Nizar Amedi elected as Iraqi president

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's Amedi previously served as Iraqi Environment Minister between 2022 and 2024.

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KDP says won’t attend parliament session on electing Iraq’s president

The State of Law Coalition also announced it will be boycotting the Saturday session, citing “fundamental disagreements among the political forces and components of the political process.”

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President Barzani says advancing presidential election without PM selection ‘unacceptable’

"The persistence of certain factions within the Coordination Framework in pushing forward with the presidential election, while others deliberately stall the selection of a prime minister, is unacceptable," said President Masoud Barzani.

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Iraqi parliament to vote on president on April 11

The parliament has previously set a session to vote on the presidency on at least two separate occasions, but failed to hold the session due to not meeting quorum.

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President Barzani warns against rushing Iraq's presidential election

"We believe that the current call for a parliamentary session to elect the President of the Republic and subsequently appoint the prime minister requires further consultation," said President Masoud Barzani.

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Iraqi Presidency condemns bombardment of Erbil, Sulaimani

"These unjustified military actions threaten to destabilize security and stability in Iraq and the entire region," the Presidency said in a statement.

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PM Sudani’s coalition urges prompt election of Iraq’s president

“The continued delay in electing the President of the Republic constitutes a clear violation of the constitutional timelines,” the Sudani-led Reconstruction and Development Coalition said in a statement, calling on the parliament speaker to expedite a session to elect the president “during the coming week.” 

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Iraqi parliament speaker urges court intervention over presidency deadlock

“The parliament continues to hold its sessions according to the prepared agenda, without including the item of electing the President of the Republic, due to the failure to achieve the required two-thirds quorum,” Halbousi said to Chief Justice Munther Ibrahim Hussein. 

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Meeting with KDP 'extremely positive' despite lack of agreement on presidency: PUK Spox

Gaznayi said that the priority for both the KDP and PUK at this time is "to protect Kurdistan."

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