Iraq names new president, paving way for new government

Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, according to two lawmakers, paving the way for the formation of a new government and ending a year of deadlock.
Rashid, 78, is a British-educated engineer and was the Iraqi miner of water resources from 2003-2010.
He has 15 days to invite a nominee from the largest parliamentary bloc to form a government.