Taqaddum reserve candidate joins Iraq parliament after minister appointment
Shafaq News- Baghdad
Bashar Al-Amej, head of the Al-Anbar Investment Commission, on Thursday joined Iraq’s Parliament after taking the seat vacated by Mohammed Nouri, who was recently approved as Minister of Industry and Minerals.
Al-Amej had been the first reserve candidate on the Taqaddum Party list led by Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi, making him eligible to replace Nouri.
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Earlier today, Iraq’s Parliament granted confidence to Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi’s cabinet and ministerial program, approving 14 ministers while postponing votes on nine portfolios, including Defense, Interior, Planning, Culture, Reconstruction and Housing, Higher Education, Labor, Migration and Displacement, and Youth and Sports. The positions are expected to be filled during a subsequent parliamentary session under Iraq’s constitutional cabinet formation procedures.
Under Iraq’s constitution and the principle of separation of powers, lawmakers appointed to ministerial posts generally relinquish their parliamentary seats to focus on executive responsibilities.
