Officially.. Al-Mashhadani elected as Speaker of the Iraqi House of Representatives

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    Baghdad - INA

    The House of Representatives elected, on Thursday evening, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani as Speaker of the House after winning the second round of voting.


    Al-Mashhadani won 182 votes, compared to 42 votes for his competitor, Salem Al-Issawi, who competed with him for the presidency of the House of Representatives.

    39 ballot papers were deemed invalid during the voting process.