Iraqi Parliament Dissolves Itself two-days ahead of Elections

On Wednesday, the presidency of the Iraqi parliament announced that the decision to dissolve the parliament will enter into force on Thursday, according to a previous vote.

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bashir Al Haddad, said that the parliament voted on March 31 to dissolve itself on Oct. 7.

Over 170 members of parliament voted for the dissolution of the parliament on March 31 but provided that snap elections be held on October 10.

Iraqi political blocs agreed to conduct early elections after the government led by then Prime Minister Adel Abdelmahdi had resigned in November 2019 under mass protests in most Iraqi provinces.

Therefore, there is no need to hold a voting session for this purpose.

Notably, the legislative elections will be held next Sunday, and according to the electoral law, Parliament will dissolve itself two days before the election date.