Ahead of constitutional deadline, UN envoy calls on Iraq to form new government

<p>The top United Nations official in Iraq on Wednesday urged the country's political leadership to set aside its difference and work together to form an inclusive government that could overcome "the grave challenges" faced. The call comes ahead of an 8 August Constitutional deadline for the newly elected President Fuad Ma’soum to nominate a prime minister, who would then form a new Government.</p><p><br><br>In a statement, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Nickolay Mladenov, said the new body should have “wide parliamentary approval and support from all Iraqi components.”</p>
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