Sadr had called on the judiciary to dissolve the Assembly to pave the way for early parliamentary elections.
Iraq’s judiciary said today it does not have the right to dissolve parliament, as demanded by powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, who had set a one-week deadline and is continuing his political showdown with his rivals.
Sadr had called on the judiciary to dissolve the Assembly to pave the way for early parliamentary elections, as his supporters have camped since late July around Parliament to put pressure on his opponents, his powerful pro-Iranian Shiite factions. Coordination Framework.
Sadr had justified this appeal to justice, recalling that after the parliamentary elections of October 2021, the deadlines provided by the Constitution for the appointment of a new president and a new head of government had not been met.
“The Supreme Judicial Council is not competent to dissolve Parliament,” the judicial body announced, clarifying that its prerogatives “do not allow it to interfere in the affairs of the two powers, the legislative and the executive, in application of the principle of separation of powers “.
According to the Constitution, the dissolution of the Parliament must be decided by an absolute majority. It can be requested by one third of the deputies or by the prime minister with the consent of the president of the Republic.
The Supreme Judicial Council agrees with Sadr’s criticisms regarding “constitutional violations” that represent “the non-election of a president of the Republic, a prime minister and the absence of a government formed within the constitutional deadlines.”
“It is an unacceptable situation that must be corrected and must not be repeated,” the statement added.
The current impasse began when Sadr’s movement rejected in late July a nomination for the post of prime minister presented by the Coordination Framework.
Each camp is now continuing its own sit-in in Baghdad to put pressure on the opposing camp, but not allowing the situation to turn violent.
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