Urgent policy .. postpone the session of the selection of the President of the Republic on Tuesday

Shafaq News / revealed a source familiar with, on Monday, the postponement of the session of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, for the selection of the President of the Republic.

The source told Ashqaf News that "the special session for the election of the President of the Republic was postponed until Tuesday, because of the lack of quorum for them, which requires the presence of 220 deputies to achieve a quorum."

He added that "the total presence within the parliament is 159 deputies, so the meeting was postponed until Tuesday."

Parliament Speaker Mohamed Halboussi postponed the session on Monday for half an hour because of a quorum.

A crucial session of the presidential election was attended by only 159 deputies out of 329 deputies.

According to a parliamentary source, the deputies of the Democratic Party and a coalition of construction and members of the year did not enter the meeting yet.

Halabousi decided to postpone the meeting for half an hour until the completion of the number of the meeting, requiring a vote on the President two thirds of the members, or 220 deputies.

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