Iraqi political blocs intensify efforts before presidential election session

Five months after the Iraqi parliamentary elections, the Iraqi political forces and people are awaiting the presidential election session.

Parliaments again failed to nominate a candidate due to the postponement of the session that was scheduled for last month, as many political parties boycotted the session.

This led to a dispute over the election of the President of the Republic or later the selection of the Prime Minister-designate. Forty candidates are vying for the presidency in a parliamentary session scheduled for Saturday.

Meanwhile, the political blocs continued their efforts to gain more support from independents for their candidates.