Traditionally, the first parliamentary session would be tasked with electing a speaker of the parliament and his two deputies. Yet, according to the agenda released by the Council of Representatives, Sunday’s session would only include “nominations of the Speaker and two Deputies”, suggesting a potential non-confirmation on who the speaker would be.
It also struck a humiliating blow to the Fateh Alliance, which hosts the pro-Iran Popular Mobilisation Forces paramilitary group. Having only attained 17 seats, the organisation will see a drastic decrease of representation compared with the outgoing parliament. “I see that the first thing that needs to be done for the future for the country is a national majority government,” al-Sadr said in a statement soon after the election results were certified.
“Iraq’s political divisions make it difficult for a majority government to be elected and since no party has ever won an outright majority, coalition-building is required, whether to create a majority government or a national consensus government,” Hamzeh Hadad, an Iraq political and economic analyst, recently wrote.
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