Questioning mechanism as a means of parliamentary oversight of government power Kurdistan Region-Iraq as a sample

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to show the role of the Kurdistan Parliament in overseeing the government activities, and highlight the shortcomings and making more effective this role. Parallel to investigation and withdrawal of confidence from the government, questioning is regarded as one of the legislative authority's means to Oversee the government activities. According to the rules of the procedures of parliaments, questioning is changed from a country to another. Considering the internal system of the Kurdistan Parliament, questioning is recharged as one of the important mechanisms to oversight on the activities of government, which has briefly been introduced through formal and objective conditions in comparison to the laws of the internal system some countries Parliament such as Egypt and Iraq. In addition, the study deals with the statically sorting of the questioning numbers which have been directed to the concerned Institutions from 2009-2020 by the directorate of Parliament Affairs and Pay Institute for Education and Development. The study finally concludes that the Kurdistan Region Parliament has not been in desired level regarding its overseeing authority on the government activities, this is due to some reasons including Political atmosphere instability, lack of an effective opposition and lack of a constitution in Kurdistan region. Keywords: Oversight, Government, Parliament, Questioning, Mechanisms, System.