A Source: 65 Sunni MPs agree to nominate MP Ziad al-Janabi for Speaker of the House of Representatives by an absolute majority

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A parliamentary source announced that 65 Sunni MPs agreed to nominate MP Ziad al-Janabi for Speaker of the House of Representatives by an absolute majority. He told the National Iraqi News Agency/NINA/ that a meeting was held at the home of an important Sunni leader and in arrangement with the Coordination Framework. He added that the Coordination Framework will hold a meeting at a later time to support the Sunni majority's option to pass the parliament's candidate. Source: National Iraqi News Agency