Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament

Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn’t have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after an influential Shiite cleric gave it one week to dismiss the legislature so that new elections can be held.

Iraqi Judiciary Says It Has no Powers to Dissolve Parliament

Iraq's top judicial body said Sunday it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country's parliament, days after an influential Shiite cleric gave it one week to dismiss the legislature so that new elections can be held. The decision by the Supreme Judicial Council is likely to increase tensions between followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and members of Iran-backed groups as Iraq sinks deeper into its political impasse, now in its 10th month.…

Iraq’s judiciary dismisses Moqtada Sadr’s demand to dissolve parliament

Sadr has urged the judiciary to dissolve parliament by the end of this week to pave the way for new legislative elections.

Iraq judiciary dismisses Sadr's demand to dissolve parliament

BAGHDAD - Iraq's judiciary said Sunday it lacks the authority to dissolve parliament as demanded by populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr, who is engaged in an escalating standoff with political rivals.

Iraq judiciary dismisses Al-Sadr’s demand to dissolve parliament

ID: 1660501015024746700Sun, 2022-08-14 17:53 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s judiciary said Sunday it lacks the authority to dissolve parliament as demanded by populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr, who is engaged in an escalating standoff with political rivals. Followers of Sadr, in defiance of his Shiite rivals of the pro-Iran Coordination Framework, have been staging a sit-in protest at Iraq’s parliament. In the latest twist to the political turmoil,…

What Will Muqtada Al Sadr do Now?

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said Sunday it does not have the authority to dissolve parliament.