Iraq’s parliament elected a new president on Thursday, marking an end to more than a year of political gridlock. The new president, Abdul Latif Rashid, quickly designated Muhammad al-Sudani as prime minister. The World’s Carol Hills spoke with Hamzeh Hadad, a visiting fellow with the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the significance of this political breakthrough.
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