ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s parliament convened late Thursday, with the majority of parliamentarians voting for Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani’s cabinet which includes two Kurds.
Sudani was tasked with forming Iraq’s next government on October 13, after more than a year of political bickering since the parliamentary elections in October 2021.
The cabinet consists of 23 ministers but only 21 were approved as Sudani did not present any names for environment and construction ministries. All members of the cabinet were later sworn in.
Two Kurds are among the approved cabinet. Fuad Hussein remained in his position as foreign minister and Khalid Shwani became minister of justice, according to a list published by state media.
Hussein represents the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) while Shwani represents the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).
Iraqi and Kurdish leaders have congratulated Sudani for his cabinet.
The session is underway, with reports of tensions between some MPs.
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) October 27, 2022
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