Budget dispute could spark constitutional showdown
Iraq's president objects to the newly passed 2018 budget law, but it remains unclear whether he has the power to prevent it from taking force.
Iraqi President Fuad Masum speaks during a news conference in Baghdad on July 24, 2014, shortly after being elected to office. (AHMED SAAD/Reuters)
BAGHDAD/ERBIL - Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Tuesday raised 31 objections to the 2018 budget law, passed by Parliament on March 3, including claims that it violates Iraq's constitution and fails to fairly allocate revenue sharing and oil payments to the autonomous Kurdistan region.
The practical effect of Masum's opposition remains unclear. The Iraqi Constitution charges the president with ratifying laws, but does not explicitly grant him veto power or specify what happens if he withholds approval.
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