Iraq’s parliament elects Abdul Latif Rashid as new president
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The House of Representatives elected on Thursday the Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, paving the way for the formation of a new government and ending a year of political upheaval.
Rashid won the presidency against the former Iraqi president Barham Salih.
The Media Department of the House of Representatives said in a statement, “Rashid won 162 votes, while Salih won 99 votes and 8 were considered invalid, out of the total number of voters of 269 deputies.”
Rashid’s first order was to nominate a prime minister to form a government to replace caretaker premier Mustafa al-Kadhemi, filling a year-long political vacuum since the October 2021 general election.
The new president of Iraq hails from the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan region of Iraq
He served as water resources minister from 2003 until 2010, and then as presidential adviser since 2010.