Iraqi officials have elected a new president, former minister Abdul Latif Rashid, only hours after nine rockets landed near the nation's parliament building.
, has named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as their premier-designate, after submitting a formal letter claiming to be the largest bloc on Thursday.
Iraqi law gives Latif 15 days to nominate a prime minister, likely in this case al-Sudani, to present his cabinet line-up to Parliament to face another vote. Newly elected Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid gives a speech at the 37th FAO Conference in Rome, Italy, on June 25, 2011.
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