Parliament without a president until next Tuesday, deputies sworn in

Parliament without a president until next Tuesday, deputies sworn in 


BAGHDAD / long-Presse 


Raise the head of the House of Representatives older Mehdi al-Hafez, on Tuesday, the first session of the third parliamentary session one week, in a session was not without heated debates and to the extent of recriminations, and session witnessed the swearing of 255 deputies.

Said Mehdi al-Hafez after listening to the proposals of MPs on Parliament's first meeting of the electoral cycle the third and followed up (range Press), he "decided to raise the first session of the eighth month of July present, the lack of quorum" means the granting of parliamentary blocs weeks to agree on the candidates of the three presidencies. 
He revealed a parliamentary source, "The deputies of the Kurdistan Alliance and a coalition united under the leadership of House Speaker Osama Najafi withdrew from the first session of parliament of the electoral cycle third after verbal argument that took place between the MP for the coalition of state law, Kazem Sayadi and deputies from the Kurdistan Alliance against the backdrop of claim MP Najiba Najib regardless salaries the staff of the Kurdistan region. " 
added the source, who asked not to be named, said: "The withdrawal of Representatives effect in the Quorum of the session." 
the source reported that "an altercation occurred during the meeting between the MP for the coalition of state law Kazem Sayadi and Vice Kurdistan Alliance against the backdrop of claim MP Coalition Najeebeh Najib regardless salaries Kurdistan region have been stalled since last February. " 
added the source, who asked not to be named, said: "Sayadi called the Kurdistan region not to encroach upon the Constitution," noting that "the number of deputies intervened to settle the quarrel." 
and give head House of Representatives older Mehdi al-Hafez, after swearing constitutional for circulation to members of the new deputies during the meeting and said that "in front of members of the House of Representatives new half-hour to agree on the designation of the Speaker and his two deputies." 
and led 255 members of the House of Representatives neo-'s 328 deputies, who attended the first meeting of the third session of the Iraqi parliament, which was held yesterday, sworn behind House Speaker older Mehdi al-Hafez, as echoed by the House of Representatives Kurds oath in Kurdish behind MP Ala Talabani. This comes at a time alliance announced national forces, the presence to the parliament session was limited to the performance section only, and among that he would not submit its candidate for the presidency of the parliament only after the submission of the National Alliance candidate for prime minister a substitute for al-Maliki, called for a cease-fire to isolate (Daash) for civilians and clans. 
said a member of the Alliance of the national forces Dhafir al-Ani in a press conference for members of the coalition in the parliament building and attended (range Press), "The presence of members of the coalition was limited to the performance section and then leave the issue of agreeing on the three positions in another session until the agreed upon," noting that "the previous stage was filled with mistakes and go to a new stage end errors and marginalization. " 
Ani added that "our goal of change needs to be a distinction between the work of the organization Daash and legitimate protests," pointing out that "coalition forces calling for a cease-fire to isolate (Daash) for civilians and clans." 
For his part, the top leader Union and former parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi "to be a new policy for the next prime minister believes in the rights of the people and the balance and believe in a political solution." 
added Najafi, "the National Alliance to provide an alternative candidate for the current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and we will offer a candidate for the presidency of the parliament," following "will offer a candidate for the presidency of the parliament only after the submission of the National Alliance candidate for prime minister as the biggest bloc should accelerate in the naming of their candidate. " 
The head of the House of Representatives older Mehdi al-Hafez raise, on Tuesday, the first session of the parliamentary session third one week, for lack of a quorum, while attributing the origin of Parliament is due to the withdrawal of the Congress coalition of the Kurdistan Alliance and a coalition united under the leadership of former House Speaker Osama Najafi. 
was the United States expressed a few hours before the meeting expressed the hope Ptousel Iraqi leaders during a session of the House of Representatives to be held on Tuesday agreed to three presidential positions, but pointed out that the Iraqi leaders "pledged", the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to "go quickly to form a government."

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