Halbousi’s alternative crisis.. Doors to amending the parliament system are “closed” and an upcoming session is likely
The leader of the Azm Alliance, MP Raad Al-Dahkali, said on Thursday that “the doors are closed” in the face of those who want to amend the internal regulations of the House of Representatives regarding the nomination file for the position of a new speaker of the House of Representatives, which has been stalled since the membership of Mohammed Al-Halbousi was terminated by a judicial decision.
Al-Dahlaki added, in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, that “the political atmosphere is currently pressuring towards holding a session to elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives next week,” explaining that “the atmosphere, political pressure and real will at the present time will resolve the issue of electing the Speaker of Parliament as soon as possible.”
He continued: “The doors are closed to anyone who wants to open the internal regulations file, amend it, and re-nominate for the position of Parliament Speaker,” noting that “the candidates for the position of Parliament Speaker are present and there is no need to re-nominate again, and whoever gains the confidence of the members of the House of Representatives will be the Speaker of the House.”
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.
The Coordination Framework had set July 20 as the date to resolve the Sunni dispute over naming a new speaker of the Iraqi parliament, and said that after this date the matter would be left to the members of the House of Representatives to choose for themselves who they see as suitable for this position.
Shafaq.com