Al-Halbousi called on political forces to cooperate with the file of forming a government

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Al-Masoudi: Saleh will not present a candidate for prime minister unless he accepts the acceptability of the blocs and the street

09:00 - 31/01/2020

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On Friday, MP from the Alliance of Riyad al-Masoudi said that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, would not present a candidate for prime minister unless the political blocs participated and knew the acceptability of this candidate by the political blocs and the Iraqi street.

Al-Masoudi said in a statement to "The Information", that "the political blocs, and if they fail to present a candidate to the President of the Republic, Saleh will face a great challenge and pressure to present a candidate and assign him to form a government."

He added that "the President of the Republic did not and will not present any candidate and names to the House of Representatives without the political blocs participating in offering these names and in explaining their opinion and acceptability and the extent of the Iraqi street's acceptance of the person who will take over the prime minister, since the President of the Republic will not assign a candidate to the Prime Minister unless He knows how acceptable this person is. ”

And that "the political blocs, in the event that you do not agree with the President of the Republic on a specific candidate, the candidate that will be presented by Saleh will not receive the approval of the blocs within Parliament."

He explained that "Saleh's decision regarding the deadline and choice of the candidate gives strength to the position of the President of the Republic, as he presses the political blocs in addition to motivating the blocs to choose a suitable figure for this position." 25 n ended

https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/01/31/453065/

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Iraq's Sadr Urges Renewed Peaceful Protests

 

 BasNews   31/01/2020 - 19:45  Published in Iraq

 

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/578250

ERBIL - Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for renewed "peaceful" anti-government protests, a week after he withdrew from demonstrations.

Sadr, who has millions of supporters in Iraq, called for a mass protest to be staged near the fortified Green Zone to protest the delayed formation of a new government.

"I find that it is beneficial to renew the peaceful reformist revolution," Sadr said in a statement on Friday, without giving further details to specify a date for the possible demonstrations.

Former PM Adil Abdul Mahdi resigned from his position in mid-November in hopes of addressing the recent evolving situation and meet the demonstrators' demands.

Sadr on Friday also called for a "massive" protest in Baghdad "to pressure politicians to form a government based on the aspirations of the marjaiyah [Sistani] and the people," as reported by AFP.

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1 hour ago, 6ly410 said:

Iraq's Sadr Urges Renewed Peaceful Protests

 

 BasNews   31/01/2020 - 19:45  Published in Iraq

 

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/578250

ERBIL - Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for renewed "peaceful" anti-government protests, a week after he withdrew from demonstrations.

Sadr, who has millions of supporters in Iraq, called for a mass protest to be staged near the fortified Green Zone to protest the delayed formation of a new government.

"I find that it is beneficial to renew the peaceful reformist revolution," Sadr said in a statement on Friday, without giving further details to specify a date for the possible demonstrations.

Former PM Adil Abdul Mahdi resigned from his position in mid-November in hopes of addressing the recent evolving situation and meet the demonstrators' demands.

Sadr on Friday also called for a "massive" protest in Baghdad "to pressure politicians to form a government based on the aspirations of the marjaiyah [Sistani] and the people," as reported by AFP.

 

What an influencer. In other news, ESPN urges football fans to watch the Super Bowl.

 

 

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What a pathetic piece of work this guy is. 

Thanks for the updates 6ly410  

2 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

Iraq's Sadr Urges Renewed Peaceful Protests

 

 BasNews   31/01/2020 - 19:45  Published in Iraq

 

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/578250

ERBIL - Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for renewed "peaceful" anti-government protests, a week after he withdrew from demonstrations.

Sadr, who has millions of supporters in Iraq, called for a mass protest to be staged near the fortified Green Zone to protest the delayed formation of a new government.

"I find that it is beneficial to renew the peaceful reformist revolution," Sadr said in a statement on Friday, without giving further details to specify a date for the possible demonstrations.

Former PM Adil Abdul Mahdi resigned from his position in mid-November in hopes of addressing the recent evolving situation and meet the demonstrators' demands.

Sadr on Friday also called for a "massive" protest in Baghdad "to pressure politicians to form a government based on the aspirations of the marjaiyah [Sistani] and the people," as reported by AFP.

 

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8 minutes ago, nannab said:

What a pathetic piece of work this guy is. 

Thanks for the updates 6ly410  

 

Every time he hears a plane overhead he must wonder? Am I next!

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Not a big fan of those model airplane  shows. 

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2 hours ago, screwball said:

Every time he hears a plane overhead he must wonder? Am I next!

I know this might make me "a jerk" but I'm cheering for, "yeah, you're next, buddy" 😁

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Find out about the designated Prime Minister

Policy

2020-02-01 | 11:00

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Muhammad Tawfiq Hussein Allawi Amin al-Rubaie, is an Iraqi politician, born in 1954 in the capital Baghdad, he finished his primary, intermediate and secondary studies in Baghdad, and then joined the University of Baghdad College of Architecture and in the final year he had to leave the university and leave Iraq to Lebanon in 1977.

He enrolled at the American University in Beirut and received a bachelor’s degree in architecture engineering in 1980, he belonged to the Islamic Dawa Party and later left the party.

The political battle has been on Iyad Allawi's liberal list since 2005.

He was elected a member of the Iraqi Parliament from the beginning of 2006 until his appointment as Minister of Communications from mid-2006 to the end of 2007.

He joined again in the House of Representatives instead of the deceased MP Aida Osseiran in 2008 until the 2010 elections. In 2010

he was elected a member of Parliament and then was appointed Minister of Communications at the end of 2010, he submitted his resignation from the Ministry of Communications due to his dispute with former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the end of 2012.

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/333271/تعرف-على-رئيس-الحكومة-المكلف

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Source: Commissioning Muhammad Allawi to head the government will take place today

Policy

2020-02-01 | 10:00

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A source familiar with the matter said, on Saturday, that assigning Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to head the government will take place today after 8:00 pm.

The source said in an interview with Alsumaria News, that "the appointment of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi will take place today at 8:00 pm," without giving further details.

 

And an informed source revealed, on Saturday, the intention of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, to assign Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to form a government after the approval of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, and the head of the Al - Fath Alliance, Hadi al-Amiri .

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/333267/مصدر-تكليف-محمد-علاوي-برئاسة-الحكومة-سيتم-اليوم

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Source: Five blocs agree, state refused to nominate Allawi

Policy

2020-02-01 | 10:18

Source:

Alsumaria news

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A security source said, on Saturday, that five parliamentary blocs agreed on the nomination of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister, while he indicated that the State of Law coalition rejected his candidacy.

The source said to Alsumaria News, that "the Al-Fateh bloc, others, victory, and Attiyah Al-Niyabiya agreed to nominate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister."

He added that "the coalition of state law has so far refused to nominate Allawi."

An informed source said earlier today, Saturday, that the appointment of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to head the government will take place today after eight in the evening.

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/333268/مصدر-اتفاق-خمس-كتل-ورفض-لدولة-القانون-على-ترشيح-عل

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Big Whoop! This guy is an Iranian puppet if I am not mistaken. More of the same  !!

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Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi announced his mandate to form a government

Policy

2020-02-01 | 10:49

Source:

Alsumaria news

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Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi announced, on Saturday, that he was mandated by the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, to form a government.

Allawi said in a televised statement, followed by Alsumaria News, that "after the President of the Republic mandated me to form the government a little while ago, I wanted to address the demonstrators in general", stating that "had it not been for your courage, there would have been no change in the country, you have endured a lot and have endured a lot, and I believe in you and ask Of you to continue demonstrations. "

He added: "Because if you are not with me, I will be alone and I will not be able to do anything." He explained: "I am proud of what you have done for change, and I am now an employee of you and carry a big message. Do not return if you do not take what you want, pretend and chant this your country and this is your right." .

Allawi continued, "We must protect you instead of suppressing you and the state’s arms should be lifted in the face of those who raised their weapons against you, and stay accountable to the killers, compensate the families of the martyrs, treat the wounded, return the prestige of the state and the security forces, reform the economy, fight corruption and form a government."

He stressed: "If the political blocs imposed their candidates, then I will go out and speak with you, and leave this mandate as you left your studies for the sake of the homeland, so I will leave the mandate for you with what my conscience dictates."

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/333273/محمد-توفيق-علاوي-يعلن-تكليفه-بتشكيل-الحكومة

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Video .. Muhammad Tawfiq announces his assignment to head the new government and asks demonstrators to support him

17:55 - 01/02/2020

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https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/02/01/453293/

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McGurk: Muhammad Allawi is a strong choice and deserves full and early support

Policy

2020-02-01 | 11:31

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Former US envoy to the international coalition against "ISIS" Brett McGurk confirmed that Muhammad Allawi is a strong choice for the post of Iraqi Prime Minister, indicating that he deserves full and early American support.

"Muhammad Allawi is a strong choice for a position of Iraqi prime minister, but he will face the same challenges in light of the formation of the Iraqi parliament after the 2018 elections," McGurk said in a tweet on Twitter.

"Let us hope that he can implement the reforms while directing Iraq towards new elections under the supervision of the United Nations. He deserves full and early American support," he said.

Allawi had announced earlier Saturday that the President of the Republic had entrusted him with the position of Prime Minister of the transitional government formally.

 

Mohammed Allawi is a strong choice for PM of Iraq but will face the same challenges given the makeup of Iraqi parliament after 2018 elections. Let's hope he can execute reforms while also steering Iraq towards new UN-monitored elections. He deserves full and early US support. https://t.co/ammgcFFZET

- Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) February 1, 2020

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Document: Forces within the Al-Fateh Alliance nominate Muhammad Allawi to head the government

 

 

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Iraqi President Names Mohammed Allawi as New Premier

 

 BasNews   01/02/2020 - 18:24  Published in Iraq

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/578474

ERBIL - Iraqi President Barham Salih named on Saturday Mohammed Allawi as the new prime minister of the country.

Details to follow...

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Al-Hashemi: Allawi's nomination, according to the agreement of Al-Sadr, Al-Amri and the Kurds, agreed with the pledge that their privileges would remain

18:57 - 01/02/2020

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Political analyst Wathiq Al Hashemi confirmed on Saturday that the nomination of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi was a purely Shiite nomination, indicating that the Kurds agreed to it after stipulating that the privileges they obtained through the resigned government of Abdul-Mahdi be preserved.

Hashemi said to the "information" that "several names were presented during the last hours before the announcement of Allawi's nomination formally and took the opinion of the Kurds in it."

He added that "the Kurdish side asserted that it was not reservations about any person who proposed, provided that he was not a military figure," noting that "Allawi's candidacy was modeled after Abdul-Mahdi, with the agreement of Al-Amiri and Al-Sadr."

He explained that "the Kurdish side expressed its approval after stipulating that the concessions it obtained during the resigned Abdul-Mahdi government," pointing out that "the coming days will witness a coup against the Allawi government in the event he rejects any position that is claimed by the political blocs."

And Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi announced, today, Saturday, by filming a video of his candidacy by the President of the Republic for the position of Prime Minister to form the transitional government. Ended 25 and

https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/02/01/453301/

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IRAQI PRESIDENT APPOINTS MOHAMMED TAWFIQ ALLAWI AS NEW PM: STATE TV

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (Screenshot/Youtube)

48 minutes ago

http://www.nrttv.com/En/News.aspx?id=19410&MapID=2

 

SULAIMANI — Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed on Saturday (February 1) Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as new prime minister, state TV reported, after squabbling political parties failed to name a candidate in the two months since the former premier was ousted by popular protests.

Allawi would run the country until early elections can be held. He must form a new government within a month, according to Reuters.

Former Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi resigned in November amid mass anti-government unrest where hundreds of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets demanding the removal of Iraq’s political elite. Nearly 500 protesters have been killed in a deadly crackdown by security forces.

Allawi was quoted by state TV as saying he would resign if political blocs sought to impose candidates for different ministries.

He also called on protesters to continue demonstrating until their demands are met.

However, protesters are likely to oppose him as prime minister.

For demonstrators who demand a removal of what they say is a corrupt ruling elite, the former communications minister under ex-premier Nouri al-Maliki — who presided over the fall of multiple Iraqi cities to Islamic State in 2014 and is accused of pro-Shi’ite sectarian policies — is part of the system and therefore unacceptable.

Iraq is facing its biggest crisis since the military defeat of Islamic State in 2017. A mostly Shi’ite popular uprising in Baghdad and the south challenges the country’s mainly Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim ruling elite.

The country has been thrown into further disarray since the killing of Iranian military mastermind Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad on Jan. 3. Iran responded with missile attacks on bases hosting US forces, pushing the region to the brink of an all-out conflict.

Pro-Iran politicians have tried to use those events to shift the focus away from popular discontent with their grip on power and toward anti-American rallies and demands for the withdrawal of US troops. 

(NRT Digital Media/Reuters)

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Iraqi president appoints Mohammed Allawi as new PM

 

Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the country's new prime minister on Feb.1, 2020. (AFP)

 

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For demonstrators who demand a removal of what they say is a corrupt ruling elite, Allawi is part of the system and therefore unacceptable

He was quoted by State TV as saying he would resign if political blocs sought to impose candidates for different ministries

BAGHDAD: Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed on Saturday Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as new prime minister, State TV reported, after squabbling political parties failed to name a candidate in the two months since the former premier was ousted by popular protests.
Allawi would run the country until early elections can be held. He must form a new government within a month.
Former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi resigned in November amid mass anti-government unrest where hundreds of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets demanding the removal of Iraq's political elite. Nearly 500 protesters have been killed in a deadly crackdown by security forces.
Allawi was quoted by State TV as saying he would resign if political blocs sought to impose candidates for different ministries.
He also called on protesters to continue demonstrating until their demands are met.
However, protesters are likely to oppose him as prime minister.
For demonstrators who demand a removal of what they say is a corrupt ruling elite, the former communications minister under ex-premier Nuri al-Maliki - who presided over the fall of multiple Iraqi cities to Daesh in 2014 and is accused of pro-Shiite sectarian policies - is part of the system and therefore unacceptable.
Iraq is facing its biggest crisis since the military defeat of Daesh in 2017. A mostly Shiite popular uprising in Baghdad and the south challenges the country's mainly Iran-backed Shiite Muslim ruling elite.
The country has been thrown into further disarray since the killing of Iranian military mastermind Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad on Jan. 3. Iran responded with missile attacks on bases hosting US forces, pushing the region to the brink of an all-out conflict.
Pro-Iran politicians have tried to use those events to shift the focus away from popular discontent with their grip on power and towards anti-American rallies and demands for the withdrawal of US troops.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1621451/middle-east

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35 minutes ago, md11fr8dawg said:

Big Whoop! This guy is an Iranian puppet if I am not mistaken. More of the same  !!

 

You know I was thinking the same thing until I started reading the following:

 

 

Al-Fateh denies signing a document that includes conditions for Allawi before his assignment

Policy

 

 

 

2020-02-01 | 11:40

 

 

Alsumaria news

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The Al-Fateh coalition denied, on Saturday, that it had signed a document containing conditions on Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, before being assigned to head the government.

In a brief statement, the coalition said, Alsumaria News received a copy of it: "We deny the document that includes conditions for Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi," calling for "be careful in conveying the information."

The social media had circulated earlier today, Saturday, a document containing conditions for Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to assign him to form a government.

And Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi announced today, Saturday, that he was mandated by the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, to form a government.

 Editor: Saif Al-Hur

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/333276/الفتح-ينفي-توقيعه-وثيقة-تتضمن-شروطاً-على-علاوي-قبل

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Iraqi President appoints new Prime Minister despite rejection by protesters

39 minutes ago

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Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi addresses Iraqis in social media video on February 1, 2020. (Screenshot via social media)

https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/01022020

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi president Barham Salih officially appointed Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi to form the new Iraqi cabinet on Saturday. Protesters in Baghdad and other major cities had already rejected the former Minister of Communications’ candidacy for the role of Prime Minister before it was officially announced. 

Iraqi security analyst Husham al-Hashimi tweeted on Saturday following the appointment of Allawi that the agreement between the Shiite al-Fatih coalition and Allawi will provoke unrest in the streets. The coalition, which placed second in Iraq's 2018 parliamentary elections, is comprised of several political arms of the PMF, the Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias at the heart of recent tensions between the US and Iran on Iraqi soil.

“The agreement between Fatih coalition and Muhammad Tawfiq Alawi is an agenda agreement and not an agreement to solve the crisis. The agreement is rejected by the movement on the street, and at some point this agreement will provoke the streets, as the engineer Mohammed Allawi needs to push himself away from those restrictions, the demands of the streets invented by nationalist youth, who have great vision and are independent to the extreme limits,” tweeted Al-Hashimi.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi resigned from his post in late 2019 following months of protests against the government, but remained in the role as the head of a caretaker government as the dominant Shiite blocs of parliament failed to agree on a replacement that is also acceptable to the protesters on the streets.

After Salih selected Saturday as a deadline for influential Shiite political parties to reach an agreement and nominate a candidate whom Salih could assign to form Iraq’s new cabinet, Shiite political factions agreed to nominate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi. Allawi served as Iraq’s Minister of Communications under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2012, resigning from his post a the end of both stints.

In a video published on Saturday, Allawi announced that he had been appointed by Salih to form the next Iraqi cabinet and called on protesters to continue protesting to help him implement necessary reforms.

“I hereby announce that I have been appointed by the Iraqi President to form the next Iraqi cabinet,” Allawi said in the video. “I call on all protesters to keep protesting, as you will help me and assist me with your protests.”

Young Iraqis have been in the streets of the nation’s southern and central cities since October 2019 to protest the lack of basic services, rampant corruption, and high unemployment in their country.

Following a short pause for a Shiite religious holiday, the protests resumed with increased intensity and widespread demands for the overthrow of the post-2003 political establishment.

More than 600 people have been killed and around 18,000 injured in clashes between protesters, security forces, and pro-Iran militias according to Amnesty International.

Protesters in Baghdad and southern provinces rejected the possible nomination of Allawi multiple times since last month, claiming that he is beholden to establishment parties and voicing their preference for a political outsider.

 

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Iraqi president announces replacement for caretaker PM Adil Abdul Mahdi

 Kurdistan 24 |

An hour ago

 

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/8e63d7aa-f451-4322-afff-5f036457afa6

 

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Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the country's new prime minister on Feb.1, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi President Barham Salih on Saturday announced that Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi would replace Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi.

The issue of who will take Abdul Mahdi’s post has been the focus of a key demand of protesters, who have rejected all candidates so far put forth by the two leading blocs in the Iraqi Parliament.

President Salih designated Allawi, who previously served as Iraq’s Minister of Communications.

Abdul Mahdi’s successor will be an interim leader of the government and it will be up to him to form a cabinet within a month ahead of early legislative elections, which protesters hope will put an end to the seemingly impenetrable ruling class that has dominated Iraqi politics since the fall of the former regime in 2003.

The news comes amid ongoing anti-government protests across parts of central and southern Iraq. Over 600 people have died, and thousands more injured since demonstrations began in October 2019. 

The protests led Abdul Mahdi to submit his resignation in November.

Marches continue as protesters call for an end to the public’s economic woes and a complete governmental overhaul amid shortages of public services, high rates of unemployment, and chronic institutional corruption.

This is a developing story. Updates to follow.

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AL-SADR: TODAY, IT WILL BE RECORDED IN THE HISTORY OF IRAQ THAT THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES WHO CHOSE THEIR PRIME MINISTER, NOT THE BLOCS

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