State of Law, White al-Iraqiya withdraw from Parliament session in protest to non-voting against Elections Commission

State of Law, White al-Iraqiya withdraw from Parliament session in protest to non-voting against Elections Commission
7/28/2011 11:29 AM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The State of Law Coalition, led by Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and the White al-Iraqiya Alliance, led by Legislature, Hassan Allawi, have withdrawn from the Parliament’s session on Thursday, in protest to its non-voting to withdraw trust from the Elections Commission.



“The State of Law Coalition and the White al-Iraqiya Alliance have withdrawn from the Parliament’s session today (Thursday), in protest against non-voting to withdraw trust from the Elections Commission,” a Parliament source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, adding that both blocs would hold a news conference to explain their decision.



The High Independent Elections Commission was charged with corruption during the last nationwide elections that took place in Iraq in March, 2010.

State of Law to vote no confidence on Election Commission
7/27/2011 6:04 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The present Election Commission cannot run the elections, even in a small village, a State of Law MP stated today.

MP Ali al-Shalah told Aswat al-Iraq that "the State of Law will vote for non-confidence in its work, because the available financial, administrative and executive documents can judge the Commission."

"Anyone who does not vote for the non-confidence vote has no right to speak about corruption in the future," he added.

On Tuesday, MP Khalid al-Asadi told Aswat al-Iraq that "the National Alliance have agreed that the Election Commission is unsuitable to lead any future operations in Iraq."