UPDATE: Parliament elects new president, prioritizes budget

After selection of Fuad Masum as president, the all-important budget must compete with political and security crises for politicians' attention.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum speaks during a news conference in Baghdad on July 24, 2014, shortly after being elected to office. (AHMED SAAD/Reuters)

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