SULAIMANI (ESTA) – The Iraqi parliament next week will put into vote reopening door for political blocs to nominate new presidential candidates.
The parliament said in a statement it will hold a session on March 5, during which lawmakers will “vote to open the door for candidacy for the post of president of the republic.”
Members of the Iraqi parliament will also vote to establish the legislature’s “permanent committees,” the media office of the parliament said.
Iraq’s federal court on Tuesday ruled that a decision by the Iraqi parliament’s presidency to reopen door for presidential candidates was “unconstitutional”.
The Iraqi parliament delayed the selection of a new president on Feb. 8 after major parliamentary blocs boycotted the session following the suspension of Hoshyar Zebari from presidential race.
Zebari’s suspension came after a lawsuit filed by two lawmakers accused him of years-long corruption.
The Sadrist Movement led by Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Coordination Framework including Iran-backed Shia parties, Sunni blocs and the two major Kurdish parties all boycotted ahead of the session.
Iraq normally enters months of political deadlock after each general election as the political elite jockey for spots in the new government. Iraqis are increasingly disillusioned with the political process, accusing almost all their politicians of corruption.
