Iraqi parliament speaker resigns

Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi resigned from his post but is expected to be re-elected.
Mohammed al-Halbusi.
Mohammed al-Halbusi, the newly elected speaker of the Iraqi parliament, arrives to speak to the press on Sept. 18, 2018, following a meeting in Basra. - HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP via Getty Images
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The Iraqi parliament announced today that it will hold a session on Sept. 28 to vote on parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi's resignation.

Halbusi was elected last January by the triple alliance of Shiite Sadrists, the Sunni Taqaddum bloc and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

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