Iraq’s parliament elects Nizar Amedi as president after second-round vote
The Facts
- Iraq’s parliament elected Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president.
- Amedi is affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK/KYB).
- Amedi was elected in a second round of parliamentary voting after no candidate won in the first round.
- Multiple reports say Amedi received 227 votes in the decisive round.
- In the final round, Amedi’s opponent Muthanna Amin Nader received 15 votes.
- Amedi was sworn in after being elected president.
- Amedi previously served as Iraq’s environment minister.
- Under Iraq’s post-2003 political arrangement, the presidency is typically allocated to a Kurdish politician.
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Why was there a second round of voting?
Reports say no candidate reached the required two-thirds majority in the first round, so parliament moved to a runoff between the leading candidates Ulusal Kanal,Son Dakika,TRT World.
What happens after Iraq elects a president?
Under Iraq’s constitutional process, the president must designate a prime minister to form a government; several reports say this step follows the presidential election and is central to ending the political deadlock Anadolu Ajansı,Le Figaro.fr,newsORF.at.
Who is Nizar Amedi?
Amedi is a Kurdish politician from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan who previously served as Iraq’s environment minister and also held roles in the presidential administration Коммерсант.…,NTV,Беларускае ….
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