Bloc leaders meet tom. to nominate speaker’s candidates

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com:  Heads of parliamentary blocs will meet at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to choose candidates for the position of the Iraqi Parliament’s speaker, a parliamentarian from the Kurdistan Islamic Party said on Saturday. “Heads of parliamentary blocs will set a deadline for the Iraqi Accord Front (IAF) and the National Dialogue Council to put forward their candidates for the position,” Sami al-Atroushi told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani stepped down as Parliament speaker following a heated argument with members of parliamentary committees, during which he allegedly used “offensive” language that prompted many parliamentarians to call for his resignation. SS (P) 1