WOTS MON FEB 14 22 Legal Expert: We Will Have 30 Days To Elect The President Of The Republic

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Legal Expert: We Will Have 30 Days To Elect The President Of The Republic

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Legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi explained, on Monday, that the House of Representatives will have 30 days to choose the President of the Republic after closing the door for candidacy for the second time for the presidential position.



Al-Tamimi told "Al-Maalouma", "The Federal Court's decision to accept the unconstitutionality of Zebari's candidacy was based on a number of legal grounds, including those related to the Law No. 8 of 2012 for the Presidency of the Republic, Article 1, which stipulated the candidate's integrity, competence and good reputation, and the decision was also based on Law No. 213 of 2018 and the Parliament Law, Article 27, where it was based on Article 68 on good conduct, and also the decision was based on the broad powers of the President of the Republic in Article 73 and Article 50 related to oaths, cases of integrity and interrogation.

He added, "The door for candidacy has been opened by Parliament for 3 days since Wednesday, with it Thursday and Sunday, which is the last day to present candidates for the presidential position, and at the same time, the names of the former candidates remain unchanged, and their candidacy has not been canceled."