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(221013) -- BAGHDAD, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani is seen at the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 13, 2022. Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the new president of Iraq, marking a crucial step toward forming a new government for the country, the parliament said. After the parliament session, Rashid tasked Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani with forming a new government as al-Sudani was nominated by the Coordination Framework (CF), the largest parliamentary alliance and an umbrella group of Shiite parliamentary parties. (Iraqi Parliament/Handout via Xinhua)

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