Iraq's parliament approves a new election law seeking to give political independents a better chance of winning seats in parliament
Pictures of people who were killed during ongoing anti-government protests are seen in Baghdad, Iraq, December 24, 2019
"In the name of Iraq, and in the name of the Iraqi people, in the name of the martyrs, in the name of all those who sacrificed, in the name of the displaced, the law has been approved," Council of Representatives Speaker Mohammed al Halbousi said after the vote. The most powerful post, that of prime minister is held by a Shia Arab, the speaker of parliament by a Sunni Arab and the presidency by a Kurd.
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