BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court has ruled that current President Barham Salih would serve until a new president is elected. The failure to elect a new Iraqi President within the constitutional time of 30 days was caused by a lack of quorum in the Parliament session, according to the court, which mandates Salih to "continue his duties until the election of a new president to replace him."

The Iraqi Parliament had scheduled its second session for February 7 to pick a new president from a field of 25 candidates, but the session was cancelled due to a lack of quorum amid political squabbles within parliamentary blocs. On February 8, the Parliament reopened the presidential nomination process for three days, citing the expiration of the constitutional time of 30 days from the start of the first session for electing a new president.

The Iraqi Parliament convened its inaugural session on January 9, during which the speaker and his two deputies were chosen. A new Iraqi president must be elected by a two-thirds majority of the Parliament, according to the Iraqi constitution. Once elected, the incoming president will request that the largest parliamentary alliance select a prime minister-designate within 30 days in order to establish a government.

Iraq held its fifth parliamentary election on October 10, 2021, with Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadrist Sadr's Movement coming out on top with 73 of the 329 seats.

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