伊拉克选举库尔德政治家尼扎尔·阿米迪当选总统,因为美国与伊朗的冲突. Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

伊拉克议会在经过长期的选举过程中, 在超过宪法最后期限后, 2026年4月11日选出库尔德政治家尼扎尔·阿米迪为总统. Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president on April 11, 2026, after a prolonged process that exceeded the constitutional deadline. 库尔德人爱国联盟的阿米迪在第二轮投票中击败了外交部长福亚德. Amidi, from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, defeated Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in the second round of voting. 伊朗的石油出口已停止,暴力也在增加. His election occurs amid instability from the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which has halted oil exports and increased violence. 现在阿米迪有15天的时间任命一个总理来组建政府, 因为什叶派集团此前提名了前首相努里·马利基. Amidi now has 15 days to appoint a prime minister to form a government, as the Shiite bloc previously nominated former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.