INL nominates al-Nujaifi for parliament’s chairmanship

Iraq-Parliament BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi National List (INL) on Monday held a press conference, during which it announced the nomination of MP Osama al-Nujaifi for the parliament’s chairmanship. “Al-Nujaifi was nominated for the parliament’s chairmanship by the committee formed by Iyad Allawi, as it rejects the sectarian quota system,” MP Jamal al-Batiekh told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Al-Nujaifi is a national character and has the ability to render the political process a success,” he added. Earlier, Lawmaker Osama al-Nujaifi said that his parliamentary bloc, the Iraqi National List has officially nominated him for the position of the council of representatives’ speaker. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani stepped down as Parliament speaker 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)/SR 1