The Iraqi Parliament enters its legislative recess and requires holding an “extraordinary” session on two matters

Shafaq News / A member of the Iraqi Parliament announced, on Thursday, that the House of Representatives will enter its legislative recess, starting tomorrow, Friday.

Member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Raed Al-Maliki, told Shafaq News Agency, “Today, Thursday, the House of Representatives ended the first legislative term of the third legislative year, and starting tomorrow, Friday, the House will enjoy the legislative recess until next June.”

He explained, “The second legislative term will begin next June 9, and therefore the House of Representatives will enjoy the legislative recess for only one month.”

He pointed out, “If the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives is agreed upon or the budget tables are sent to the House, Parliament will hold an extraordinary or emergency session to discuss any important event during the legislative recess.”

The Shiite coordinating framework announced, after a meeting in Maliki’s office on Monday, its intention to hold a session dedicated to choosing a speaker for Parliament after the expiry of a deadline it set (one week), at a time when three Sunni alliances announced their support for the framework’s position.

Shafaq.com