The Iraqi parliament will resume its work at the beginning of July, with the cabinet reshuffle on the agenda.
The Iraqi parliament will resume its work at the beginning of July, with the cabinet reshuffle on the agenda.
2026-06-23
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Tuesday, MP Duha al-Sadkhan, from the “National Approach” bloc, revealed the date for the start of the second legislative session of the House of Representatives, confirming that the parliament’s leadership will determine during the month of July a date for the resumption of sessions, including a session to complete the vote on the ministerial cabinet.
Al-Sadkhan told Shafaq News Agency that the House of Representatives’ legislative recess will end next week, with the second legislative session scheduled to begin on July 1st.
She added that the Speaker of the House of Representatives will set the date for the first session after the start of the new legislative term, noting that the agenda will include reading and discussing a number of draft laws, while other laws need to be voted on within the council.
She indicated that the parliament’s leadership will determine, during the second or third week of July, a date for holding a session to complete the vote on the cabinet.
The resumption of the House of Representatives’ work comes amid anticipation of discussing and approving a number of important and postponed laws, as Al-Sadkhan had previously confirmed to Shafaq News Agency that there are more than 100 draft laws in the halls of parliament, distributed between laws that need to be read and discussed and others that are waiting for amendment or voting.
According to Al-Sadkhan, the new legislative session is expected to witness the discussion and voting on a number of prominent pieces of legislation, most notably the Oil and Gas Law, the Popular Mobilization Forces Law, the Federal Court Law, the Federal Civil Service Council Law, the Retirement Law, and the Salary Scale Law.
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Adnan Faihan, had previously confirmed that there was parliamentary activity to proceed with the legislation of a number of important and delayed laws, most notably the Oil and Gas Law, the Popular Mobilization Forces Law, and the Federal Civil Service Law.
These laws are among the most prominent legislative files postponed during recent parliamentary sessions, especially the oil and gas law, which is still subject to disputes regarding the management of natural resources and the distribution of revenues between the federal government, the Kurdistan Region, and the oil-producing governorates.
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