Iraq Gets New Government After Months of Political Deadlock

Iraq swore in a new federal government after months of political deadlock that has hampered the country’s capability to respond to various crises exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lawmakers putting on surgical masks and gloves to defend from the virus early Thursday voted in fifteen of the ministerial candidates presented by intelligence main Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who now turns into primary minister. Mr. Kadhimi was tasked very last thirty day period by President Barham Salih to set jointly a cabinet.

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