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After the complaint of two deputies The Federal Court decides to temporarily suspend the work of the elected Presidency of the Parliament (documents) 2022.01.13 - 14:26 Baghdad - people On Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq decided to temporarily suspend the work of the elected Presidency of the Parliament. According to documents obtained by "Nass" (January 13, 2022), the court's decision to suspend the work of the Presidency of Parliament, which was elected last Sunday, came at the request of Representative Basem Khashan and Representative Mahmoud Daoud, to issue a loyalty order against Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and his two deputies. Until the resolution of the two calls for the first session of Parliament. Where the attorney for the two representatives claimed that the first session of the House of Representatives, which witnessed the election of the Presidency, was marred by legal and constitutional violations. -
Iraq .. The Federal Court decides the legality of the election of the Speaker of Parliament The leader of the "Sadr bloc" Muqtada al-Sadr praised the decision, saying, "Once again, the Iraqi judiciary proves its integrity and independence." 25.01.2022 Iraq .. The Federal Court decides the legality of the election of the Speaker of Parliament Iraq Baghdad / Ibrahim Saleh / Anatolia The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ruled , on Tuesday, the legality of the first session of parliament, which witnessed the election of a speaker and two deputies, while the leader of the "Sadr bloc" Muqtada al-Sadr praised the decision. On January 13, the Federal Court decided to suspend the work of the Presidency of Parliament until two cases regarding the legality of the first session were resolved by MPs Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (from the "Azm" coalition) and Basem Khashan (independent). The Iraqi News Agency said, "The Federal Court decided to reject the challenge to the constitutionality of the first session of Parliament," noting that "MP Khaled Al-Daraji's presidency of the first parliament session does not contradict the provisions of the constitution." She added, "The court also decided to cancel the order regarding the temporary suspension of the Presidency of the Parliament," stressing that "the oldest interim Speaker of Parliament, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, cannot continue to run the parliament session after announcing his candidacy for the presidency." The leader of the "Sadr movement", whose list topped the elections, commented on the court's decision, saying: "Once again, the Iraqi judiciary proves its integrity and independence and does not succumb to political pressures." Al-Sadr added, in a tweet via his Twitter account: "We are proceeding with the formation of a national majority government, and our door is still open to those we still think well of." And he added: "Everyone will remain our brothers, even if they take the opposition or boycott as long as they seek reform and Iraq's prestige is working." Al-Sadr concluded by saying: “No to subordination, no to violence, and no to breaking the law.” On January 9, the first session of Parliament witnessed violent verbal altercations between the deputies of the "Sadr bloc" and the "coordinating framework" regarding the "largest parliamentary bloc", in the midst of which the (older) interim Speaker of Parliament Mahmoud al-Mashhadani was assaulted by one of the representatives (did not know). His identity), which necessitated his transfer to the hospital, and then assigning the second oldest member, Khaled Al-Daraji, to chair the session. Parliament chose Muhammad al-Halbousi as speaker of the council after he won the votes of 200 deputies, compared to 14 votes for his rival, al-Mashhadani. The "coordinating framework", which includes Shiite forces and factions, considered that the session was marred by legal violations, after al-Mashhadani was transferred to the hospital and another deputy chaired the session. Earlier on Tuesday, the court postponed consideration of two cases submitted by members of the House of Representatives, Alia Nassif and Atwan Al-Sayed Hassan, regarding the demand for the announcement of the "most numerous parliamentary bloc", and the invalidity of the parliament session, until the beginning of next month. With the issue of the legality of the session being resolved today, the court has no choice but to consider the case for determining the "most numerous parliamentary bloc" that will be tasked with forming the government, during a session in early February. The Sadrist bloc topped the October 10 elections, with 73 seats, followed by the Progress Alliance with 37, the State of Law coalition with 33, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party with 31.
