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Iraq’s Parliament Delays Presidential Vote Again Amid US Pressure
The vote delay stems from Kurdish party disputes and US threats to cut support if Nouri al-Maliki becomes prime minister, Iraq's largest Shiite alliance backs Maliki, officials said.
- On Sunday, Iraq's parliament postponed the presidential vote amid intense political horse-trading and US pressure, the INA press agency reported, while a parliament journalist said the required quorum was not reached.
- Kurdish parties have yet to agree on a presidential candidate, and by convention the largely ceremonial presidency goes to a Kurd while the prime minister is Shiite and the parliament speaker is Sunni.
- On Saturday the Coordination Framework said it `reiterates its support for its nominee`, Maliki, while on Tuesday US President Donald Trump called him a `very bad choice` and warned Washington `will no longer help Iraq` if elected.
- The parliament speaker will meet the heads of party blocs to set a final date for the presidential vote, as delays underscore Iraq's volatile politics influenced by the United States and Iran.
- By convention the sectarian convention of Shiite PM, Sunni speaker and Kurdish presidency complicates formation as the two main Kurdish parties fail to settle a nominee and Shia leaders divided fear US sanctions.
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The Iraqi parliament has postponed its vote on a new president again today because the required quorum was not reached, the French news agency AFP reports. The parliament was supposed to vote on the appointment of the president last Tuesday, but the main Kurdish parties in parliament have failed to agree on a presidential candidate.
In Iraq, a new attempt in Parliament to elect a head of state for the Arab country has failed.
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center, 43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center, 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
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C 43%
R 43%
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