After weeks of political deadlock, a surprise breakthrough in Iraq.
An alliance of Shia political blocs named Ali al-Zaidi as its nominee for prime minister.
Al-Zaidi is now tasked with forming the next government.
But his nomination raises many questions.
Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed reports from Baghdad, Iraq.
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Who is Ali al-Zaidi, the businessman named as Iraq’s PM-designate?
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