A handout picture released by the Iraqi parliament on October 13, 2022 shows Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (L), a candidate for Iraq's prime minister position, speaking to an unidentified official in the capital Baghdad. - Sudani, 52, has been a favoured candidate for the prime minister's post of the Shiite Muslim bloc the Coordination Framework, which includes pro-Iranian former paramilitary groups. But when Sudani was first proposed in July, this sparked mass protests by backers of his Shiite rival, the fiery populist and cleric Moqtada Sadr, whose followers breached the Green Zone and stormed parliament. (Photo by IRAQI PARLIAMENT / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRAQI PARLIAMENT MEDIA OFFICE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===