Parliament to hold session on Wednesday

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Parliament will resume its sessions on Wednesday in a new attempt to elect its speaker. The sessions will be resumed on Wednesday (Feb. 4) following a recess that began on January 19, when the parliament failed to elect a speaker. First Deputy Speaker Khaled al-Attiya will hold consultations with other lawmakers to elect a successor of the resigned Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani. 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) 1