World | Iraq Iraq Confirms New Government Women protest heavily male nominations By Matt Cantor Posted Dec 21, 2010 8:57 AM CST Copied Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki, center left, kisses Osama al-Nujeifi the elected parliament speaker before the Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) Iraqi legislators ended 9 months of political deadlock today, unanimously approving a new government under incumbent prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, the AP reports. A March parliamentary election had left the country’s political future unclear; today, lawmakers chose 29 ministers to form a government, with acting ministers making up rest of the 42-member Cabinet. Women had protested al-Maliki’s Cabinet nominations, which appeared to include only one woman. Read These Next "Admiral Piett" of the Star Wars universe died from COVID. Trump voter who supported mass deportations could be deported herself. Shooter opens fire on Texas Border Patrol Rescuer in floods gets a poignant question. Report an error