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Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout
Amedi won 227 votes in the second round and now has 15 days to name the nominee for prime minister.
- On Saturday, The Iraqi Parliament elected Nizar Amedi as president, a largely ceremonial role following the parliamentary election last November.
- The Iraqi sectarian power-sharing system dictates that the president must be a Kurd, the parliamentary speaker a Sunni Muslim, and the prime minister a Shia Muslim.
- An alliance of Shia political blocs nominated Iran-backed Maliki for prime minister, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten to withdraw Washington's support if Maliki forms a cabinet.
- Following a six-week war with Iran, Washington and Israel observed a ceasefire announced on Tuesday, during the sensitive selection process for the next prime minister.
- Senior Washington and Iranian officials met in Islamabad on Saturday in the highest-level talks in half a century, seeking to end the war as Iraq occupies a delicate position.
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Iraqi parliament elects Nizar Amedi as country’s new president
·Saudi Arabia
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The Iraqi Parliament elected on Saturday 11 April to the presidency of Nizar Amedi country, which now has to choose a Prime Minister, in a country recently trained in the war in the Middle East.
·Paris, France
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Total News Sources45
Leaning Left13Leaning Right9Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Left
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Left
41% Left
L 41%
C 31%
R 28%
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