Baghdad, April 12 (IANS) The Iraqi Parliament elected former environment minister Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president, following a decisive voting session held in the capital Baghdad.Parliament Speaker Haibet al-Halbousi officially announced Amedi as the winner after he secured 227 votes in the runoff vote. Following the announcement, the president-elect took the constitutional oath, Xinhua news agency reported.The pivotal session was attended by approximately 250 lawmakers from the 329-s…
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Seoul, Feb 2 (IANS) Iraq’s parliament has postponed a session to elect the country’s next president following a similar decision last week, due to a persistent deadlock between the two main Kurdish parties.The session was adjourned on Sunday (local time) after the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan failed to agree on a consensus candidate for the presidential post, as well as the lack of a quorum, reports Xinhua news agency.A statement by the parliament’s media offic…