Iraqi Lawmakers Elect New Parliament Speaker
Date
10/31/2024 7:20:01 PM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi Council of Representatives elected on Thursday Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani as a replacement to former speaker Mohammad Al-Halbousi after one year of Political stalemate based on a judicial verdict.
The parliament session, chaired by Acting Speaker Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, saw two rounds of voting as both frontrunners received most votes in the first round, the Iraqi news agency reported.
The first round saw Al-Mashhadani winning 153 votes, against 95 for his next rival Salem Al-Eisawi and nine votes for Amer Abdul-Jabbar, besides 14 invalid votes.
The run-off led to Al-Mashhadani receiving 140 votes and Al-Eisawi 34.
In last November, the former speaker was barred from his completing his term in office after the Federal Supreme Court ruled against the legitimacy of his election. (end)
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