US backs Iraq’s new “winning parties” government
Shafaq News – Washington
The winning parties from Iraq’s recent parliamentary elections now hold the sovereign mandate to form the next federal government, the US State Department (DoS) affirmed on Saturday.
In a statement to Shafaq News, a DoS spokesperson congratulated the Iraqi people on the "peaceful" voting process, adding that Washington will continue to deepen its relationship with Iraq, grounded in mutual respect and shared strategic interests.
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Iraq concluded its sixth parliamentary elections since 2003 on Tuesday, with the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announcing that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition secured the highest votes in the initial count, collecting 1,317,346 votes across 12 of Iraq’s 18 provinces.
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