Jabbouri Elected as Iraq Parl’t Speaker
BAGHDAD (FNA) – The Iraqi Parliament elected Salim al-Jubouri as a new speaker on Tuesday, achieving a political breakthrough that could ultimately lead to the formation of a new government.
In the vote, the lawmakers elected Salim al-Jubouri with 194 of the 277 legislators present in the session supporting his candidacy, Al-Manar reported.