Sayed Alhakim has put forward several points that represent the general framework of the demands of the Iraqi people

Sayed Alhakim has said that these eight points represent the general framework of the demands of the Iraqi people and that these need to be met in order to overcome the crisis that has erupted between the political parties in Iraq. These points must be met to make positive moves toward the future, moves that are desired by all. Sayed Alhakim said that these points will make Iraq and the Iraqis look forward to a promising future. The points are:

1 - Fight against financial and moral corruption:

In the West there are controls to prevent corruption, controls that have not been codified in Iraq. In Iraq we stand up and defend our civilization and our values and our Islam, our principles and we must fight corruption. Whether it be corruption that effects Iraq administratively, financially and morally in Iraq, it does not matter. Because we are proud of this civilization and this history we must fight against those who would expedite its deterioration.

2-Providing  necessary services:

Today, the street wants a working and capable electrical grid that provides them with much needed power. It is the right of citizens to attain the necessary services of housing, water, electricity and natural needs. It is also their right to have access to employment opportunities etc.

3-Strengthening the security reality:

We need to build on our security achievements and we need to see an integrated security system that is able to achieve real stability in this country. We want our temporary success to turn into a successful, sustainable and long term success. But how can we achieve success in security when there are four security ministries that are still vacant? They are without Ministers because of political considerations and conflicts between one faction or personality against another. I renew my call for all officials to give up parts of their demands for the benefit of the people. People whom they serve and who are killed in cold blood every day.

4- Bringing the Criminals to Justice

This is a popular demand today and the Iraqi people are united in the pursuit of criminals. These criminals have caused large-scale massacres in all regions of Iraq, without exception. Therefore, there is a need for decisive actions to bring the criminals to justice, especially those who were sentenced to capital punishment.

5-Political commitment to the agreements:

Political blocs, nationalists, and patriots sit at the table to agree on issues and sign their intent. Leaders must hold their commitment to agreements. This is because we are in Iraq, and being Iraqi we accept such standards in political practice. We practice politics in accordance to the historical and cultural Arab and Islamic values.

6 -The promotion of true partnership in the making decisions and administration.

Decisions of the country must be taken collectively by the partners in the political process. The administration of the country must be run in this manner, but today there are those who say there is a partnership and there are those who say there is no partnership. What are the standards and what are the controls? How do we ensure a partnership in the making of decisions and how do we guarantee a partnership in administration? We must put in place standards and then look at the reality and apply these standards until we get to see a decisive vision. We need to see if a partnership existed or not, and there are calls from the political forces and social forces and Iraqi audience who are not convinced of the existence of the partnership. This means we need to develop a criteria to convince everyone that there is a genuine partnership.

7- Deepen the trust between the political parties.

This mudslinging in the media disturbs our people and confuses the purity of the relationship between people and their representatives. This makes them nervous every day. We want to live and want to build and look to the future, and if we have not reached that certain stage of confidence then we cannot form a team and as a result these intersections will have an impact on important projects. The confusion of political entities at the national level must be addressed.

8- Develop profiles for the construction of State institutions in Iraq.

How do we build the state and how do we get rid it of the negative personal views and improvised convictions and urgent attitudes? For a start we should have State institutions, where the roles are distributed and divided equally. The tasks are integrated between the various parties, and there is a clear top priority. We must find out what are the most important projects and how to spend, billions of dollars for the necessary projects and save money on projects that are not necessary. If we want to build State institutions, then the State needs internal systems in the organization that will allow for work, so we know how to integrate the roles and not intersect with other institutions.

The reduction of ministerial positions is being debated today. The reduction of the number of ministries is a popular demand. People began to feel that this ministerial slack lead to the weakness in the provision of services and dissipate state funds. That is why there is a need for reduction and a response to this demand. The process of reduction should be reassuring to all political forces and the Iraqi public in general. We need to feel that this action will not get around these eight demands and exacerbate the crisis. This step is right and correct in the context of strengthening confidence and partnership between the political components

We hope that the process of ministerial reduction will be conducted in a professional and thoughtful manner, away from propaganda and meet the actual demands of the Iraqi street.