Congratulations pour in for Iraq’s new President Nizar Amedi
Shafaq News- Baghdad
Political leaders in Iraq on Saturday congratulated Nizar Amedi after his election as Iraq’s new President.
Leaders within the Shiite Coordination Framework, parliament’s largest bloc, including Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq Secretary-General Qais Al-Khazali, and Al-Hikma Movement leader Ammar Al-Hakim, were the first to issue statements.
— قيس الخزعلي (@Qais_alkhazali) April 11, 2026
Al-Sudani said Amedi’s election “enhances the democratic path” and completes the constitutional process, stressing the need to form a strong government to address economic and security challenges.