BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament failed to approve Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's candidates for the sensitive posts of defence and interior ministers in a vote on Tuesday, according to state television.
Mithal al-Alusi, a prominent secular politician, said that the main Shi'ite alliance prevented the appointments.
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