Iraqi Parliament Accepts PM Adel Abdul-Mahdi Resignation, But Protesters Demand More
Laith Kubba, an adviser to Abdul-Mahdi, told NPR that politicians "misread" the depth of protesters' dissatisfaction with the system. "They grossly underestimated the rage that was out there."
by Jenny Gathright
Dec 01, 2019
2 minutes
The resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is now official, following a session of Parliament on Sunday. Abdul-Mahdi and his government will stay on in a caretaker capacity until the parliament forms a new government.
Lawmakers the process for how to handle a premier's resignation was constitutionally unclear, but Parliament followed a legal opinion from Iraq's federal supreme court, which said they could enact Abdul-Mahdi's resignation
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