The election for the Iraqi presidency, contested by 18 candidates, began in the afternoon. Out of 329 members of parliament, 252 were present in parliament to cast their votes.
252 of the 329 members of parliament were ready to vote.
In the first round, PUK candidate Nizar Amedî received 208 votes, KDP candidate Fuad Hussein received 17 votes, and Islamic Union candidate Musena Emin received 17 votes.
In the second round of voting, PUK candidate Nizar Amedî received the majority of votes and became the new President of Iraq.
Who is Nizar Amedî?
He was born in Duhok. He studied Engineering at Mosul University and lived and worked in Sulaymaniyah and Baghdad.
Amedî previously held several positions in Iraq. Among them, he served as Minister of Environment between 2022 and 2024. He also worked as an advisor to President Mam Jalal Talabani, Dr. Fuad Masum, and Dr. Barham Salih.
Nizar Amedî, a member of the PUK Political School, has 30 years of experience in government work and political life.
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