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Feuding factions may resurface, complicate Sudani’s efforts to form cabinet in 30 days

Al Sudani, who was picked PM-designate vows to form government ‘as quickly as possible’

He has earned goodwill as an effective minister during his various ministerial stints

The election, coming after one year of political gridlock and a wave of political violence in August, may allow for a return to some form of stability.

Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected former minister Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's next president, defying threats of further violence following a barrage of rocket attacks earlier in the day and taking a key step toward ending a crippling political vacuum. At least nine rockets targeted Iraq's parliament inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the…

UN, GCC, Arab Parliament officials congratulate Iraq on political process to form new govt-

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Iraq’s year-long political stalemate ends with a literal bang, as Abdul Latif Rashid is elected president soon after a rocket attack.

Iraqi lawmakers have elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in the hope of ending a year of political gridlock and deadly violence.But major challenges lie ahead for the crisis-hit nation.- How will government talks play out? -Iraq's parliament, dominated by the pro-Iran Coordination Framework of Shiite Muslim factions, elected on Thursday a new president, 78-year-old Kurdish former minister Abdul Latif Rashid.

Crisis-hit Iraq makes latest bid to elect president