President Barham Salih is meeting with Iraq’s main political blocs as a 15-day constitutional deadline to name the next prime minister nears, two Iraqi officials said. Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Madi announced his resignation on Friday. The Sairoon bloc, led by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, addressed Salih in a letter and said they gave protesters the right to support a premier of their choice. Tens of protesters were gathered around the Hakim shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf, a police official said. Without that commitment to reform, it makes little difference who the prime minister is,” he added.

Source: thestar December 03, 2019 11:17 UTC