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May 25, 2009, 12:38 GMT

Leading Iraqi party chooses new leader

Baghdad - The Iraqi Islamic Party, a leading political party representing Sunni Muslims, on Monday announced it had chosen a new leader. Osama Tawfiq al-Tikriti succeeded Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi as party leader, it said in a statement sent to reporters on Monday. 'The party's leadership and supporters wish to express their thanks and praise for him,' the statement said. The Iraqi parliament's selection in April of Iyad al-Samarrai as its speaker gave the Iraqi Islamic Party a second key post in the government, alongside the vice-presidency. In the 2005 elections, the party ran as a part of the Iraqi Accord Front, which won 44 seats in the 275-seat legislative assembly, more than any other Sunni coalition.

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