Parliament crisis ends with a “fraternal reconciliation” between Al-Mashhadani and Al-Mandlawi.
A parliamentary source reported on Tuesday that a reconciliation had taken place between Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and his deputy, Mohsen al-Mandalawi, following the altercation that occurred between them during yesterday’s parliamentary session.
A source told Shafaq News Agency, “Deputy Speaker of Parliament Shakhwan Abdullah held a fraternal meeting between Speaker of Parliament Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani and First Deputy Speaker Mohsen Al-Mandalawi. During the meeting, an agreement was reached to address the problems that occurred in yesterday’s session, Monday, and to continue cooperation and ensure the work of Parliament continues and sessions are held.”
He added, “The attendees agreed to resume the sessions and hold a session on Wednesday or Thursday of this week.”
On Monday, a parliamentary source revealed 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.
Prior to that, al-Mashhadani said in a televised interview that Iraq was set to witness demonstrations next month, and that we might resort to an “emergency government” if security turmoil occurred in Iraq. He also confirmed that the United States had sent messages to all political leaders regarding the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), indicating that the US approach sought to integrate the PMF into the security forces, not restructure it.
Shafaq.com