Iraq's deputy parliament speaker nominated as next prime minister
Updated: 2014-08-11 20:05
(Xinhua)
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi National Alliance, a Shiite organization, on Monday nominated Haidar al-Abadi, the deputy speaker of the Parliament, for the post of prime minister, while the outgoing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki struggles to stay on for a third term, a local Iraqi television reported.
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