Iraqi parliament sets date to pick president - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Oct 11, 2022

AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images — Women lift Iraqi flags during an anti-government demonstration calling for the dissolution of the parliament near the Green Zone in the capital Baghdad, on Sept. 9, 2022. — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images

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