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Iraq may dissolve parliament amid political crisis: state TV
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:03am EDT
Iraq may dissolve parliament amid political crisis: state TV
Iraq's parliamentary speaker Salim al-Jabouri may dissolve the assembly as the country struggles to overcome a political crisis, state TV said.
The channel cited an unidentified spokesman for Jabouri.
The announcement came after a chaotic parliamentary session in which lawmakers scuffled over a plan to overhaul the government that aims to tackle graft.
(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli and Saif Hameed; editing by John Stonestreet)
Iraq may dissolve parliament amid political crisis: state TV
Iraq's parliamentary speaker Salim al-Jabouri may dissolve the assembly as the country struggles to overcome a political crisis, state TV said.
The channel cited an unidentified spokesman for Jabouri.
The announcement came after a chaotic parliamentary session in which lawmakers scuffled over a plan to overhaul the government that aims to tackle graft.
(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli and Saif Hameed; editing by John Stonestreet)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-speaker-idUSKCN0XA1LX