The Iraqi parliament’s legislative session has been extended for an additional month (update).
MP Ibtisam Al-Hilali, from the State of Law bloc, revealed on Thursday that there is an agreement between the Speaker of Parliament and the heads of political blocs to extend the current legislative session for an additional month.
Al-Hilali told Shafaq News Agency that “there is an agreement between the Speaker of Parliament and the heads of the political blocs to extend the current legislative session for another month, after the first legislative session was scheduled to end during these days, and to continue until the end of next month.”
She added that “the decision to extend comes in order to form the next government, which will follow the appointment of the candidate of the Coordination Framework, and in accordance with Article 76 of the Constitution, which stipulates that the person tasked with forming the government shall present his ministerial formation to the House of Representatives within a period of 30 days.”
Al-Hilali pointed out that “there are many laws in the corridors of parliamentary committees, which need to be read and discussed in preparation for their approval during the upcoming sessions.”
According to the Iraqi constitutional system, the House of Representatives holds two legislative sessions annually, interspersed with two legislative recesses. Sometimes, the parliament’s leadership resorts to extending the legislative session or holding extraordinary sessions to address urgent political and legislative issues, especially during the stages of forming governments or passing postponed laws.
The House of Representatives later announced the extension of its legislative session for 30 days, according to a statement issued by the House’s media department.
Shafaq.com