Iraq’s parliament elected Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, 2026, ending months of political deadlock after the November parliamentary election.
Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, 2026, ending months of political deadlock after the November 2025 parliamentary election.
The vote moved Iraq a step closer to forming a new government after the election failed to produce a clear governing majority.
Amedi is a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and the presidency is largely ceremonial in Iraq’s power-sharing system.
The selection follows prolonged negotiations among political blocs that had stalled government formation for months.
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