Iraqi Parliament's agenda faces last-minute changes, 2 SEPT

 ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – A series of unexpected changes have occurred to the agenda of the Iraqi Parliament's upcoming session.

Just hours before the meeting was scheduled to take place, the Media and Information Office of the Iraqi Parliament released two vastly different versions of the agenda.

Initially, the office announced a six-point agenda for Tuesday's meeting. However, two of those items were mysteriously removed in a subsequent announcement.

Notably absent from the revised agenda was a vote on Article 5 of a bill to return property rights to their original owners and the First Amendment to Private Higher Education.

The decision to remove these items has sparked speculation among observers. Yadgar Mahmood, a member of the Legal Committee of the Iraqi Parliament, suggested that political pressure may have played a role in the removal of the property rights clause.

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The revised agenda now includes the following items:

- Voting on the draft law approving the air transport service agreement between the Iraqi government and the Russian government.

- First reading of the Environmental Protection and Improvement Bill.

- Completion of the first reading of the draft intellectual property bill.

- Completion of the first reading of the Civil Aviation Bill.

The sudden changes to the Iraqi Parliament's agenda highlight the complex political landscape in the country and raise questions about the transparency and accountability of the legislative process.