Former Kurdish rebel fighter Jalal Talabani has been elected the president of Iraq.
The country's new 275-member parliament also chose Shiite Islamist Adel Abdel Mahdi and outgoing Sunni president Ghazi al-Yawar as Talabani's deputies.
Former Kurdish rebel fighter Jalal Talabani has been elected the president of Iraq.
The country's new 275-member parliament also chose Shiite Islamist Adel Abdel Mahdi and outgoing Sunni president Ghazi al-Yawar as Talabani's deputies.
