Officially…the Iraqi parliament chooses a replacement for Al-Halbousi on Saturday
Officially…the Iraqi parliament chooses a replacement for Al-Halbousi on Saturday
2024-01-11 02:27
Shafaq News/ The Presidency of the Iraqi Parliament set, on Thursday, the date for holding a session to elect a new Speaker of Parliament to replace former President Muhammad al-Halbousi.
The Parliament’s Media Department issued an agenda received by Shafaq News Agency, setting next Saturday, January 13, as the date for electing the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The head of the Tasmeem parliamentary bloc, Amer Al-Fayez, revealed yesterday, Tuesday, that the Presidency of the House of Representatives has set next Saturday, corresponding to January 13, as the date for holding the first session of its new legislative term.
Al-Fayez said in a special statement to Shafaq News Agency, that the first paragraph of the session on Saturday includes the election of a new president of the Council to succeed Muhammad Al-Halbousi, who was dismissed by the Federal Supreme Court.
He added that the meeting of the Presidency of the House of Representatives with the heads of the political blocs was postponed from this evening until next Saturday, indicating that the meeting will be held for the purpose of determining the date for holding other sessions, and discussing, reading and approving laws in the new legislative term.
On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court, “the highest judicial authority in Iraq,” announced the termination of the membership of Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi, against the backdrop of a lawsuit filed against him by Representative Laith Al-Dulaimi, in which he accused him of forging his (Al-Dulaimi’s) resignation from membership in the House of Representatives. As a result, the Federal Court ruled to terminate their membership (Al-Halbousi and Al-Dulaimi).
As a result, the Presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives decided to officially terminate the membership of Council Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi.
Since the end of Al-Halbousi’s membership in the House of Representatives, the House has held several sessions to elect a new speaker, but the issue was not raised in those sessions due to the heads of the political blocs not agreeing on the alternative candidate.
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