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    Incoming Iraqi Prime Minister Vows Support To Protesters, Who Demonstrate Against Him

    Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi's appointment comes at a tense time as the country has been riven by anti-government protests and a deadly crackdown by security forces.
    by Amy Held Feb 01, 2020 2 minutes
    Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, photographed in 2012, was named Iraq's next prime minister. Following his appointment on Saturday, Allawi made a show of support with the anti-government protest movement.

    Ending two months of political deadlock, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi was named Iraq's prime minister-designate on Saturday.

    But even as Allawi pledged to crack down on corruption and reform the government he is set to lead, demonstrators took to the streets in opposition to him.

    And Allawi wasted no time appealing directly to the mass anti-government movement that has.

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