The prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, 53, who has a reputation for pragmatism, was also seen as an acceptable choice to Iran, the other major foreign power competing for influence in Iraq. Al-Kadhimi is Iraq’s first real prime minister since the last one resigned in November in the face of persistent anti-government protests. “With this prime minister, Iraq is breaking the cycle of having a prime minister who comes from political Islam. The Parliament remains the same as the one who supported the former prime minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi. He is close to many people in both the United States and Europe.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2020 06:22 UTC