Iraq’s parliament ends session still deadlocked
Iraq's deadlocked parliament ended its second session after just 30 minutes Sunday without making any progress toward forming a new government that can unite the country and confront the Sunni militant blitz that has seized control of a huge chunk of the country. The legislature is under pressure to quickly choose a new speaker of […]Sinan Salaheddin and Qassim Abdul-Zahra report for AP:
Iraq's deadlocked parliament ended its second session after just 30 minutes Sunday without making any progress toward forming a new government that can unite the country and confront the Sunni militant blitz that has seized control of a huge chunk of the country.
The legislature is under pressure to quickly choose a new speaker of parliament, president and prime minister - the first steps toward a new government. Hopes had been raised that lawmakers might at least vote on a speaker of parliament Sunday after Sunni blocs announced that they had agreed on a candidate for the post, Salim al-Jubouri.
