Independent politician Mohannad Al-Rawi revealed that the ousted Speaker of the Parliament, Mohammed Al-Halbousi, fears the election of any new Parliament president. Al-Rawi said to "Baghdad Today" that "Mohammed Al-Halbousi is afraid of the election of any Parliament president, even if they are from his own party," explaining that "he does not want any president to rise after him for fear that they might compete with him for political and electoral influence, and thus he is obstructing the election process."
He clarified that "Al-Halbousi's obstruction of the election of the Parliament president is not due to the election of someone outside his party; rather, he is dissatisfied with the overall process." He added, "As a result, any solutions proposed by any political party are met with opposition and the issue is stalled."
Al-Rawi held the ousted Al-Halbousi "responsible for the loss of the higher position of the Sunni component in the Iraqi state."
Meanwhile, MP Haidar Al-Salami identified the direct reason for the delay in the resolution of the Speaker of the Parliament's position. Al-Salami told "Baghdad Today" that "the changing political stances have created a difficult situation in predicting what is happening in the Iraqi scene, whether in politics or otherwise," noting that "the numerous conflicting decisions and the insistence of leaders who want the decision to be exclusive to them, and not under the dome of the Parliament, are what is delaying the resolution of the Speaker of the Parliament's position at the moment."
He added, "If the matter were left to the members of Parliament, the position of the Speaker of the Parliament could have been resolved in the first round," but he noted that "the numerous political interventions are what have delayed the resolution of the position for months."
He pointed out that "until now, there are no clear paths to finalize the position of the Speaker of the Parliament amid interventions and attempts to impose a satisfactory figure for the political leadership rather than for the members of Parliament," asserting that "leaving the matter to the national space is the best solution to get out of this dilemma."
