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Wednesday April 06, 01:19
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Kurdish leader named as new Iraqi president
(by Tash Koon)
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Iraqi National Assembly announced Wednesday that Jalal al-Talabani, Kurdish leader, the state’s new president in the intervening period.
The first and second vice presidents were also named: the Finance Minister in power Adel Abdul Mahdi, a Shiite, and the outgoing President Ghazi al-Yawar, a Sunni Arab.
"The president is a Kurd, the former president becomes the vice president, and what do you want more for the democracy in Iraq?" said Hachim al-Hassani, parliament speaker.
"I promise I will spare no effort in achieving the goals of the Iraqi people... and carrying out the Iraqi duties without sectarian or racial differences," declared the newly-elected president.
Wednesday, parliamentary session gave 90% of all votes to the so called «Presidential Council» that unites the three presidents.
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