Thread by @ejmalrai

#BreakingNews:
Mohammad al-Halbusi, with 169 votes, is the new Speaker of #Iraq. Halbusi was al-Anbar governor.

Hasan Karim and Rashid Jalil are expected to be selected in the next hour as the two vice Speakers.

A first official victory to the anti-#USA camp (pro-#Iran): Halbusi was presented and supported by al-Bina' coalition, the Maliki-Ameri (et al) group, even if the vice Speaker will be from the Sadrist (in the next hour).

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1040934717929992192

Hasan Karim was indeed elected minutes ago as a first vice-Speaker of the #Iraq/i Parliament with 209 votes (he is a sadrist).

The number of votes indicates Moqtada and the largest coalition (Maliki-Ameri) have agreed on prior voting.

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1040934717929992192

In 15 days, the #Iraq Parliament (the largest coalition) will elect a President, a Kurd (and I hope not the sectarian Hoshyar Zebari).

The president will give the largest coalition 1 month to select a PM (which is not going to be Abadi for certain).

https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1041003180367196161

In this month of Muharram, The #USA team in #Iraq celebrating Ashura due to the fall of Haidar Abadi (the US and the Saudi candidate) and the nomination of Halbusi (Maliki-Ameri candidate) as a Speaker. ((#sarcasm )).