Braham Salah refuses to appoint pro-Iranian parliamentary block candidate for prime minister • "wants to put an end to bloodshed" • Mass rallies in the country continue

• Protesters against Iraqi government // Photo: AFP

Iraqi President Barham Salah on Tuesday refused to appoint the pro-Iranian parliamentary block candidate for prime minister. Salah explained that he would rather resign than appoint a prime minister to someone the protesters would reject. This is another weakening of the Iranian grip on Iraq.

The "Bina" faction, led by the pro-Iranian militia and MP, Hadi al-Amiri, was aiming to appoint the prime minister to Basra's governor, Assad al-Idani. Nonetheless, the carrier Salah stated that an Idani appointment would not soothe the mass protests that have accompanied Iraq for weeks on end. The protesters, for their part, continue to demand the appointment of a prime minister without party affiliation.

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According to Salah, because the constitution does not allow him to reject candidates - he will resign if required. "Out of my desire to put an end to the bloodshed and to keep the peace, and with all due respect to Assad al-Idani, I refuse to appoint him," said Salah. Fit. "

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Mass riots in Iraq broke out in early October, during which more than 450 people were killed in clashes with security forces. The young people participating in protests against the existing political order, corruption, Iranian involvement and the difficult economic situation. Last month, Prime Minister Adel Abd al-Mahdi resigned, but continued to serve until his replacement.