Shafaq News – Washington / Baghdad

The United States will reject any “outside interference” in shaping Iraq’s next government, Special Envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya said on Friday.

In a post on X, Savaya said he plans to visit Iraq soon to meet key leaders, expressing hope that recent political progress continues as negotiations move forward.

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Iraq held parliamentary elections on November 11 with turnout exceeding 56 percent, and major blocs remain locked in negotiations to form a new government.

Under Iraq’s power-sharing system, the prime minister is selected from the Shia community, the parliament speaker from the Sunni community, and the president from the Kurdish community.