A leader in the Azm movement: Muthanna al-Samarrai is the most likely candidate for Speaker of Parliament.
A leader in the Al-Azm Alliance suggested on Sunday that the alliance’s leader, Muthanna al-Samarrai, is the most likely candidate to obtain the position of Speaker of the next House of Representatives, ruling out the return of former Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi for several reasons.
The leader of the coalition, Issa Al-Sayer, told Shafaq News Agency that “the behind-the-scenes meetings and dialogues of the National Political Council of the Sunni component revolve around the nomination of the next Speaker of Parliament, and according to the data, a new candidate will be nominated for the presidency of the next parliamentary session,” noting that “the closest is the leader of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai.”
Al-Sayer ruled out Al-Halbousi’s return to the presidency of the legislative authority “for multiple reasons,” which he declined to elaborate on.
He explained that “more than one candidate will compete for the presidency of the parliament, including Mohammed Nouri Al-Karbouli in addition to Muthanna Al-Samarrai.”
Mohammed Abbas, spokesman for the Sovereignty Alliance, revealed earlier this week that there are some secret names being discussed behind the scenes as potential candidates for the presidency of the Iraqi parliament.
Prior to that, Jamal al-Karbouli, leader of the Al-Hal Party, hinted at a new figure assuming the presidency of the Iraqi parliament, as al-Karbouli said, in a post he published on the “X” platform, that “the gavel of parliament will be in a hand that has never held it before.”
The Sunni alliances and parties that won the elections announced last Sunday the establishment of the “National Political Council”.
This came during an expanded meeting held at the initiative and invitation of the head of the Sovereignty Alliance, Khamis al-Khanjar, in Baghdad, with the aim of unifying visions and positions regarding major national issues and strengthening joint work between political leaders and blocs, according to a statement issued at the time.
According to the final election results, Sunni forces won 77 seats, making the reshaping of alliances a crucial factor in the negotiations to form the next government.
Shafaq.com