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Kurdistan Region parliament extends own mandate by one year
The Kurdistan Parliament said 80 of 111 MPs voted in favor of the extension, to last until "late 2023", after a general election scheduled for 1 October was postponed due to disagreements among the political parties on key issues, including how the region be divided up for the vote.
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Kurdistan Region parliament extends own mandate by one year
The Kurdistan Parliament said 80 of 111 MPs voted in favor of the extension, to last until "late 2023", after a general election scheduled for 1 October was postponed due to disagreements among the political parties on key issues, including how the region be divided up for the vote.
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Iraqi parliament renews confidence in parliament speaker
The State News Agency on Wednesday reported that the Iraqi council of representatives voted to renew the confidence in the parliament speaker after he submitted his resignation on Monday.
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Coordination Framework agrees to hold early elections to ‘satisfy’ Sadrists
The Secretary-General of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq movement said that all rival forces of Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite coordination framework agreed to hold early elections.
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Iraq is going through one of most difficult crises after 2003: PM Kadhimi
The Iraqi Prime Minister said on Saturday, September 17, that the country is going through “one of the most difficult crises after 2003,” but still hoping to find solutions.
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Halbousi seeks for deal between Erbil and Baghdad
Iraq Parliamentary speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi sought for agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, a statement released by the Speaker’s media office on Sunday said.
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Iraqi PM Kadhimi, parliament speaker al-Halbousi discuss political situation
The state news agency on Sunday reported that Iraqi Prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with the speaker of parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi.
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Coordination Framework supports Sadr’s call to hold early election
The Shiite coordination framework on Thursday said it supports Sadr’s call to hold another early election but by conditions.
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Muqtada Sadr calls for dissolution of parliament
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday, August 3, dialogue with the Coordination Framework is useless and stated the Sadrist Movement is demanding early elections as well as the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.
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Sadrist Movement MPs deliver their resignations to Iraq Parliament Speaker
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi accepted the letters of resignation from all 73 MPs from the Sadrist Movement on Sunday, June 12, days after the leader of the bloc, Muqtada al-Sadr, requested the ministers to prepare to resign.
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PUK, KDP hold meeting on upcoming elections
The leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) held a meeting on Wednesday (May 25) where they agreed to form a joint committee to discuss the process for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Sadrist bloc becomes opposition for a month
The leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said on Sunday, May 15, his party has no choice but to temporarily join the opposition for at least 30 days.