Wednesday, July 9, 2014

With The Enemy Advancing On Baghdad The Iraqi Parliament Agrees To Meet This Sunday (Not Next Month)



Iraq Parliament To Meet On Sunday -- VOA

Iraq's new parliament will hold its next session July 13, the acting speaker said on Tuesday, after a five-week delay announced on Monday was criticized by local lawmakers and the United States.

The first session of the parliament elected in April ended last week without agreement on the three key posts of prime minister, president and parliamentary speaker, with the country in crisis over the seizure of large parts of the north and west by Sunni Islamist insurgents.

"For the sake of the public interest and committing to the constitutional procedures and preserving the continuity of building democracy ... we decided to change the date (of the next session) to July 13," Mehdi al-Hafidh said in a statement.

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More News On The Iraqi Parliament Agreeing To Meet This Sunday

Islamic state claims Baghdad bombs; parliament to meet on Sunday -- Reuters
Under pressure to form new government, Iraq parliament to convene Sunday -- Washington Post
As ISIS advances on Baghdad, Iraq parliament bumps up its next meeting -- Deutsche Welle
Iraqi Parliament to Meet Early Next Week -- AP
Iraq Parliament Says It Will Meet Next Week After All -- NBC

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