AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has said he will offer his resignation to parliament to allow lawmakers to choose a new government.
Abdul-Mahdi’s decision came in response to a call for a change of leadership on Friday by Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, his office said in a statement.
“In response to this call, and in order to facilitate it as quickly as possible, I will present to parliament a demand [to accept] my resignation from the leadership of the current government,” said the statement, signed by Abdul-Mahdi.
The statement did not specify when he would tender his resignation. Parliament is due to convene on Sunday.
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29 November 2019 - 13:15
News ID: 990012
The Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has said he will offer his resignation to parliament to allow lawmakers to choose a new government.
