Sharjah 24 – AFP: Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government Thursday after a year-long crisis triggered by contested elections, the office of the prime minister said.
"The government of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has obtained the confidence of the National Assembly," his office said in a statement after the vote.
Sudani was chosen earlier this month to form a new government following months of infighting between key Muslim factions that has paralysed political life for months.
Sudani, nominated on October 13, had the backing of the Coalition for the Administration of the State, which includes the Coordination Framework, an alliance of powerful factions that hold 138 out of 329 seats in parliament.
Other members include a Sunni grouping led by parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbussi, and two key Kurdish parties.
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