Newspaper: Maliki presses to replace his parliamentary seat as vice president

by **RamblerNash** Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:43 am

Newspaper: Maliki presses to replace his parliamentary seat as vice president

31-08-2019 11:00 AM

BAGHDAD / News:
The leader of the coalition of law, Nuri al-Maliki, the movement and political pressure to get the post of Vice-President of the Republic, while officials stressed that the movement of al-Maliki comes to cover the failure to be sworn in as deputy in parliament so far, and fear of the actions that may be taken against him .

Motionless Maliki comes in conjunction with the pursuit of parliament to reform its work in the next legislative term is scheduled to begin this week, as many of the files are on his desk, including taking legal action against MPs who did not perform the constitutional oath, up to replace them. "

Pressure Maliki It came after learning of the close steps of parliament against deputies who were not sworn in

According to a deputy from the "Reform" coalition, "al-Maliki recently held a series of meetings and direct and indirect contacts with the President of the Republic Barham Saleh, and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Halbousi, in order to get the post of Vice-President of the Republic," indicating the "new Arab", that "Maliki waved To take legal action, considering that the position is approved by the Constitution and cannot be exceeded, which is part of its share in accordance with political agreements. "

The MP stressed that "the pressure of al-Maliki came after learning of steps close to the parliament against deputies who have not been sworn in, as the subject was raised by the Legal Committee, within the framework of reform steps in the work of parliament, which seeks to be a new legislative decisive for the files and laws outstanding," That "

In a statement to local Iraqi radio, Maliki said on Friday, in which he stressed that "not to appoint a vice president is a clear constitutional violation, and that the Constitution provides that the president has one or more", expressing surprise at the "failure of the President of the Republic to take a decision My nomination letter to the Parliament.

He pointed out that "the President of the Republic talked more than once about his desire to fill the post."

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