Congratulations pour in for Iraq’s new President Nizar Amedi
Shafaq News- Baghdad (Updated at 22:45)
Political leaders in Iraq on Saturday congratulated Nizar Amedi after his election as Iraq’s new President.
Leaders within the Shiite Coordination Framework, parliament’s largest bloc, including Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq Secretary-General Qais Al-Khazali, and Al-Hikma Movement leader Ammar Al-Hakim, were the first to issue statements.
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Al-Sudani said Amedi’s election “enhances the democratic path” and completes the constitutional process, stressing the need to form a strong government to address economic and security challenges.
The Shiite Coordination Framework itself described Amedi’s election as an important step in completing the state-building process and consolidating the democratic path, calling for unified efforts and prioritizing national interests in the next phase, while the Islamic Dawa Party, part of the alliance, also congratulated Amedi on his election.
Parliament Speaker Haibat Al-Halbousi described the vote as a constitutional entitlement that lawmakers were keen to complete, as his First Deputy Adnan Fayhan congratulated Amedi on gaining the confidence of the legislative authority and his election as President.
