Parliamentary sessions resume. Forces “hesitant” regarding the Popular Mobilization Law and calls for sanctions.
Parliamentary sessions resume. Forces “hesitant” regarding the Popular Mobilization Law and calls for sanctions.
2025-08-21 04:54
Shafaq News – Baghdad
A source within the Coordination Framework confirmed on Thursday that the passage of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) law hinges on the consensus of “hesitant” political forces, amid parliamentary demands for the parliament presidency to impose sanctions on MPs who fail to attend next week’s sessions.
The Iraqi Parliament’s media office announced earlier today that parliamentary sessions would resume mid-next week with a three-day agenda free of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) law.
Member of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, Mukhtar al-Moussawi, told Shafaq News Agency, “The three parliamentary sessions, whose official schedules have been published, require everyone to attend. We demand that the Parliament Presidency impose deterrent financial penalties on those who fail to attend the sessions.”
Al-Moussawi pointed out that “this mechanism was adopted some time ago to encourage members of parliament to attend, and a penalty of deducting financial amounts was implemented for unexcused absences, to the point that some absentees submitted sick leave to avoid the deduction.”
Al-Moussawi expressed his hope that “all representatives will attend the aforementioned sessions to pass and amend the draft laws included in the agenda for the three sessions that will begin next week.”
Meanwhile, a source within the Coordination Framework confirmed to Shafaq News Agency that “political forces outside the Coordination Framework are still hesitant to take a firm stance on the Popular Mobilization Law.”
He continued, “This matter is reflected in the participation of its representatives, and therefore the law is subject to consensus, and once this is achieved, it may be passed.”
According to the agenda received by Shafaq News Agency, the session will be held next Monday to vote on two draft laws and to read and discuss other draft laws.
According to the agenda, the House of Representatives is scheduled to resume its sessions next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to vote on and read a number of draft laws.
It’s worth noting that the Iraqi Parliament has been paralyzed since its August 5, 2025, session, during which a public dispute erupted between Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and his deputy, Mohsen al-Mandalawi, over the right to chair the session. This led to the suspension of subsequent sessions to discuss key laws, including the Popular Mobilization Forces law, amidst the preoccupation of various blocs with election campaigns.
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