Urgent – Parliament session starts

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The parliament has started its regular session that includes the first and second readings to some law drafts such as the local elections law draft.

A parliamentary source stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) on Thursday “The parliament has held its session headed by the First Deputy Speaker, Qusai al-Sihail where the agenda of the session includes the second reading of the third amendment of the local elections law draft No. 36 in 2008.”

“The agenda also contains the voting on the rehabilitation of the infrastructure and the service sectors,” the source added.

“The session will witness the constitutional oath of MP, Hassan Abd al-Nibi Abbas, as a replacement to MP, Khalaf Abdul Samad Khalaf, who was assigned as the governor of Basra province,” the source concluded.