Iraq’s parliament on Monday indefinitely postponed the scheduled election of the national president, an official said, after only 58 of the 329 lawmakers showed up.
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Major political blocs had announced they would boycott the vote that requires a quorum of two-thirds of MPs.
An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, then confirmed to AFP that on Monday “there will be no vote to elect the president.”
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