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 NFL star's routine drug test revealed a stunning diagnosis. Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has a message for her. Peggy Noonan: Kirk assassination starting to look 'epochal.' Gunman kills at least 2 at Brown University. Report an error