INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Shafaq News/ The
Shiite Coordination Framework and its allies would hold a meeting on Thursday
in conjunction with the upcoming parliament
session.A political source
told Shafaq News Agency that the meeting would discuss the issue of forming the
next government.The Iraqi
Parliament
decided to hold a special session on Thursday, June 23, to discuss the
resignation of Al-Sadr's deputies and choose the new
lawmakers.The Parliament said in
a statement, "at the request of some members, the House of Representatives
will hold a special session
based on the provisions of Article 58 of the
Constitution."A source explained to
our Agency that "preliminary information indicates that the
73
parliamentary seats of Al-Sadr's deputies will be distributed as follows: The
State of Law Coalition (led by Nuri Al-Maliki) will have
40-41 deputies, the
Al-Fateh Alliance (Led by Had Al-Ameri), 44 deputies, the State Forces Alliance
(led by Ammar Al-Hakim and Haidar
Al-Abadi) will get 15 deputies, and the
Imtidad Movement (independents), 17 deputies."All but Imtidad
Movement are parts of the Framework.
