Iraqi Court ends parliament's term; transforms government into caretaker government

The Supreme Federal Court issued a decision today, Monday, ending the term of the current Council of Representatives and transforming the government into a caretaker government with limited powers, while the President of the Republic continues to perform his constitutional duties normally.

The court stated in a document that "the day of the general election for the new Council of Representatives means the end of the Council of Representatives' term and its authority to legislate and oversee the performance of the executive branch in practice, and the transformation of the Council of Ministers' powers from full authority to limited authority to manage daily affairs, represented by taking decisions and actions that cannot be postponed."

On November 9th and 11th, Iraq held both special and general elections for the sixth parliamentary term, as part of a democratic process in the political system established after 2003 by the overthrow of the former Ba'ath regime at the hands of the United States and its allies.

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