At a Glance

• Parliamentary leadership requires political blocs to submit committee nominees before scheduling the next session.

• Secretary Muna Qahwachi clarified that no session has been set for Monday.

• She stated that rapidly reactivating parliament and forming the cabinet is essential to legally supporting state institutions.

Muna Qahwachi, Secretary of the Kurdistan Parliament, stated that Monday has not been designated by the parliamentary presidency as the date for a session, noting that to hold a session, blocs must first submit their nominees for parliamentary committees to the presidency.

Key Statements and Focus Area

• Qahwachi told Channel8 that parliamentary leadership will assess tomorrow which political blocs have successfully finalized and submitted their committee nominees.

• "The Kurdistan Parliament held its elections on time but we are already late, as parliament has been inactive for two years," she said.

The newly elected Secretary said that once the names are fully received by the presidency, the date for the session will then be scheduled.

She stated that during the session, committee members will be elected by a vote, which will serve as the first order of business for the parliament.

Addressing the recent election of the parliamentary presidency, Qahwachi told reporters, including Channel8, that rapidly reactivating the Kurdistan Parliament and forming the new cabinet is essential to providing vital legal support to institutions, safeguarding citizens' rights, and strengthening the region's position in Baghdad.

She stressed the need to prioritize public interests over party agendas, urging all political factions to participate in the parliamentary sessions.

Qahwachi further expressed optimism regarding a positive outcome, citing the recent rapprochement observed among the political parties.

FYI

This legislative update follows a highly contentious parliamentary session last Wednesday.

The session elected Vala Fareed as Speaker, Rami Nouri as Deputy Speaker, and Muna Qahwachi as Secretary with 52 votes, achieving a narrow legal quorum.

The session faced an official boycott from major political blocs, including the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the New Generation Movement, and several other factions.

Following the vote, PUK President Bafel Jalal Talabani issued a message firmly refusing to recognize the session's legitimacy or its outcomes.

Talabani announced the withdrawal of the PUK team from the KRG cabinet, warning that the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) actions undermined the principles of democracy in the Region.

He also vowed that unilateral execution would be met with mirrored administrative responses, stating: “If you appoint a [Kurdistan] Region President, we will appoint a President. If you appoint ministers, we will appoint ministers. If you appoint a Prime Minister, we will appoint a Prime Minister.”

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