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Azhar Al-Rubaie

Iraqi deadlock continues with elites unable to form government

The Iraqi parliament has been unable to vote on a president, a necessary step before choosing a government [Iraqi Parliament Media Office/Handout via Reuters]

Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqis are still waiting for the country’s politicians to form a government, almost eight months since parliamentary elections took place in the country, with political elites unable to find an agreement.

Popular Shia religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr, whose Sadrist Movement emerged as the biggest party in the October elections with 73 out of 329 seats, has been working to try to put together a coalition, but is still unable to do so.

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