By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Representatives has opened its first session of the sixth parliamentary term, electing Haibat [Haybat] al-Halbousi as Speaker and Adnan Fayhan as First Deputy Speaker. According to Al Jazeera, al-Halbousi is from the Taqaddum (Progress) Party. The session was chaired by Amer al-Fayez, the oldest serving MP, and attended by […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will regional geopolitical shifts shake up Sunni politics in Iraq? Regarded as one of Iraq's most skilled -- if controversial -- modern political operators, Sunni politician Mohammed Al-Halbousi has faced challenging times since […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi speakership returns to Sunni hands as political shifts underway Iraq's parliament has elected veteran lawmaker Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani as speaker. After a year of being held by a Shiite Muslim, the election returned […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Parliament has elected Dr. Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani (pictured) as its new speaker during a session presided over by Acting Speaker Mohsen Al-Mandalawi and attended by 271 members. Al-Mashhadani won with 182 votes in the second round, defeating contenders Salem Al-Issawi (95 votes) and Amer Abdul-Jabbar (9 votes). He had previously served […]
