How much did the “vote price” for the Presidency of Parliament reach during yesterday’s session?
Today, Sunday, an educated political source uncovered the infringement that happened during the meeting to choose the Speaker of the Place of Delegates held yesterday, while affirming that the cost of one vote arrived at 200 thousand bucks.
In an interview with the, the anonymous source stated that “the disputes and acts of bullying were intentional to obstruct the holding of the third round for the inauguration of the new president” and that “the violations that occurred yesterday were like an auction for buying votes.”
“What happened yesterday reveals Al-Halbousi’s continued efforts to dominate the position of Speaker of Parliament in order not to vote for Al-Issawi, who will represent Al-Halbousi’s most prominent competitor in Anbar,” he continued.
He continued: According to the statement, “the price of one vote has reached 200 thousand dollars,” the funds came from powerful political parties “in order to gain control over the presidency for the remainder of the current parliamentary session.”
In order to avoid a third round, yesterday’s parliament session ended with security intervention to stop fights and fistfights between Sunni political forces. This reveals the dangerous stage of the disputes between Sunni forces.
No comments:
Post a Comment