The Iraqi parliament sets the end date for its legislative term and comments on the postponement of elections.
The Iraqi parliament sets the end date for its legislative term and comments on the postponement of elections.
2025-09-02 05:56
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Regions and Governorates, Jawad Al-Yasari, revealed on Tuesday that the House of Representatives will continue to hold its regular sessions until the end of the fifth parliamentary term, specifically on January 6, 2026.
The leftist told Shafaq News Agency, “The House of Representatives will resume its sessions next week, with three to four sessions,” noting that “there are many laws that need to be read, discussed, and voted on in the House.”
According to him, the current parliamentary term ends 45 days after the legislative elections, and he is able to hold sessions before and after the elections within the specified time period set by the Iraqi constitution.
In contrast, MP Firas Al-Maslamawi, of the Reconstruction and Development bloc, told the agency, “The legislative elections for the House of Representatives will be held on the scheduled date of November 11, 2025, and reports of a postponement are incorrect.”
According to Al-Maslamawi, the federal government’s mission is to hold and ensure the success of legislative elections on the scheduled date, and that political parties and political, economic and security factors indicate that they will be held on time.
The Iraqi Council of Ministers set November 11, 2025, as the date for the next parliamentary elections. The Electoral Commission announced that candidate campaigning will begin on October 8 and continue until the last 24 hours before the start of special voting. Approximately 30 million Iraqis out of a population of 46 million are eligible to participate in these elections.
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