By John Lee.
The newly-elected Iraqi parliament has re-elected Mohamed al-Halbousi (pictured) as Speaker for a second term.
Mr Halbousi received 200 votes, with his opponent, Mahmood al-Mashhadani, getting just 14.
According to Al Jazeera, Parliament now has 30 days to elect the country's new President, who will then ask the largest bloc in parliament to form a government.
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(Sources: Iraqi Parliament, AP, Al Jazeera)
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