Behind the scenes of the parliament session: A verbal altercation between Al-Mashhadani and the Framework deputies led to its postponement.
A parliamentary source revealed on Monday that a verbal altercation broke out inside the House of Representatives between Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, First Deputy Speaker Mohsen al-Mandalawi, and a number of Coordination Framework MPs, leading to the postponement of today’s session.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the dispute erupted over Al-Mashhadani’s recent statements regarding the political process and elections.
He added, “The number of MPs present at today’s session exceeded 180, but the dispute led to Al-Mashhadani leaving the session hall and the postponement of the session until further notice.”
The source indicated that members of Parliament are currently holding a meeting in the parliament’s cafeteria to discuss collecting signatures from MPs to remove Al-Mashhadani from his position.
A short while ago, the House of Representatives Presidency issued a brief statement confirming the postponement of the parliamentary session until further notice due to a lack of quorum.
Al-Mashhadani appeared in a televised interview yesterday, saying that the coming period could witness demonstrations leading to an emergency government. He also described the Iraqi identity as “ridiculous.”
Shafaq.com