Iraqi Parliament: No agreement so far over naming the committees

politics

26-02-2022, 22:00

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INA - BAGHDAD

Independent MP Adnan Al-Jabri confirmed on Saturday, that no agreement was reached on naming the heads of the parliamentary committees and their members.

"We expect that the attendance of the MPs for next Monday's session will be greater than the previous one because of the committee formation file,” said Al-Jabri to Al-Iraqiya News TV, followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

He added, "The independent representatives will participate strongly in the new parliamentary committees, given that the House of Representatives in its current fifth session witnessed a qualitative addition to the independents, who are an essential component of the political and legislative process, and they will have a good share of the committees,”

Al-Jabri pointed out that "the number of independent representatives is not insignificant and cannot be neglected or not placed in committees. There are many negotiations and the independents impose their conditions within the independent Iraq bloc, and they stipulated that the winning blocs give them the right to participate by naming the Prime Minister-designate to enter the largest bloc,”

"The House of Representatives' tendency towards the duty to form committees is better than waiting for an agreement on naming the President of the Republic, as the Parliament has tasks that should not be disrupted," he included.

Regarding the file of hosting the Finance Minister Ali Allawi in the session, Al-Jabri explained that "in the event the minister attends, we expect a heated session, as many MPs would like to ask important questions, especially with regard to the application of the constitutional articles related to strengthening the national economy according to modern methods, as well as the file of increasing the value of the dollar against the dinar,”

With regard to disciplinary penalties against absent MPs and those who failed to take the oath, Al-Jabri said, "The legislative authority needs the presence of MPs, and the absence of some of them means the absence of the voices for those who elected them,”