Iraqi President Nizar Amede tasks Ali al-Zaidi with forming new government. Al-Zaidi is candidate of largest parliamentary bloc.
Iraqi President Nizar Amede has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc, with forming the new government.
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Iraqi President Nizar Amede has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc, with forming the new government.
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