BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's newly elected parliament opened its first session on Tuesday, as lawmakers faced pressure to form a new government to confront an insurgency.
Lawmakers stood as an orchestra played the national anthem. Mehdi al-Hafidh, the oldest member of parliament, presided as temporary speaker over the session.
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