New clarification from the Federal Government regarding the end of the House of Representatives’ term and its powers
New clarification from the Federal Government regarding the end of the House of Representatives’ term and its powers
2025-11-25 05:27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Federal Supreme Court issued an interpretative decision confirming that the term of the House of Representatives ends immediately after the end of the general election day, and that its legislative and oversight powers cease as a result.
The court’s clarification came in response to a letter from the House of Representatives, confirming that the House of Representatives’ communications would then be limited to administrative and financial matters only, until the new House begins its constitutional duties.
Last Monday, the Federal Court decided to end the work of the House of Representatives and transform the government into a “caretaker government”.
The court stated in a document, which was received by Shafaq News Agency, that “the day of the general election to elect the new House of Representatives means the end of the term of the House of Representatives and the end of its authority to enact laws and oversee the performance of the executive authority in practice, and the transformation of the powers of the Council of Ministers from full authority to limited authority in managing daily affairs, represented by taking decisions and actions that cannot be postponed.”
On the ninth and eleventh of November, Iraq held special and general voting in the parliamentary elections for the sixth parliamentary session, as part of a democratic practice in the political process that emerged after 2003 through the overthrow of the former Baath regime by the forces of the United States of America and its allies.
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