Baghdad (AFP) May 18, 2024 - Iraq s lawmakers failed to elect a speaker on Saturday as neither of the two main candidates secured a majority during a tense session of parliament.
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s lawmakers failed to elect a speaker on Saturday as neither of the two main candidates secured a majority during a tense session of parliament. It is the latest in a series of failed attempts to replace the former head of parliament who was dismissed in November, with political bickering and divisions between key Sunni parties derailing every attempt so far.
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Shafaq News/ A leading figure in Iraq's Shiite Coordination Framework, the largest parliamentary bloc, warned against transforming the parliament to a focal point for further discord, calling for a