3 lawmakers nominated to head parliament

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: MP from the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU), Sami al-Atroushi, on Wednesday said that three new lawmakers were nominated to succeed parliament’s speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani. “Hussein al-Falluji, independent MP, Khalil Gaddoa, from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC), and Hussein al-Juburi, from the Arab bloc, were nominated for the parliamentary post,” al-Atroushi told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani stepped down as Parliament speaker last December 23 following a heated argument with members of parliamentary committees, during which he allegedly used “offensive” language that prompted many parliamentarians to call for his resignation. SH (P) 1