Iraq Federal Supreme Court: Dissolving parliament 'not within jurisdiction'

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi Supreme Federal Court said in a verdict on Wednesday that it did not have the authority to dissolve parliament.

The verdict rejected the lawsuits brought by the Sadrists to dissolve parliament and hold early elections.

The court said that the stability of the political process and the respect of the constitution were paramount, adding that any violation of the constitution would harm the country and the people of Iraq.

The federal court had received over a thousand lawsuits from members of the Sadrist party, which called for dissolving parliament on the grounds of inability to choose a President and Prime Minister for Iraq within the allocated constitutional period.

While the Sadrist party was calling for early elections and parliament dissolving, its rival in the Coordination Framework party was against the demands without the formation of a new government that has the rightful authority to implement both actions. — KUNA