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Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that parliament’s decision to reopen nominations for the presidency is unconstitutional, as the country’s months-old political deadlock continues. The court’s session reviewed the Iraqi parliament’s decision to reopen registrations for presidential candidates after the legislator failed to meet the quorum – two-thirds of lawmakers – needed to choose a new president. A consensus between rival factions is deemed crucial before any president is elected, in a country where political and sectarian divisions run deep. Under Iraq’s power-sharing system si…