On 15 October, Hoquq MP Miqdad al-Khafaji (KH — parliamentary bloc) maintained the cabinet-session boycott and called newly created posts unconstitutional; Sabereen News (KH — affiliated/aligned media) quoted MP Zuhair Shahid al-Fatlawi saying more than 130 MPs were boycotting and the session had been postponed for lack of quorum. Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) reported attendance by Sadiqoun bloc (AAH — parliamentary bloc), support for deputy-prime-minister candidate Laith al-Khazali, and the arrival of Qais al-Khazali, AAH’s secretary-general. Sabereen News also reported that the Kurdistan Democratic Party objected to Migration and Displacement Ministry nominee Rua Amer and sought party-aligned Christian nominees, while the Christian Suyana bloc joined the boycott over her nomination.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media15 Oct, 19:51
“Sadiqoun parliamentary bloc MPs attend the session to complete the government cabinet.”
نواب كتلة الصادقون النيابية يحضرون جلسة استكمال الكابينة الحكومية
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media15 Oct, 20:10
“MP Zuhair Shahid al-Fatlawi: Parliamentary activity is under way now, more than 130 MPs are boycotting the Council of Representatives session, and the session has been postponed for lack of quorum.”
النائب زهير شهيد الفتلاوي: الآن حراك نيابي وأكثر من 130 نائباً يقاطعون جلسة مجلس النواب وتأجيل الجلسة لعدم اكتمال النصاب
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media15 Oct, 20:13
“MP Miqdad al-Khafaji to Al-Ittijah: The newly created posts have no value and are an explicit violation of the constitution and powers.”
النائب مقداد الخفاجي لـ(الاتجاه): المناصب المستحدثة لا قيمة لها وهي تجاوز صريح على الدستور والصلاحيات