Barzani chairs meeting in Erbil to resolve issue of electing parliament speaker

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[size=52]Barzani chairs meeting in Erbil to resolve issue of electing parliament speaker[/size]

[size=45]An informed political source revealed an important meeting between Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and head of the Sovereignty Party Khamis al-Khanjar, to discuss the election of the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament.[/size]
[size=45]The source said, "The meeting will be held in Erbil today, Thursday, and will be attended by representatives to discuss resolving the issue of electing the Speaker of Parliament and Barzani's efforts to unify visions and bring together the viewpoints of the political parties, especially the Sunni-Sunni ones."[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The meeting will be important to resolve the issue of electing the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, especially since Barzani's intervention as a mediator to resolve this crisis is supported by the Coordination Framework and most Sunni political parties."[/size]
[size=45]Since the Federal Supreme Court decided on November 14, 2023, to terminate the membership of Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, based on a “forgery” lawsuit filed by MP Laith al-Dulaimi, and until now, the Parliament has not been able to elect a new speaker, due to disagreements between Sunni blocs over the position.[/size]
[size=45]The House of Representatives held several sessions to elect a new speaker, but none of them led to resolving the crisis, due to the insistence of the “Progress” parliamentary bloc, led by former Speaker of the House Mohammed al-Halbousi, on the position as an entitlement to it, while the “Sovereignty” bloc, led by Khamis al-Khanjar and other Sunni blocs, believes that the position is an entitlement to the Sunni component, not to a party or bloc.[/size]
[size=45]The Coordination Framework, which includes the Shiite forces, with the exception of the Sadrist movement, had given the Sunni blocs a specific period to elect a new speaker of the House of Representatives, but that did not end the Sunni differences.[/size]
[size=45]Recently, Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani intervened to bring Sunni viewpoints closer together and agree on a candidate for the position of Speaker of Parliament. He arrived in the capital, Baghdad, on July 3, for his first visit after a six-year absence, during which he met with senior Iraqi political leaders and officials. Barzani was able to bring Halbousi and Al-Khanjar together in one meeting in an attempt to end the crisis of the dispute over the position of Speaker of Parliament.[/size]
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