Who is Nizar Amedi? Iraqi Parliament elects new President
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What Happened
Iraq's parliament elected Nizar Amedi as president on April 11, securing 227 votes against opponent Muthanna Amin Nader's 15. The 58-year-old Kurdish politician and former environment minister headed the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's Baghdad office since 2024. Iraq's president is conventionally Kurdish. The election follows regional tensions from US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Iraq now must elect a prime minister within constitutional timelines.
Key Entities
Nizar AmediIraqi ParliamentIraqPatriotic Union of KurdistanShiite Coordination FrameworkNouri al-MalikiUnited StatesIran