Former MP Hussein Ali Mardan said on Wednesday that any proposals to resolve Iraq’s political deadlock must follow the constitution and the law. He warned that amending the constitution right now is nearly impossible because of the strict limits in Articles 126 and 142.
Mardan told dinaropinions.com that “the Federal Court does not have the power to change its own laws. Only the Council of Representatives, under Article 61, can do that.” He explained that changing how the court handles voting would need a political agreement and a two-thirds majority in parliament, which is very hard to reach currently.
He also noted that “the Federal Court reversing previous rulings, especially on Article 76 about the largest parliamentary bloc, faces major hurdles.” Mardan cautioned that sudden legal changes could shake government legitimacy and risk political chaos.
On reform ideas, he said that treating the winning list as the largest bloc could speed up forming a government, but it might weaken cross-sectarian national alliances. He stressed that the constitution and its interpretations come first, and any attempt to bypass them through parliament would be unconstitutional.
