MP: Parliament intends to decide on committee chairmanships after the vote on the cabinet
Member of Parliament Mukhtar al-Moussawi confirmed on Tuesday that Parliament will begin appointing the heads and deputies of parliamentary committees immediately after the vote on the cabinet, stressing the need to activate the oversight role without favoritism. Al-Moussawi told the Information Agency that “the committee heads are the essential element for strengthening parliamentary work, and the process of selecting each committee head and their deputies will be conducted through internal voting and under the direct supervision of the Parliament’s leadership.”
He added that “parliamentary committees are the actual driving force behind legislative and oversight work, therefore their performance must be free from any favoritism towards any executive body,” explaining that “the current session aims to truly activate the mechanisms of summoning and questioning ministers.”
He pointed out that “Parliament is striving to overcome the obstacles that hindered the oversight role during the previous parliamentary session, to ensure institutional performance that serves the public interest.”
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