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 SCOTUS sounds skeptical about law banning gay conversion therapy. Felix Baumgartner's death attributed to his own error. Robin Williams' daughter: AI clips of him are 'disturbing' You might want to take mass transit instead of driving in this city. Report an error