Parliament fails to hold its first session after a two-month recess

[size=52]Parliament fails to hold its first session after a two-month recess[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad/Bright news[/size]
[size=45]Yesterday, Sunday, Parliament failed to hold its first session after a vacation that lasted for about two months, and while deputies expect the disruption to continue until the end of the current session due to the preoccupation with the elections, they talked about other reasons related to voting on the disputed list of ambassadors among the political blocs.[/size]
[size=45]In a statement to Al-Mada, Representative Qusai Abbas said, "The failure to hold parliament sessions is because we have reached the countdown stage from the date of the early elections, which have only 40 days left."[/size]
[size=45]Abbas added, “Most of the deputies are currently busy with propaganda campaigns, and the number of attendees for yesterday’s session was 114, which is not enough to achieve a quorum.[/size]
[size=45]He noted, "The postponement of the session took place indefinitely, pending the achievement of the quorum," explaining that "the past experience showed us that some blocs directed their deputies not to attend the sessions in order to break the quorum in cases."[/size]
[size=45]Abbas added, "Yesterday's agenda, despite the absence of voting on ambassadors, but there was talk among the deputies that this paragraph will be included as soon as the session is held, this may have been the main reason for not attending."[/size]
[size=45]He spoke of "strong objections to the issue of ambassadors, in that they did not submit to the national balance stipulated in the constitution, but rather divided the list on the basis of political blocs, as it did not witness the representation of some of the components."[/size]
[size=45]Abbas went on to say, "Parliament used to meet on issues where there is no conflict of opinion, including the ambassadors' file, and I do not expect that we will have sessions until the election date."[/size]
[size=45]In turn, MP Muhammad Abu al-Hail stated that “Parliament was in a legislative recess that ends on the third of September.”[/size]
[size=45]In an interview with Al-Mada, Abu Al-Hail continued, "The legislative authority suffers from paralysis in its performance, caused by the short period and the approaching elections."[/size]
[size=45]He finds, "Convening sessions during the remainder of the electoral cycle depends on the existence of a political will to do so."[/size]
[size=45]Abu al-Hail continues, "All important laws have been agreed to be postponed to the new parliamentary session, and most of the rest we have is related to the ratification of agreements."[/size]
[size=45]In addition, MP Jamal Fakher told Al-Mada that "many MPs were present at Parliament, but they left for various reasons, and this led to the failure to achieve a quorum and hold the session."[/size]
[size=45]Fakher pointed out, "Most of the deputies are currently busy with electoral campaigns, and this puts pressure on Parliament as an institution representing the Iraqi people and weakens public opinion in it."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "The political system in Iraq is representative and parliamentary, and the people's representatives are supposed to be present in the House of Representatives to pass many important laws."[/size]
[size=45]Fakher concluded, "The current indicators show the impossibility of holding sessions for the next stage, and this gives us the impression that Parliament has not performed its constitutional duty to the fullest."[/size]
[size=45]The House of Representatives was supposed to vote on five laws in yesterday's session, the most important of which are the laws of sports clubs and the human rights officer.[/size]
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