ISTANBUL (AA) – Iraq’s parliament on Thursday began a secret vote to choose a new president.
According to Iraq’s official news agency, the media department of the Council of Representatives, as it is officially known, stated that it “has begun a secret vote to choose the President of the Republic.”
Earlier on Thursday, Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi called to order parliament’s sixth session on electing the president.
After the session, the media department announced the submission to the speakership of a request to withdraw the presidential nominations of Reber Ahmed and Omar Al-Barzanji.
Iraqi political parties have failed to agree on electing a new president and prime minister since general elections held a year ago this week.
The last president, Barham Salih, resigned in December 2019.
* Ikram Imane Kouachi contributed to this report