A “political veto” against Halbousi… The president’s hammer is closing in on Samarrai
A Behind the scenes of the recent meeting of the (Sunni) political council, more than one scenario was revealed for deciding on the candidate for the position of Speaker of the new Parliament, in proportion to the number of seats allocated to the component.
According to an informed source, one of these scenarios involves nominating two candidates (former Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi and the leader of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna al-Samarrai), with a vote to be held on one of them next week in preparation for holding the first session of the House of Representatives in its sixth term.
According to data obtained by Shafaq News Agency, Al-Samarrai has the strongest chances, and if he wins the presidency of Parliament, the component’s share will go to Al-Halbousi’s party, including the Ministry of Defense.
But according to the source, the “Sunni Council” received signals from political parties (Shiite and Kurdish) that reject Halbousi’s return to the presidency of Parliament again, with the possibility of accepting him as Vice President of the Republic or the government, if the next government proceeds with a policy of “reducing expenses,” and therefore this matter may be unlikely.
The National Political Council represents the umbrella organization for the Sunni forces that won the last parliamentary elections held on November 11th, while the Sunni forces hold the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in Iraq according to political custom.
Earlier today, the Electoral Commission identified the oldest member of parliament who will preside over the first parliamentary session as Amer Hussein Jassim Ali Al-Fayez, from the Tasmeem Alliance, from Basra Governorate, born on 10-25-1948.
Yesterday, President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid set December 29 as the date for the first session of the Iraqi parliament.
The Iraqi constitution set clear deadlines for the formation of institutions after the ratification of the election results, starting with the President of the Republic calling on the House of Representatives to convene within 15 days to elect its Speaker and deputies, then electing the President of the Republic within 30 days, and assigning the Prime Minister and forming the government.
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