Iraq's newly elected parliament holds first session

Dec 29, 2025

The entrance of Iraq's parliament building ahead of the first session of the newly elected parliament, in Baghdad, Iraq December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad — Ahmed Saad

BAGHDAD, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Iraq's newly elected parliament convened on Monday for its first session since the November national election, opening the way for lawmakers to begin the process of forming a new government.

Parliament is due to elect a speaker and two deputies during its first meeting. Lawmakers must then choose a new president by within 30 days of the first session.

The president will subsequently ask the largest bloc in parliament to form a government, a process that in Iraq typically drags on for months.

(Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed;Editing by Alison Williams)