Noticias

Iraq's Supreme Court ratifies election results

16 Jun 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Daily Sabah

Iraq's supreme court ratified the results of the April 30 parliamentary elections on Monday.

"The court has approved the results of the elections except for four candidates who have ongoing trials against them," Supreme Judicial Council spokesperson Abdul Sattar Bayraktar told Anadolu Agency.

The State of Law bloc led by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki won the the parliamentary elections, taking 92 of the 328 seats.

Predominantly Shia al-Muwatin ended up with 29 seats, while the Mutahidoun bloc of Sunni Muslims got 23 seats.

Anbar PC calls government to postpone holding national conference over Anbar

06 Jun 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Iraqi News

Anbar Provincial Council called the government to postpone holding the national conference called for by the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, till settling the crisis in Anbar.

The Chairman of Anbar PC, Sabah Karhout, stated in a press statement received by IraqiNews.com “We call the Federal Government to postpone holding the national conference over Anbar because we are about to settle its crisis.”

 

Kurdish zone won’t take part in election

30 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The Daily Star Lebanon

An official from the Kurdish zone Thursday said the regime would not set up polling stations in “Syrian Kurdistan.”

Ilham Ahmad, from the Democratic Society Movement, said Kurdish groups would deal only with “powers that recognize” their rights, according to the Kurdnet news site.

Ahmad, whose party is one of a half-dozen that rule the self-rule zone along the Turkish border, was asked about the poll, expected to be won by President Bashar Assad.

A case for elections without borders

29 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Gulf News

People of this region have been busy over the last few months voting in many elections — parliamentary, local, presidential and referenda. Yet, most of it seems predetermined with no surprises in results. Though elections in other parts of the world, especially in established democracies, are witnessing declining turnout of voters, people’s participation in elections in the region is on the rise. This is not only due to the region’s thirst for democracy, but is in part a by-product of the so-called Arab Spring witnessed more than three years ago.

Uncertainty as Iraq election results revealed

26 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Jazeera

Iraq's incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's apparent victory in parliamentary elections at the end of April has given him a leading role in forming the next government, but it will not necessarily secure him a third term in office.

On Monday, Iraq's electoral results were published in national newspapers. The tally was accompanied by a warning that only three days remain to lodge electoral disputes. The results will be considered final when the Iraqi High Electoral Commission, and the country's High Court, have addressed the accusations of impropriety.

Sistani keeps distance from Iraqi election politics

20 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Monitor

Is Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani adopting a dual stance in dealing with Iraqi political issues? Does he have announced as well as unannounced views? What stand did he take vis-à-vis last month's Iraqi elections? Was he as neutral as the civil democracy (which he is still calling for) requires or has he taken the side of one party, contradicting his announced democratic principles?

La lista del primer ministro iraquí logra 92 de los 328 escaños del Parlamento

19 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
El País

La lista del primer ministro iraquí, Nuri al Maliki, fue la más votada en las elecciones legislativas del mes pasado, aunque queda lejos de la mayoría. El Estado de la Ley obtiene al menos 92 de los 328 escaños del Parlamento, según los resultados provisionales hechos públicos hoy lunes por la Comisión Electoral. Ese éxito supone un revés para los adversarios políticos de Al Maliki, tanto chiíes como suníes y kurdos, contrarios a que ejerza un tercer mandato. Para lograrlo necesita poner en pie una coalición que garantice la investidura de su nuevo Gobierno, algo que puede llevar meses.

PM Maliki's bloc biggest winner in Iraq election

19 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Arabiya News

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s political coalition has emerged as the biggest winner in Iraq’s general elections, according to preliminary results announced Monday.

Maliki’s State of Law bloc won 92 seats in the 328-member parliament, said the Independent High Electoral Commission. It took the lead in 10 of 18 provinces.

The runners-up were his two main Shiite rivals: cleric Ammar al-Hakim’s Al-Muwatin bloc with 29 seats, and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Al-Ahrar bloc with 28 seats.

Can Maliki stay in power despite election losses?

14 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Middle East Online

So far, the preliminary, and as yet unofficial, results of Iraq’s general elections indicate that no single party will have a big enough proportion of votes to gain the majority they would need to rule the country. An estimated 60 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots last week in Iraq’s first general election since US troops left – despite concerns about violence, the turnout was good, slightly higher than the last few decades’ worth of US presidential elections. And the results so far – with no party getting a majority – were generally as expected.

Uncertain prospects for Iraqi 'Sunni Alliance'

13 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Monitor

The political map of the Sunni forces after the April parliamentary elections seems, at first glance, like an extension of the map before the election, in terms of the weight and influence of the forces. However, what has changed is that the Sunni political forces will be in a more awkward position than ever to describe what alliances they will make to form a government and how they will deal with the promises made before the election.

Low voter turnout stokes Iraq suspicion

06 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Al Jazeera

The results from Iraq's general elections last week are not in yet, but there is already controversy.

Senior Sunni political leaders say the elections cannot be fair, partially due to a low voter turnout in Anbar province.

There has been fierce fighting in the area between Iraq's army and opposition fighters.

Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from the outskirts of Anbar province.

 

Iraq's Al-Maliki calls for 'partnership government' instead of 'majority government'

05 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
Middle East Monitor

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is reportedly negotiating to form a "partnership government" instead of the "majority government" he has been campaigning for to face rivals who want to ensure that he does not return for a third term .

Media Adviser to Maliki, Ali al-Moussawi, told Al-Hayat newspaper that the State of Law Coalition led by Maliki will try to form a "majority government"; but if it fails it will consider a "partnership government" as last resort.

Iraqi Kurds fear losing voice in government

03 Mayo 2014
Irak
Fuente: 
The Daily Star Lebanon

Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over whether they will retain the presidency, an important symbol after decades of central government oppression and a link between their autonomous region and Baghdad.

Whether they keep the post after this week’s parliamentary elections is an issue that could deepen the disconnect between Baghdad and the three-province Kurdish region, which are at odds over a string of long-running disputes.

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