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Iraq's new president calls for speedy government formation by AFP Staff Writers Baghdad (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid pledged Monday on taking office to throw his weight behind efforts to rapidly form a strong new government. "The Iraqi people expect a new government to be formed rapidly, and that it be efficient and united," Rashid said on his inauguration at the presidential palace in Baghdad. Rashid, 78, elected last Thursday to the largely ceremonial post reserved for Iraq's Kurdish minority, swiftly named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister-designate. Sudani's task now is to form a new government that would end a year of political gridlock in the war-scarred nation since general elections were held in October 2021. But the movement of firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr, Sudani's rival in Iraq's majority Shiite camp, Saturday announced its refusal to join a Sudani-led government, igniting fears of renewed delays that are common in Iraq's multi-confessional politics. Under the Iraqi constitution, the prime minister-designate has 30 days to form a government, a deadline that has often been missed. "I will do everything I can to bring political forces closer and sponsor a dialogue," Rashid said, also vowing to work toward "solid and balanced relations with neighbouring countries and the international community". The stakes are high for the next cabinet, with a colossal $87 billion in revenues from oil exports locked up in the central bank's coffers. The money can help rebuild infrastructure but it can only be spent after lawmakers approve a state budget presented by the new government.
Sweden parties agree to form govt with far-right backing Stockholm (AFP) Oct 14, 2022 Three Swedish right-wing parties will build a minority government with the unprecedented backing of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the parties said Friday, unveiling plans for new nuclear reactors and a crime and immigration crackdown. The incoming government will be made up of the conservative Moderates, Christian Democrats and Liberals, with the far-right Sweden Democrats remaining outside the coalition but providing key support in parliament. The four presented a 62-page roadmap Friday for t ... read more
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