Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani rejected the resignations of three ministers who took the move in protest of a ruling by Iraq’s court to terminate the tenure of Speaker Mohammad al-Halbousi. The Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in Iraq, ruled to remove Halbousi, the influential Sunni Speaker, from his position after a complaint filed against him by a representative on charges of “forgery.” In response, the Taqaddum Party, led by Halbousi, announced the resignation of its three ministers in the government.
NEW YORK: The 40 million people who live in Iraq are running out of patience with their leaders as the process of forming a new government continues to drag on, the UN heard on Thursday. The very least they expect is a greater sense of urgency from elected representatives in efforts to overcome internal divisions, and the resultant political impasse, and focus on the