This week, Kurdistan Parliament's committees met with Mr. Rebwar Talabani, the head of Kirkuk Provincial Council; discussed farmers' deliveries to grain silos; and discussed the funding for Slemani governorate's activities as Kurdistan's Capital of Culture.
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Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed welcomes German delegation from the city of Essen
17th June 2019 - Dr. Vala Fareed, Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament, welcomed Mr. Peter Renzen, Alderman of Essen city council, several officials from Essen's hospitals and social services, and the head of the political department of Funke Media Group from Berlin.
Kurdistan Parliament publishes resolution on appointing Masrour Barzani as Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government
The Kurdistan Parliament on 11th June 2019 passed the following resolution regarding the appointment of the Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government:
Parliament begins workshop on MPs’ code of conduct
The National Democratic Institute and Kurdistan Parliament’s Research Centre on 16th June began a workshop on Parliament's code of conduct for the heads of committees and heads of the parliamentary blocs.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami says Iraq’s security weaknesses prevent safe return of Yazidis and Christians
15th June 2019 – The Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Mr. Hemin Hawrami and several MPs on 13th June spoke at a conference in Duhok on the recovery and return of the Yazidis and Christians in Iraq. Deputy Speaker Hawrami said the Kurdistan Region is a model for Iraq and the Middle East of a peaceful, tolerant society that respects all religions and ethnicities.
Speaker of Parliament Dr. Vala Fareed attends ceremony: President Nechirvan Barzani tasks Prime Minister with forming cabinet within 30 days
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on 12th June 2019 formally tasked Prime Minister Masrour Barzani with forming the Kurdistan Regional Government cabinet. The Speaker of Parliament Dr. Vala Fareed and the President of the Judicial Council Mr. Bangeen Qasm attended the ceremony. In accordance with the law, the Prime Minister has 30 days to form his ministerial cabinet.
Summary of committees’ recent meetings – 15th June 2019
Last week Kurdistan Parliament's committees met the family of a patient who died in the operating theatre, discussed bills on patients' rights and consumer rights, met the Federation of Civil Society Organisations to hear their complaints about taxation, and visited the Erbil Court of Investigation.
MPs select Masrour Barzani as new Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government
11th June 2019 – Today Kurdistan Parliament’s MPs nominated and selected Mr. Masrour Masoud Mustafa Barzani to be the next Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Eighty-seven MP, out of the 97 who were present, voted to select Mr. Barzani as the new Prime Minister to form a cabinet and lead the country’s executive authority.
Parliament's Presidency announces business for today's sitting: Nomination of Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the fifth term’s seventh normal sitting today, 11th June 2019 at 11am:
The nomination of the next Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government – Iraq, as per amended Law No. 1 of 1992, Article 56, paragraph 3 (the Kurdistan Parliament Elections Law).
President Nechirvan Barzani takes oath of office at Kurdistan Parliament's Presidential inauguration ceremony
6th June 2019 – The Kurdistan Parliament today held the inauguration of the new President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Idris Mustafa Barzani. Parliament Speaker Dr. Vala Fareed presided at the historic ceremony where President Barzani took his oath of office before MPs and hundreds of dignitaries and guests.