Presidency Council of Iraq
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The presidency council of
The presidency council functioned in the role of the president of Iraq until one successive presidential term after the ratification of the Constitution[1] and a government was seated.[2] The presidency council consisted of one president and two deputies, or vice presidents, and the presidency council must have made all decisions unanimously.[3]
The members of the presidency council were elected with "one list" by a two-thirds majority in the
History
The first presidency council was elected by the National Assembly on 6 April 2005, after more than two months of negotiations between the
The second presidency council, the first under the new Constitution of Iraq, consisted of President Jalal Talabani, and Vice Presidents Adil Abdul al-Mahdi and Tariq al-Hashimi.
References
- ^ Constitution of Iraq, Article 134(1)
- ^ Constitution of Iraq, Article 139
- ^ Constitution of Iraq, Article 134(4)
- ^ Constitution of Iraq, Article 134(2)(A)
- ^ Constitution of Iraq, Article 134(5)(C)
- ^ See Iraqi Transitional Government for more details
