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Barham Salih elected president of Iraq
from Rudaw.net
04-10-2018 - Barham Salih has been elected president of Iraq, winning in the second round of voting. The KDP withdrew Fuad Hussein’s candidacy after the first round when the PUK’s candidate Salih garnered a healthy lead. Though Salih did not obtain the two-thirds of votes needed for an outright win in the first round, his substantial lead indicated he could handily win in the second round when a simple majority is required.
Parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi refused to accept the KDP’s decision because the withdrawal did not come from Hussein himself.
The KDP then withdrew from the chamber.
For the second round of voting, Halbousi handed control of the legislature over to his first deputy. Halbousi himself met with Salih and requested the head of Iraq’s federal court attend parliament to swear in the new president.
Salih tasks Adil Abdul-Mahdi with forming government
Barham Salih has tasked Adil Abdul-Mahdi with forming the next Iraqi government, state TV reported.
Abdul-Mahdi is a well-known Shiite politician and former oil minister. Ahead of Tuesday's vote, his name had been floated as a possible candidate for the prime minister of Iraq.
The final vote count was 219 for Barham Salih and 22 for Fuad Hussein.
//www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/02102018
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