Towards a consensus on intermediate circuits?

Baghdad | With each election deadline in Iraq, the political rams are renewed within the House of Representatives on the adoption of the electoral denominator, according to which alliances can compete in the race. After the protest movement that began in October last year, the legislative tent was forced to pass an electoral law in accordance with the protesters’ demands, but political disputes were sparked by the adoption of an electoral denominator that would satisfy all the parliamentary parties, so the election went to multiple districts according to the proportions of the quota of women. Parliamentary sources report, in their interview with Al-Akhbar, that the “wisdom movement” led by Ammar al-Hakim was the first to present this proposal to the Juridical Committee, which was welcomed by the political forces. In particular, the “Sairoun Alliance” supported by the Sadrist movement and the “Kurdistan Democratic Party” headed by Masoud Barzani, while another group opposed, represented by the “Al-Fatah Alliance” led by Hadi Al-Ameri. , and the “Coalition of the Rule of Law” headed by Nuri al-Maliki, who warned against In effect, this denominator will guarantee some parties an increase in their participation in the electorate’s vote in the areas to which they are electorally directed, a time new regions are added to the latter and hold Parliament accountable.

The team close to Al-Kazemi is pushing for the formula of a district for each seat

In this context, it seems that the areas in dispute with the “Kurdistan Region” will be the most affected electoral district, especially since the distributions will be sectarian and national, and not geographically. Where there are electoral districts that combine two geographically distant and convergent cities on sectarian lines, while two neighboring cities have separated for the same reason, which could strengthen the hegemony of the ruling parties today and kill the opportunities of emerging powers that were formed recently. Here, a political source says that “the concerns of the deputies of the disputed regions arise from the possibility of a geographical and territorial change, which began in the governorate of Nineveh and may extend to the southern governorates.” In Parliament to pass it, despite its negative implications.
In light of this, there seems to be a tendency to engage in discussions that would produce a compromise formula that satisfies everyone. In this context, sources say that traditional political forces are pushing for the law to be passed in the format of middle circles, which is the opposite of what the “Rule of Law Coalition” wants to push towards a district in each province. Unusually, the team close to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is pushing for the formula of one district per seat (one district for every 100,000 citizens). In light of these divisions, and whatever formula the electoral law will be based on after substantial amendments have been made to it, it appears that it will be in the interest of large and influential parties, with fixed and broad organizations starting of the provinces; Because it divides the votes between the electoral districts and disperses them. It can also be a factor in the victory of personalities who have financial, media and clan influence, thus giving the “independents” the scraps of the remaining votes in other constituencies.

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