Iran Press/ Middle East: Masrour Barzani was elected by lawmakers as prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and is now tasked with forming the cabinet.
The Kurdistan Regional Parliament convened on Tuesday to vote for the new prime minister.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) nominee, who is the son of former-president Masoud Barzani, secured 87 votes among the 97 MPs who attended the session, Iran Press reported citing the Rudaw TV channel.
MPs in the Kurdistan Region Parliament vote for the new prime minister, June 11, 2019.
Masrour, the former-chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), now has 30 days to form a new government.
His cousin, Nechirvan Barzani, was sworn-in as president in a ceremony in Erbil on Monday, attended by local and foreign dignitaries.
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