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Will Iraq's Abadi have a role in forming new government?

After the two biggest winners in last month's parliamentary elections announced an alliance, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is calling on all Iraqi parties to gather for a national meeting to form the new government.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2017. — REUTERS/Alex Brandon

BAGHDAD — On June 21, Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled that parliament's decision to cancel the votes of Iraqis living abroad, displaced people and members of the peshmerga forces was unconstitutional. The results of the elections are expected to remain as they are, and the formation of the next government is supposed to pick up speed in light of this recent judicial ruling.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the leader of al-Nasr coalition, expressed his intent to host the leaders of the winning blocs before the end of this month to discuss the paths of forming the next government and outline the next phase. “We launched a national initiative before Eid al-Fitr [June 15] for a broad national meeting that includes all political blocs to agree on the state administration programs, not just the government,” he said at a press conference on June 20.

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