Politician: Parliament will remain without a president until next summer, 2 FEB

 Politician: Parliament will remain without a president until next summer, 2 FEB

Politician Bahaa Al-Araji expected that a Speaker of the House of Representatives would not be elected before next summer.

Al-Araji said in a televised interview, yesterday evening, Thursday, and followed by “Al-Mutala’”, that: “The situation in Parliament will remain as it is, and the competition for the position of president willcontinue between Shalan Al-Karim and Salem Al-Issawi,” indicating that “Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani left the race due to the few votes.” Which he won in the first election round.

He added: “There will not be a Speaker of Parliament until next summer. The Federal Court will convene on this matter on February 28, and its decision may be issued a week later, while Parliament suspends its work on March 11, when the month of Ramadan comes, followed by the Eid al-Fitr holiday, and therefore its sessions will be held at the end of April.” Or in the month of May.

Representatives challenged the candidacy of the leader of the Taqadum Party, Shaalan al-Karim, for the position of Speaker of Parliament, and filed lawsuits with the Federal Court accusing him of glorifying the banned Baath Party.

Al-Karim received higher votes than his competitors (Salem Al-Issawi and Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani) in the first round of voting held last month, and representatives spoke of members of the Council receiving financial bribes and expensive gifts in exchange for voting for him.

Last November, the Federal Court removed former Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi from his position after convicting him of fraud.

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