Fuad Masum win the post of President of the Republic of Iraq

[Nadita]

Thanks, Yota

And Chalibi is the PM - only my opinion

We are on the right track to fireworks

[k98nights]

Fuad Masum, the new President of the Republic with 211 votes in the parliament.

24/07/2014 14:48:00

BAGHDAD / Nina /-- Speaker Salim al-Jubouro announced that Fuad Masum the leading member of Talbani party win the post of President of the Republic by earning 211 votes in the parliament while his competitor Hussein Musawi got only 17 votes out of 320 votes the full number of deputies members of the parliament.

The process of counting and sorting of ballot papers began in the second round of the parliament today’s hearing which has been dedicated to the presidential election. / End

http://www.ninanews.com/english/News_Details.asp?ar95_VQ=HFJGDH

[RV on my mind]

Thanks K-Dude! 

[MiuraDude]

I agree that this is a "strange" circumstance, to say the least. And I don't remember ever reading anything about a vice president acting in Talabani's behalf, over the last year and a half.

 

Which begs the question (as far as I'm concerned), is there one of you knowledgeable individuals out there that could basically lay out the differences in power and responsibility between the president of Iraq, and the prime minister of Iraq. Heck, I think it's weird that they have one of each. I can't think of any other country for which that is true.