Iraq parliament defers vote on new government
Iraq's deadlocked parliament has ended its second session without making any progress towards forming a new unity government that can confront armed rebels who have seized control of a huge part of the country. Deputies had gathered in parliament on Sunday for talks intended to agree on a prime minister, president and speaker of parliament, […]Iraq's deadlocked parliament has ended its second session without making any progress towards forming a new unity government that can confront armed rebels who have seized control of a huge part of the country.
Deputies had gathered in parliament on Sunday for talks intended to agree on a prime minister, president and speaker of parliament, three months after Iraq's parliamentary election. But the meeting only lasted for 30 minutes before it was adjourned.
