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Iraq Parliament in Crisis: Members Storm Out

HeadlineMar 30, 2005

The newly formed Iraqi national assembly has been thrown into chaos as the parliament failed again to form a coalition government. Both Interim prime minister Iyad Allawi and interim President Ghazi Yawer stormed out of Tuesday’s session before it ended. The session was being broadcast on national TV in Iraq but the acting speaker of the parliament ordered the television feed to be cut off after 20 minutes. Journalists in attendance were kicked out. The Green Zone–where the session was taking place–also came under mortar attack Tuesday. The lawmakers will meet again on Sunday with hopes they can move forward. The Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis can’t decide on who should serve as speaker of the parliament or how to fill certain cabinet positions–especially the oil ministry.

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