The dissolution of the British Parliament officially entered into force today, Thursday, in preparation for holding elections on the fourth of next July. After the surprise decision taken by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week to call early elections, all 650 seats in Parliament are now vacant, and the five-week election campaigns to elect new representatives who will fill their seats as of July 9. About 129 representatives have announced so far that they will not run for re-election, including 77 governors, which represents an unprecedented departure for ruling party parliamentarians who are aware of their diminishing chances of winning. Source: National Iraqi News Agency