Baghdad-Sana
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced today that an important cabinet reshuffle and new reforms will be implemented soon in response to the demands of the protesters.
Abdul Mahdi said in a statement quoted by Alsumaria News that "there are many steps to reform the electoral system and the Commission will be put in the next few days in addition to other new packages of reforms, including the adoption of a schedule to reduce the salaries of senior officials in half and adjustments in the salary scale to redress the minimum segments and achieve as much Greater than social justice. ”
He pointed to the continuation of the implementation of a package of reforms issued by the Council of Ministers and the Iraqi Council of Representatives, which dealt with many of the constitutional and security reforms in addition to what was issued on the fight against corruption and the pursuit of inflation of officials' wealth and the resolution of issues of unemployment and improving services.
Abdul-Mahdi considered the demonstrations as a "precious opportunity to carry out radical reforms to combat corruption and other ministerial, service, economic, security, electoral and constitutional correct the paths of the state to put in the natural contexts as a state sponsor and protect the interests of the people." Failed.
Some Iraqi cities and provinces have been witnessing weeks of protests demanding better public services, the elimination of unemployment and the fight against corruption.
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