Urgent / Parliament to vote on speaker among 10 candidates

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi parliament on Thursday will elect its speaker among ten candidates during a secret session, the state-run al-Iraqia satellite television said in a Urgent. In December 2008, 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