Iraqi's political stalemante forced lawmakers Tuesday to postpone a long-awaited session of parliament, meaning the country remains without a firm coalition government nearly five months after the general election.
The scheduled session would have been only the second since the March 7 elections, in which no one party won an outright majority.
Lengthy negotiations have failed to form a coalition bloc.
Mohamed al-Mashkour, from the Shiite-led National Iraqi Alliance, told the German Press Agency dpa that there was not enough members present for a quorum.
Also with the Shiite party, parliamentarian Haidar al-Gourani said there was no date set for a future meeting of the house.
Political tensions have followed the elections for the 325-member parliament, and the lawmakers' first meeting in June lasted only 20 minutes.