Iraq elects new President and Prime Minister, ending stalemate
Baghdad, IraqReuters Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as President, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani Prime Minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October last year. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote for Rashid was a key […]
Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock
Baghdad, IraqAP Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn’t have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after an influential Shi’ite cleric gave it one week to dismiss the legislature so that new elections can be held. The decision by the Supreme Judicial Council is likely to increase tensions between followers of cleric […]