Al-Maliki: An “emergency” order thwarted the resolution of the Parliament presidency file

Shafaq News / The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, said on Monday that an “emergency” had thwarted the resolution of the parliament presidency file, and denied talk about the Shiite component seeking to control the position.

Al-Maliki added in statements followed by Shafaq News Agency , “The issue of the presidency of the House of Representatives is a crisis that must be highlighted because it interacted and developed as a result of differences in points of view.”

He explained that “the legislative, executive and judicial institutions are the basis for the process of building a state with a democratic system,” noting that “the stability of the legislative authority and its work in accordance with partnership constitutes support and backing for the executive and judicial authorities.”

Al-Maliki stressed “the importance of the stability of the legislative authority with a full presidency and representatives who manage this vital institution,” stressing that “the Coordination Framework is keen to complete the political process in electing a Speaker of the House of Representatives, and has taken the initiative more than once to find a consensus among the Sunni forces.”

He pointed out that “the dialogues between the Sunni parties and the Coordination Framework were positive, but an urgent matter prevented the resolution of the Parliament presidency 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.

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.”

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