Abdul Latif Rashid nominates Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for prime minister after year of turmoil centred on Sadr movement
Iraq’s parliament has elected as president the Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October 2021.
The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote for Rashid was a key step toward in forming a new government, which politicians have failed to do since the election.
