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Tall order for new assembly speaker

He inherits fractious parliament, whose divisions have been exacerbated by his appointment.

By Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Published May 25, 2009

By ZAINEB NAJI, ABDULADHIM KARIM and HADEEL KAMIL
Institute for War & Peace Reporting

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi parliament’s new speaker will have to struggle to appear neutral before an assembly facing divisive corruption claims and several critical decisions, say analysts.

Ayad al-Samarrai’s recent appointment ended four months of wrangling that had left parliament paralysed.

His supporters say the unflappable former engineer who spent a decade in exile in Britain is the best man f...

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