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Iraqi parliament elects speaker at last, as trouble brews for Sudani government


Issue 1193 - 06 Nov 2024 | 1 minute read

Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani was elected speaker of Iraq’s Council of Representatives in late October, almost a year after his predecessor was removed by the courts. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani has had to reshuffle several cabinet posts and is faced with a potentially explosive wiretapping scandal.

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