The Throne Speech and the Ministerial Platform in the discussions of the Iraqi Parliament, the ninth electoral session (1939-1943) A documentary study

Abstract

One of the manifestations of parliamentary life in Iraq is the King or his representative delivering the Throne Speech at the opening of each electoral session of the Iraqi National Assembly (representatives and senators) or any meeting within a single electoral session, He also has the authority to issue a royal decree to dissolve the Assembly or adjourn a specific meeting within a single electoral session, The Throne Speech has always expressed the state’s internal and external policy, whether it has been implemented or will be implemented in the future Sometimes, the Throne Speech represents the ministerial program that the government will follow in the event that the government does not propose a ministerial program, or the Throne Speech comes separately from the ministerial program proposed by the specific ministry, but it carries the same orientations, In both cases, the Throne Speech or Ministerial Program must be put forward for discussion within the corridors of the Iraqi National Assembly because it represents the people according to the constitution. Whether the Throne Speech or Ministerial Program receives the support of the representatives or their opposition, the main goal is to mature its provisions and gain the support of the Iraqi National Assembly for it in order to implement it, The subject of the study is important because it Part of the contemporary history of Iraq, especially since it witnessed important events of World War II.