Kurdish Leader Talabani to Be Named Iraq President

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Posted by josh4 on Apr-06-2005 02:31:

Kurdish Leader Talabani to Be Named Iraq President

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Kurdish Leader Talabani to Be Named Iraq President
Tue Apr 5, 2005 02:28 PM ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Veteran Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani will be named Iraq's new president at a parliament meeting on Wednesday, senior government sources said.

They said the two vice presidents would be Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shi'ite politician who is currently finance minister, and outgoing President Ghazi Yawar, a Sunni Arab.

The naming of a president and two vice presidents is a key step toward forming a government. The presidential council must then appoint a prime minister, who will choose a cabinet.

Political wrangling has delayed the formation of a new government, angering many Iraqis who braved suicide bombs and insurgent threats to vote in the Jan. 30 polls.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle....storyID=8092910