The Coordination Framework reminds the Sunnis of the number 180 and warns them of the deadline
The Coordination Framework, which brings together the Shiite political forces, confirmed on Wednesday its ability to pass the candidate for the presidency of the parliament – according to the majority it has in the House of Representatives – in the event that the Sunni political forces do not agree among themselves.
The representative of the framework, Ali Al-Bandawi, told Shafaq News Agency, “The deadline of the Coordination Framework for Sunni political forces is approaching its end, and the House of Representatives has been without a speaker for nearly nine months until now. The Coordination Framework can pass any candidate for the presidency of the parliament according to the majority it has in the House of Representatives, but currently it does not want to pass any candidate who is not agreed upon within the Sunni political house.”
Al-Bandawi added, “The Coordination Framework informed the Sunni political forces of the necessity of choosing a figure in order to vote on him, and gave a deadline until the beginning of the legislative session (July 20). If the disagreement between the Sunni political forces continues, the Framework will proceed with holding a session to elect the Speaker of Parliament, as the Framework forces are determined to resolve this issue soon, without any postponement.”
The Coordination Framework set July 20 as the date to decide on the appointment of a new speaker of the Iraqi parliament, stressing that after this date, the matter will be left to the members of the House of Representatives to choose for themselves who they see as suitable for this position .
Since the Federal Supreme Court (the highest judicial authority in Iraq) decided in November 2023 to terminate the membership of former Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, the political parties and forces have not been able to name a new Parliament Speaker due to the differences between them.
Shafaq.com