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New PM-designate Kadhimi has momentum, but steep challenge

With 30 days to form a cabinet, Iraq's latest prime minister-designate, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, faces the same political crosscurrents that stymied his predecessors.
Iraqi President Barham Salih (center right) and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi (center left) lead a ceremony to name Mustafa al-Kadhimi (right) as Iraq's next prime minister-deisgnate on April 9, 2020. (Photo credit: Iraq's presidency office)
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