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Iraqi government action
Posted on: January 3, 2020 at 12:18:53 CT
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Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who leads a fragile coalition government installed by Sadr and Amiri, called for an extraordinary session of parliament to "take legislative steps and necessary provisions to safeguard Iraq's dignity, security and sovereignty."
For Amiri to get his wish, parliament would need to pass a law obliging the Iraqi government to ask U.S. troops to leave.
It requires a simple, not absolute, majority, said Iraqi legal expert Tariq Harb, but at least 165 lawmakers must vote for a decision to be valid.
Sadr and Amiri together directly control 100 seats, not counting political allies, so those opposing any bill could block it by ensuring that a quorum of 165 is not present - a tactic often used in Iraqi politics.
Abdul Mahdi warned that the air strike was "a dangerous escalation that will light the fuse of a destructive war in Iraq, the region, and the world."
Both Sadr and Amiri's camps have signaled their readiness to use violence if politics fail to expel U.S. troops.
For Amiri to get his wish, parliament would need to pass a law obliging the Iraqi government to ask U.S. troops to leave.
It requires a simple, not absolute, majority, said Iraqi legal expert Tariq Harb, but at least 165 lawmakers must vote for a decision to be valid.
Sadr and Amiri together directly control 100 seats, not counting political allies, so those opposing any bill could block it by ensuring that a quorum of 165 is not present - a tactic often used in Iraqi politics.
Abdul Mahdi warned that the air strike was "a dangerous escalation that will light the fuse of a destructive war in Iraq, the region, and the world."
Both Sadr and Amiri's camps have signaled their readiness to use violence if politics fail to expel U.S. troops.
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Iraqi government action - Ace AU - 1/3 12:18:53