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Mohammed Shia al-Sudani nominated for Iraqi premiership

The Coordination Framework, which is the largest bloc in the parliament, has nominated Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for the prime minister position.
Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, human rights minister of Iraq, speaks at the International Commission on Missing Persons, The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 30, 2013.

Amid the longstanding political deadlock followed by the parliamentary elections in October 2021, the Coordination Framework, which is the largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament, nominated Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for the prime minister position.

Sudani will be tasked to form the next government after the selection for the presidency takes place in the parliament.

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