Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Independent High ElectoralCommission (IHEC) on Tuesday named Bashar Amej of the Taqaddum (Progress) Partyto replace Mohammed Nouri Al-Karbouli in parliament after the latter assumedhis post as Minister of Industry and Minerals.
IHEC, the body responsible fororganizing and supervising elections in Iraq, said Amej was the highest-votedeligible substitute on Taqaddum’s list, which won 27 seats under the leadershipof Mohammad al-Halbousi, in the 329-member Council of Representatives.
Last month, IHEC named substitutecandidates to fill five parliamentary seats vacated by lawmakers who joined thecurrent government.
