Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi elected as country’s new President

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Iraq’s parliament had elected Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president, ending a political deadlock that had paralyzed government formation.

Amedi secured 227 votes in a second round of voting on Saturday, comfortably defeating independent candidate Muthanna Amin Nader, who received 15 votes. Speaking to parliament after the vote, Amedi acknowledged the weight of what lies ahead facing his country, committing to the principle of “Iraq First”.

 Under the constitution, Amedi has 15 days to formally task the nominee of the largest parliamentary bloc with forming a cabinet, which must then be assembled within 30 days. Iraq has gone almost 150 days without a new government since the November elections.

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