Iraq's President Barham Salih appoints Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as new prime minister after two months of political squabbling
In a pre-recorded statement posted online, new PM Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi called on protesters to continue with their uprising against corruption.
In a pre-recorded statement posted online, Allawi called on protesters to continue with their uprising against corruption and said he would quit if the blocs insist on imposing names of ministers. "|If it wasn't for your sacrifices and courage there wouldn't have been any change in the country," he said addressing anti-government protesters. "I have faith in you and ask you to continue with the protests."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.
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