Iraqi parliament dissolved ahead of new elections
On Wednesday, October 4, Muhammad al-Halbousi, the speaker of the Iraqi House of Representatives, issued a statement officially announcing the dissolution of the country's fourth parliament.
In this statement, Mohammad Al-Halbousi stated that, based on Article 64 of the Constitution and Parliament Resolution No. 32 in 2021, the membership of representatives in the Fourth Parliament will end and the working term of this Parliament will end on October 7th (Thursday).
The Iraqi parliament will hold elections on Sunday to elect 329 representatives. The elections were scheduled to be held in 2022, but the Iraqi parliament decided in April to hold the elections on October 8.
In the 2018 parliamentary elections, a significant number of candidates affiliated with Iranian-backed Shiite groups entered the Iraqi parliament due to the important role of the Popular Mobilization Forces in defeating ISIS.
Shiite groups and their representatives in parliament do not hesitate to express unity and alignment with the Iranian government, describing their relations with Tehran as a strategic relationship based on the common interests of the two countries.
Source: Radio Farda
