Abdul Latif Rashid elected Iraqi president by parliament

AFP , Thursday 13 Oct 2022

Iraqi lawmakers elected Abdel Latif Rashid as new state president Thursday in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation.

Abdul Latif Rashid attending a parliamentary session during which a new president is due to be elect
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid attending a parliamentary session during which a new president is due to be elected, in the capital Baghdad on October 13, 2022. AFP

 

Rashid, 78, replaces fellow Iraqi Kurd Barham Saleh as head of state after the two-round vote in parliament, winning more than 160 votes against 99 for Saleh, an assembly official said.

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