Why Barham Salih isn't Iraq's new president
Internal politics led to the selection of Fouad Massoum as the Kurdish candidate instead of Barham Salih.
![New Kurdish Prime Minister Salih takes an oath after his election by parliament to take office, in Abril New Kurdish Prime Minister Bahram Salih takes an oath after his election by parliament to take office, in Abril, 310 km (190 miles north of Baghdad October 28, 2009. After Kurdish parliamentary elections in July that kept the region's two major parties in power, Kurdish lawmakers have picked Iraq's former deputy prime minister, Barham Salih, to head the new government. Analysts say the move may bring a more cordial tone to tense ties between Kurds and majority Arabs in Baghdad. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (IRAQ](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/07/RTXQ3ZK.jpg/RTXQ3ZK.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=gd9kec_y)
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