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SUBJECT [Dec 3] Iraqi Prime Minister resigns
DATE 2019-12-03
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PHOTO: Reuters. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announces his resignation.

 

 

On Sunday, December 1, 2019, Iraq’s Parliament accepted Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi’s resignation. According to a statement released from Parliament’s media office, the Iraqi Parliament will ask President Barham Saleh to appoint a new Prime Minister.

 

The former Prime Minister and his government, however, will play the caretaker role until a new government is formed. In order for a new government to take over, the largest bloc in Parliament needs to approve a new candidate.

 

Legal expert Tareq Harb said: "Based on the constitution, this resignation includes the whole government - ministers and the deputy prime minister. The government has now become a caretaker government which will only address urgent issues until a new government is elected."  

 

 

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/iraq-pm-offer-quit-country-191201092331173.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests-pm/parliament-approves-iraqi-prime-ministers-resignation-idUSKBN1Y512M

 

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