{"id":4692,"date":"2024-08-04T11:05:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T08:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/?p=4692"},"modified":"2024-08-04T11:05:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T08:05:08","slug":"al-bayan-center-discusses-decision-making-mechanisms-in-provincial-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2024\/08\/4692\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Bayan Center discusses decision-making mechanisms in provincial councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the Enhancing Justice in Iraq project, Al-Bayan Center for\u00a0Planning\u00a0and\u00a0Studies held the final session titled: &#8220;Decision-making Mechanisms in Provincial Councils&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The session, which was held to discuss a policy paper by researcher Dr. Abdul Aziz, aimed to identify the most important challenges facing the decision-making process in Iraqi provincial councils, in addition to &#8220;examining ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of these councils in making decisions that serve the interests of citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The session, which was attended by several experts and specialists, addressed the legislative and political aspects as well as the applied aspects and discussed many issues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the session, the participants came up with a set of recommendations that would enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of decision-making in Iraqi provincial councils.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2024\/08\/4692\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4692 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/19-2-scaled.jpg'><img 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