Baghdad: Parliamentary and political circles discussed new developments this evening, Monday, concerning the presidential election session scheduled to be officially held tomorrow morning, Tuesday. These developments include efforts to postpone the session until next Sunday, aiming to provide what has been described as a “last chance” for the two Kurdish parties to reach a consensus candidate for the presidency.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) informed forces within the coordination framework of its support for postponing the session, justifying this by the need to finalize understandings with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) regarding the position and to avoid an open-ended session.

Sources added that intensive contacts have been underway for hours between prominent political leaders inside and outside parliament, amid pressure from various parties to prevent a repeat of the scenario where the session failed to convene due to a lack of quorum, or to avoid a vote that could further entrench the division within the Kurdish political bloc.

According to the information, some parliamentary blocs have expressed their willingness to accept a postponement, provided there are clear guarantees that the matter will be resolved during the next session. Other blocs, however, reject any further delays, maintaining that the constitutional process must be completed within its established timeframe.

The same sources indicate that the coming hours will be crucial, given the ongoing intra-Kurdish dialogues on one hand, and broader political maneuvering on the other, which could reshape the course of the presidential election session and the overall political landscape related to the formation of the next government.