Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah: The Council of Representatives distances itself from political conflicts and disagreements, and is keen to expedite the formation of the government and not set a date for electing the President of the Republic unless preceded by a political agreement outside the parliament.

In a statement issued today, Tuesday 19/7 2022, the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, confirmed that the meeting of the Presidency of the Council, which he held yesterday in the Constitutional Hall with the heads and representatives of the political blocs, was aimed at resuming the work and activities of the Council after the Legislative holiday. And completing the number of committee members with new representatives and agreeing on the agenda and inclusion of laws, adding that the Council will not be a party to differences and problems, As long as some political forces have failed to agree on a national figure for the prime minister capable of leading the country in the current situation and this difficult stage, His Sovereignty indicated that there are unfortunately those who are trying to plunge the legislative institution into the crisis and throw the ball in its court, and what happened from blockages and previous data and the different parties in their positions complicated the political scene.

The Deputy Speaker stated, “The Council of Representatives distances itself from political conflicts and disagreements, and is keen to expedite the formation of the government and not set a date for electing the President of the Republic unless it is preceded by a political agreement outside the Council, and the completion of the constitutional entitlements, and the Council has great duties and tasks related to important legislation and laws that affect the lives of citizens and the provision of basic services.” Abdullah called on the national forces and the parties to the political process to continue dialogues, understandings and agreement on selecting and nominating personalities for the prime ministers and the republic, so that the Council of Representatives can play its role and proceed with the legal procedures in accordance with the constitution and the rules of procedure, and determine the session for electing the President of the Republic and assigning the candidate of the largest bloc. and the Council of Representatives does not prefer holding sessions to elect the President of the Republic and assign a personality to the Prime Minister unless preceded by a political agreement outside the Council because this will lead to complexity and more disputes, his Sovereignty explained that the Council of Representatives will not be an arena for deepening differences and seeks to unify the visions of the political forces, and will work to perform its legislative and oversight tasks and continue its daily work with the beginning of the new legislative term.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
Tuesday 19 July 2022