Newly-elected Iraqi president tasks Adel Abdul-Mahdi to form next gov't

The newly-elected Iraqi President Barham Salih (1st R, Front) and prime minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi (2nd R, Front) leave the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 2, 2018. The newly-elected Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday named the Shiite independent politician Adel Abdul-Mahdi as prime minister-designate and tasked him with forming the next government, Iraq official television reported. (Xinhua)