Iraq’s parliament has held its first session but failed to elect a speaker, in what should have been the first step toward forming a new government
The first parliament session ushers in what is likely to be a lengthy period of political wrangling among rival groups to choose a new president and prime minister.
As leader of the biggest bloc, Shia cleric Muqtada al Sadr has the upper hand in choosing the new prime minister. Al Sadr, one of Iraq’s most influential political leaders, was the biggest winner in the October 10 vote, securing 73 out of Parliament’s 329 seats.
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