Huqooq Movement withdraws from Iraqi Parliament
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A few hours after Iraq's Parliament swore in new lawmakers, Huqooq Movement withdraws from the Iraqi Parliament.
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The Huqooq Movement announced its withdrawal from the Iraqi Parliament.
The head of Huqooq Movement Hussein Monis said that "the political process has gone through a deep crisis due to the differences among the main forces in the state administration."
"We emphasize the need to expedite the formation of a new strong government capable of running the state at this critical stage," Mounis added.
He went on to say that "we decided to withdraw from the House of Representatives because we do not accept to be a substitute for our brothers in the Sadrist bloc."
Earlier today, Iraq's Parliament swore in new lawmakers to replace 73 MPs from Moqtada Sadr's bloc who resigned en masse from their positions earlier this month amid a protracted political impasse over the formation of the country's next government.
The legislature had already been in disarray since the general election in October when political factions failed to form a majority in support of a new prime minister to succeed Mustafa Al-Kadhemi.
Following the mass resignation, the seats were given to the candidates who received the second highest number of votes in the October election.
Out of the 73 empty seats, about 40 went to the Iraqi Coordination Framework.
With the seats it had secured previously, the bloc, on Thursday, found itself with about 130 of the chamber's 329 seats, though official figures have yet to be released by Parliament.
On his account, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi thanked the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, asserting that the way for the people to achieve real reform is paved.
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