ABUJA HIGH COURT ORDERS INEC TO DEREGISTER ADC, ACCORD PARTY, OTHERS. (PHOTO).

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 Abuja High Court orders INEC to deregister ADC, Accord Party, others Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party, and others from participating in the 2027 general elections over alleged constitutional breaches. Justice Lifu issued the order on Monday, June 15, while delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2637/2026, and instituted by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Forum of Former Legislators against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and several political parties, including the ADC, Action Alliance, APP, Accord Party, and Zenith Labour Party. The plaintiffs argued that the affected political parties failed to meet constitutional requirements relating to electoral spread and performance. It contended that political parties were required to secure at least 25 per cent of votes in prescribed ...

IRAQ PARLIAMENT ELECTS NIZAR AMIDI AS PRESIDENT AFTER MONTHS OF DEADLOCK AMID REGIONAL CONFLICT ESCALATION. (PHOTO).


 Iraq parliament elects Nizar Amidi as president after months of deadlock amid regional conflict escalation

Iraq’s parliament has elected Kurdish political figure Nizar Amidi as president, ending a months-long political stalemate that followed a parliamentary election which failed to produce a clear majority bloc. Amidi, a senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, won the post after two rounds of voting in which he outpaced a field of candidates that included Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein of the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party.

His election comes amid heightened regional instability linked to the broader conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. Iraq has been caught in the middle of the escalation, with Iran-backed militias carrying out attacks on U.S. bases, diplomatic facilities, and energy infrastructure, while U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted militia positions in response, further intensifying security pressures inside the country. The unrest, combined with disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, has also contributed to major strain on Iraq’s oil-dependent economy.

The vote, held more than two months after Iraq’s constitutional deadline for selecting a president, required multiple rounds after no candidate initially reached the required threshold. Amidi led comfortably in the first round before securing a decisive majority in the second, defeating his closest competitor, Muthanna Amin Nader of the Kurdistan Islamic Union.

Under Iraq’s political system, the presidency is traditionally held by a Kurdish politician, while executive power is concentrated in the office of the Shiite prime minister and the Sunni parliamentary speaker. The newly elected president is now expected to task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a government within 15 days, as political leaders continue negotiations over the next prime minister candidate.


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