Sunni council postpones meeting as Parliament Speaker nomination intrigue develops

Mohammed al-Halbousi and Muthanna al-Samarrai have been mentioned as the two most likely candidates for the position of speaker in the next Iraqi parliament.

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Sunni political council debates parliament speaker, power sharing

Sunni political leaders in Iraq are still discussing how to divide key positions in the next government, especially the post of Speaker of Parliament. While several candidates have been nominated, no final decision has been made, and there is no veto on any name so far.

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Iraqi parliament to discuss Israeli threats Monday: Speaker

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, the recently-elected Iraqi parliament speaker, said a session has been set for Monday to discuss the Israeli threats

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Mandalawi calls for ‘large attendance’ for session to vote on Iraqi parliament speaker

The Iraqi parliament's acting speaker stressed the need to vote on a new speaker on Thursday, a process which has been delayed for nearly a year.

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Iraqi Shiite party says unlikely to appoint new speaker on Thursday

The Iraqi parliament will enter a two-month-long legislative recess in the coming days. Rudaini said it is likely that settling the speakership will be delayed until after that period once the legislature resumes its sessions.

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Shiite ruling power accused of imposing pick for Sunni-allocated Iraqi speakership

Almost a year after Halbousi was ousted and the Iraqi parliament was left without a speaker, the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework has pushed for appointing a new speaker in an upcoming parliamentary session, strongly backing one of the candidates despite not being a unanimous pick among the Sunnis, for whom the position is allocated.

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Iraq’s top bloc calls for parliament session to vote on speaker

The Iraqi parliament’s largest bloc has called for ending the nearly year-long deadlock over the post of speaker of parliament and urged the lawmakers to hold a session to settle the issue on Saturday.

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Sunni parties meet; some recommend new candidates, others back old one

Ten months since Iraq’s parliamentary speaker position was left vacant, the country’s Sunni forces have failed to agree on a mutual candidate to replace the previously uncontested Mohammed al-Halbousi.

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Iraq’s President urges Iraqi Parliament to elect new speaker as political tensions persist

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid urged Parliament to swiftly elect a new Speaker, a position vacant since November and several attempts at electing a new head for the legislature have gone to no avail.

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