaifi announced conditional support for the Al-Kazemi government (Iraqi press) |
The conditions for Nujaifi
come at a time when the "Salvation and Development" Front led by Osama Nujaifi - Tuesday - announced conditional support for Al-Kazemi, in case his government is chosen away from quotas and political conflicts.
This came in a statement, "The Rescue and Development" (11 seats from 329 in Parliament), after Al-Kazemi made a phone call to Nujaifi the day after the Front announced that it would not participate in the government.
To date, the number of deputies who announced their refusal to vote for the Al-Kazemi government reached 81, namely: the solution party (14 seats), the State of Law coalition (26 seats), the Turkmen deputies (8 seats), the National Coalition (22 seats), and the Salvation and Development "decision alliance" Iraqi "(11 seats).
For the government to obtain the confidence of Parliament, an absolute majority vote (more than 50%) of the number of members present (not the total number) is required.
If Al-Kazemi gets the confidence, his ministry will succeed the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who resigned in early December 2019 under pressure from popular protests calling for his departure and holding the political class accused of corruption and wasting state funds accountable.