Iraqi Law to Reform Political Financing Blocked in Parliament
The Iraqi Council of Representatives is blocking a law that would create financial transparency for financing political parties.
On July 9, 2013, a source close to Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi revealed that the political parties draft law will not be enacted during the current legislative session, due to sharp differences between the leaders of political blocs.
“Long discussions were held last week between the leaders of political blocs in parliament regarding the law. However, no consensus has been reached to pass it during this session,” the source said in a statement to Al-Monitor.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, added, “This law was supposed to be voted on during the session, but due to mistrust between political blocs, political leaders failed to reach an agreement in this regard.”
Speaking to Al-Monitor, Ahmed Abdullah, the deputy chairman of Iraq’s Integrity Committee, said, “Major political parties, especially those in the government, do not wish to enact this law because it reveals their financial resources.”
