After a year of political turmoil, Iraq has a new president. Will he be able to stabilize the government and unite the country?
Abdul Latif Rashid is the newly-elected president of Iraq. He has appointed Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister to establish a new administration within 30 days. Iraq is still reeling from last year’s civil unrest that erupted when parliament failed to form a cabinet causing a political deadlock.
The crisis was exacerbated after prominent politician Muqtada al-Sadr announced his retirement from politics following the resignation of 73 of his party members from parliament. Al-Sadr was the most recent lawmaker tasked with creating a government but didn’t succeed. Iraq now is looking for stability and security as the nation deals with inflation, drought and a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Joining the discussion:
- Ahmed Rushdi is the president of the House of Iraqi Expertise Foundation.
- Edmund Ghareeb is a Middle East scholar and analyst.
- Raed Jarrar is an Arab American political advocate.
- Nahro Zagros is the Senior Fellow of the Kurdistan Program at the Gold Institute for International Strategy.
"How Iraq's politics have come full circle"
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