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Iraqi parliament postpones selection of new Speaker till next session

BAGHDAD, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- Iraqi parliament on Sunday postponed the selection of its new speaker to a subsequent meeting after a consensus was made on a candidate chosen by the Iraqi Accordance Front (IAF), to the post.
A media source in the Iraqi parliament said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) here today that the MPs decided to postpone the election of the new speaker until a consensus is reached among the political blocs on one candidate submitted by the IAF.
The source pointed out that the MPs decided to postpone this matter till next Saturday's session.
Today's session was limited on condemning the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, where a number of MPs read statements of condemnation and outrage.
The head of the Accordance Front, Adnan al-Dulaimi, said yesterday evening that his bloc nominated a candidate to succeed Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, who tendered his resignation from the Parliament presidency last December 23.
Al-Dulaimi did not disclose the name of the candidate. (end) aha.tg KUNA 111621 Jan 09NNNN