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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Calls Mount in Iraq to Dissolve Parliament

A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq February 7, 2022. (Reuters)

Calls have mounted in Iraq to dissolve the parliament as a way to end the political impasse in the country that has stretched on for seven months.

Iraq held parliamentary elections in October 2021 with no party being able to reap a majority of bloc, which has consequently led to deadlock over the election of a president and formation of a government.

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