Shafaq News / The second deputy of the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Bashir Khalil Al-Haddad announced on Monday the date of completion of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s cabinet, and the date for resuming the regular sessions.

"The parliament will return to its regular sessions if matters return to normal , end the curfew procedures due to Corona, and airports and movement between the provinces opened so that the provincial deputies can reach Baghdad,” Al-Haddad said in a statement to the newspaper "Al-Sabah".

 "The Prime Minister will present the remaining ministerial portfolios before Eid Al-Fitr, and as soon as the candidates are presented, we will set a date for a session giving them confidence."

"The tasks of the new government at this stage are to send the federal budget law, to launch the salaries of retirees, to improve the living conditions of low-income workers and daily workers, and to earn a welfare network grant, as well as to control the security situation, restore the prestige of the state, the security forces and the police, and uncover those accused of killing protesters accused of corruption files and bring them to justice,” Al-Haddad added.

Regarding Kurdistan Region, Al-Haddad said, "The intensive and constructive discussions took place with the Prime Minister and the Ministries of Oil and Finance in the previous government, talks will resume with the new government with the approval of the previous understandings. We hope that the delegation of the region will return to Baghdad soon to reach final agreements regarding all outstanding problems between the two parties within the framework of the constitution and applicable laws.

The Iraqi parliament approved a new government on Wednesday after six months without a government. where Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi and Adnan al-Zurfi assumed position before al-Kadhimi were refused because there was no consensus on them by political forces.

Al-Kadhimi is currently leading an incomplete government after parliament rejected ministers during the voting session.

Former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who headed a caretaker government, resigned last year after thousands of anti-government protesters took the streets, demanding jobs and the departure of the ruling elite.

The protesters accused the political class that took power after the US invasion in 2003, which toppled Saddam Hussein, of corruption that led the country to economic devastation.

The struggle for cabinet portfolios since Abd al-Mahdi’s resignation in November has prevented two former Prime Minister Candidates from forming a government.

Voting on Oil and Foreign portfolios was postponed after the parties failed to agree on candidates. The deputies rejected the new prime minister's candidates for the Justice, Agriculture and Trade portfolios.