Kurdish opposition leaves Parliament Hall

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The opposition Kurdish bloc in Kurdistan Parliament left the extraordinary session to select a new speaker and his deputy. IraqiNews.com’s correspondent reported that the opposition group left the session, quoting a Change Movement MP Burhan Rasheed that the Movement will leave. The Change Movement holds 25 seats in the Kurdish parliament. The candidate for the Kurdistan Union Federation Arselan Bayez will hold the post of Parliament Speaker, to replace Kamal Karkuki, while the Kurdish Democratic Party did not announce its candidate for deputy speaker post. The Democratic Kurdistan Party nominated Njirvan Barzani to head the government, to replace Dr Barham Saleh. Imad Ahmed of the National Kurdistan Party was nominated to deputy premier post to replace Azad Berwari, in the Democratic Party. RM (TS)/SR 870