Iraqi Parliament Elects Kurdish Politician Nizar Amedi as President
Iraq's parliament has elected Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as the country's new president, ending a five-month political deadlock following the November 2025 elections.Amedi secured 227 votes in a second round of voting, defeating independent candidate Muthanna Amin Nader, who received 15 votes.The election marks the conclusion of a prolonged period without a functioning government, which had paralyzed political processes in Iraq.Amedi was nominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and becomes the sixth Iraqi head of state since the 2003 US-led invasion that removed Saddam Hussein.Following his election, Amedi pledged to prioritize national unity under the principle of "Iraq... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Apr 2026 22:03 LONDON
