State of Law, White al-Iraqiya withdraw from Parliament session in protest to non-voting against Elections Commission
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The State of Law Coalition, led by Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and the White al-Iraqiya Alliance, led by Legislature, Hassan Allawi, have withdrawn from the Parliament’s session on Thursday, in protest to its non-voting to withdraw trust from the Elections Commission. “The State of Law Coalition and the White al-Iraqiya Alliance have withdrawn from the Parliament’s session today (Thursday), in protest against non-voting to withdraw trust from the Elections Commission,” a Parliament source told IraqiNews.com news agency, adding that both blocs would hold a news conference to explain their decision. The High Independent Elections Commission was charged with corruption during the last nationwide elections that took place in Iraq in March, 2010. SKH (PT) 593