Iraqi Parliament Update: Quorum Reached as Reform Front Fractures, Kurds Lose Leverage
June 8, 2016 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Kurds%20May%2029_2.jpg?itok=F003rPMs)
The Council of Representatives (CoR) successfully reached quorum and convened two sessions on May 29 and May 31. The CoR struggled to reach this threshold since members formed a rump CoR on April 12. Despite the limited success of May 29 and 31, the CoR has not returned to its pre-April 12 state and many political blocs remain withdrawn.