THE election of President of the Republic of Iraq from parliament, scheduled for today, postponed indefinitely as a quorum of two-thirds of the deputies in the semicircle was not reached, said a parliamentary official and a journalist of the French Agency.
The most important MPs Iraqi parties, respecting the boycott announced by their respective leaderships, did not attend the chamber of parliament where only 58 of the 329 deputies were present, it was announced by the parliament’s media service.
As a result, an official confirmed to the French Agency that he asked not to be named, “there will be no vote to elect the president”.
No date has been set for a new vote.
Prior to the meeting, which was scheduled for noon, a French Agency journalist had seen only about 20 deputies arrive, instead of the dozens who usually enter the parliament building located in the Green Zone, in the heart of Baghdad. , where strict security measures are applied.
Agence France-Presse notes that at least two-thirds of the 329 deputies required to vote were unlikely to be present in the semicircle.
The Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the ruling Coalition for Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi, and the Democratic Party of Kurdistan (PDK), representing all 155 lawmakers, have repeatedly announced that they will boycott the meeting. have more time to agree on a candidate.
In the rival political camp, the Cooperation Framework, which unites Shiite pro-Iranian parties, had also announced its intention not to participate in today’s vote.
Twenty-five candidates are running for the presidency, but two experienced politicians stand out: Hosyar Zebari, a former minister from the PDK, and outgoing President Barham Saleh, of the rival Kurdistan Patriotic Union (UPK) party.
However, Zebari’s candidacy was suspended “temporarily” by the court yesterday, Sunday, following an appeal against the MP based on allegations of corruption.
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