Iraqi leaders, Thursday, selected a veteran Kurdish politician as President, in a move to help confront Islamic State militants and stop the country from breaking up, reports the Washington Post.
Fouad Massoum received 211 of 269 votes in the Iraqi parliament after Kurds presented him as their candidate.
The United States and other countries have been pushing the Iraqis to form a new government to combat the Islamic State.
Massoum formerly served as the first Prime Minister of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and is a founding member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Fouad Massoum received 211 of 269 votes in the Iraqi parliament after Kurds presented him as their candidate.
The United States and other countries have been pushing the Iraqis to form a new government to combat the Islamic State.
Massoum formerly served as the first Prime Minister of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan and is a founding member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.