Iraq’s parliament elects Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as speaker ...Kuwait

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Iraq's parliament has elected Sunni lawmaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as its new speaker, breaking nearly a year of political deadlock over the role. The position had been vacant since last November, when Iraq's Federal Supreme Court removed former speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, sparking a prolonged stand-off among Sunni factions over succession. Thursday's vote followed weeks of negotiations and an initial round of voting earlier in the day. Al-Mashhadani, backed by the Sunni-majority Taqaddum Party and the Shia-led Coordination Framework, led with 153 votes, while his rival, Salem al-Issawi of the Azm and Sovereignty alliances, received 95. With no candidate achieving the

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