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Iraq postpones confidence vote

By AFP
March 01, 2020

BAGHDAD: Iraq´s bitterly divided parliament postponed a vote of confidence in prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi´s government for a second time on Saturday, as political wrangling continued ahead of a looming deadline.

Parliament speaker Mohammed Halbusi said that the crunch vote, which had already been delayed last week for lack of a quorum.