Iraqi parliament sets date to pick president

The Iraqi parliament is set to meet Thursday to select the president and from there, form a new government.
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Women lift Iraqi flags during an anti-government demonstration calling for the dissolution of the parliament near the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad, on Sept. 9, 2022. - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images
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Iraqi Parliament Speaker Muhammad Halbousi announced today that the parliament will discuss the selection of the president on Oct. 13.

A year after the elections, Iraqi political parties have not been able to form a government.

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