Boycott further clouds Iraqi presidency

BAGHDAD－Doubts have hung over a scheduled parliamentary vote for Iraq's president after the Supreme Court temporarily suspended former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari, a front-runner for the post, and leading parliamentary factions announced a boycott.

Decisions not to attend Monday's session again highlight political divisions in the war-scarred country.

A Kurdish political party and a Sunni political alliance decided on Sunday to boycott the parliament session to elect the country's new president, threatening to postpone the session.