Iraqi parliament elects Nizar Amedi as country's new president


April ⁠11 (Reuters) - ⁠The ‌Iraqi parliament elected ​Kurdish ⁠politician ⁠Nizar Amedi as ⁠the ‌country's ⁠new ​president ‌on ⁠Saturday, ​following ⁠parliamentary elections ​nL1N3WT0SY in ⁠November.

(Reporting by ​Muayad ⁠Hameed; ​Editing ‌by ​Jan Harvey)

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