Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Quartet alliance want Fadhela Party
Politics
(Voices of Iraq) - A member of parliament from the Islamic Fadhlia (Virtue) party said on Monday that senior Iraqi officials have voiced “desire” for the party to enter the four-way alliance, while some Shiite officials are trying to convince the party to return to the Unified Iraqi Coalition (UIC). “The Quartet coalition has a desire for us to join, but we have not received an official invitation in this regard so far,” Basem Sharief told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
The Islamic Daawa Party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), and the two main Kurdish parties formed a four-way alliance in mid-August that they claim aims at backing the current Iraqi government following the withdrawal of some political blocs from the cabinet.
Regarding the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc and the Fadhila party of the UIC, the parliamentarian said “The two have the desire to continue negotiations to agree on a project that serves the national interest.” The spokesman for the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement announced on Saturday the withdrawal of the Sadrist parliamentary bloc from the Shiite Unified Iraqi Coalition. Six months ago, the Shiite Fadhila (Virtue) party, which holds 15 seats in the parliament, withdrew from the UIC.
The Islamic Daawa Party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), and the two main Kurdish parties formed a four-way alliance in mid-August that they claim aims at backing the current Iraqi government following the withdrawal of some political blocs from the cabinet.
Regarding the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc and the Fadhila party of the UIC, the parliamentarian said “The two have the desire to continue negotiations to agree on a project that serves the national interest.” The spokesman for the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement announced on Saturday the withdrawal of the Sadrist parliamentary bloc from the Shiite Unified Iraqi Coalition. Six months ago, the Shiite Fadhila (Virtue) party, which holds 15 seats in the parliament, withdrew from the UIC.
Labels: Basem Sharief, Dawa party, Fadhila Party, Kurdistan Coalition, SIIC, UIC
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Committee to meet on constitution amendment next month
Politics
(VOI) The committee reconsidering items in the Iraqi constitution will hold its coming meeting next March, a Shiite Unified Iraqi Coalition (UIC) member of parliament said on Monday."Most members of the committee are now attending workshops outside Iraq over constitutional matters," Sami al-Aaskari told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI) by telephone.The forthcoming meeting, he added, will "envisage proposals tabled by different parties on amendments of certain items in the Iraqi constitution." In light of these recommendations there will be consultations among political blocs in this respect, he said.
The Iraqi Parliament had set up a committee in November 2006 to reconsider certain constitutional items and that it should finalize its work in a period not more than four months, not including the legislative recess.The committee is composed of 29 members representing the Iraqi political and ethnic spectrum. The members elected Sheikh Hammam Hammoudi of the UIC as chairman, Fouad Maasoum of the Kurdistan Coalition, the second largest parliamentary bloc, as vice chairman and Abbas al-Bayyati of the UIC as rapporteur.
Labels: amendment, constitution, Sami al-Aaskari, UIC
