Based on decisions issued by the Board of Commissioners regarding this matter, the Independent High Electoral Commission announced the selection of several names to fill vacant seats in both the Council of Representatives and the Basra Provincial Council. Official documents
related to this file showed that the appointment process for the substitutes came to compensate members who moved to assume various executive governmental positions. The list of substitutes in parliament included Ali Mohammed Al-Fayli taking the seat of Mohsen Al-Mandalawi,
in addition to selecting Hussein Ahmed Al-Maliki as a substitute for Yasser Al-Maliki, as well as naming Wasfi Assi Al-Obaidi to be a substitute for Mohammed Ali Mohammed Tamim. In a related context, the relevant decisions included filling the vacant
seat in the Basra Provincial Council following the passing of member Jaafar Sunaikh Al-Hajjaj, as it was decided to appoint Thair Salman Al-Salhi as a substitute for him. These administrative and organizational steps come within the framework of completing vacancies
within the elected councils in accordance with the legal regulations in force and officially approved by the electoral authority.
