The framework ends the controversy over the issue of reopening the nomination period for the position of Parliament Speaker
The framework ends the controversy over the issue of reopening the nomination period for the position of Parliament Speaker
2024-08-10 03:44
Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework, which brings together the Shiite political forces, confirmed on Saturday that there is no intention to reopen the door for candidacy for the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.
The representative of the framework, Mohammed Al-Ziyadi, told Shafaq News Agency, “The proposed law to amend the first law of the House of Representatives, which was read in the first reading during the session last Wednesday, has nothing to do with the issue of reopening the nomination period again for the presidency of the parliament.”
He explained that “this amendment has no relation, neither near nor far, to the file of reopening the nomination process for the presidency of Parliament, but rather this amendment concerns the work and management of the House of Representatives, in the internal regulations of the House that have not been approved since the beginning of the first parliamentary session until this session.”
Al-Ziyadi added that “the promotion of some figures and parties that this amendment aims to reopen the door to nominations for the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives does not know anything about this amendment and wants to spread such rumors to achieve political gains, and there is no intention so far to reopen the door to nominations.”
It is worth noting that the State of Law Coalition, led by Nouri al-Maliki, expected on Monday of last week that Mohsen al-Mandalawi would continue as Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives until the end of the current (fifth) parliamentary session.
The leader of the coalition, Saad Al-Mutalibi, told Shafaq News Agency, “The differences between the Sunni political forces are still ongoing and are without solutions, especially since the file of electing the Speaker of Parliament cannot be resolved without an agreement between Mohammed Al-Halbousi and Khamis Al-Khanjar, and there is no agreement between the two parties until now.”
Al-Mutalibi added, “According to all the data, things are moving towards keeping Mohsen Al-Mandalawi as the head of the Iraqi Council of Representatives until the end of the current parliamentary session, and no new speaker of parliament can be elected, as there is no Sunni-Sunni agreement to resolve the issue.”
The political forces have not been able to elect a new parliament speaker since the termination of Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in November 2023 due to disagreements, while the Coordination Framework set July 20 as the date to resolve Sunni disagreements over this file, without any commitment to the date.
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