Mohammed al-Halboussi, reelected as head of Iraqi parliament
The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mohammed al-Halboussi, March 28, 2019. AP - Cliff Owen
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This is the first step towards implementing the results of the Iraqi legislative elections last October.
The outgoing Speaker of Parliament was re-elected on January 9 in a turbulent session.
But this appointment in no way resolves the debates surrounding the formation of a parliamentary majority.
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The inaugural session of the Parliament concretized the tensions which have lasted for three months now.
The deputies have come to blows.
The coalition formed around pro-Iranian Shiite militias once again claimed a parliamentary majority.
The latter contest the election results.
In the midst of the crush the Acting Speaker of Parliament had to be evacuated.
He himself was a candidate for the Presidency of Parliament.
#Irak The inaugural session of the Iraqi Parliament marked by scenes of chaos
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Finally, it was in his absence that his rival Mohammed al-Haboussi was elected with a strong majority.
He is at the head of one of the two Sunni parties ready to form a parliamentary majority alongside the big winner of the legislative elections, the Shiite party Maqtada al-Sadr.
Historically, the Speaker of Parliament has always come from the Sunni community.
Even if the coalition around the Shiite militias does not recognize this re-election, the debates will mainly crystallize on the nomination of the Prime Minister.
He is historically still a Shiite.
It will be up to the majority coalition in Parliament to choose it.
The intense divisions between the various Shiite parties seem to pave the way for a new type of government in Iraq.
Moqtada al-Sadr could be the only dominant Shiite surrounded by the main Sunni and Kurdish parties.
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