Massive protests in Iraq soon after the nomination of new Prime Minister Mohammad Taufiq Alawi
Baghdad – News Time
Despite the nomination of new Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi and the announcement of his independence in Iraq, public protests continue. Former Minister of Communications Mohammad Tawfiq Alawi (Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi) announced yesterday that he has been named the new Iraqi Prime Minister, according to a news agency AFP report which is a major breakthrough in the country for the past four months, two months after the public protests and the resignation of former Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Immediately after the announcement of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi by Barham Salih, a large number of people came out of their homes. He also demanded that a politically independent person be made Prime Minister who has not served in the present government.
According to reports, youths in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and Najaf protested overnight and set tires on fire and closed the highways. Protesters marched to government buildings Sunday morning, saying the new prime minister would never be accepted. Iraqi youth protesters say unanimously nominated after months of protests in Iraq other than that there is no election of the people, while this decision will be confirmed by voting in Parliament. Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi said in the first speech after being nominated Prime Minister that I would form a representative government of all classes. And in addition to pre-elections, victims of violent protests will be ensured justice, which includes all the demands of the protesters. It is thought that more than 480 protesters have been killed and more than 30,000 injured in protests in Iraq since October 1.
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On the other hand, Iraqi influential religious leader Muqtadid al-Sadr, in his message on social networking website Twitter, urged protesters to co-operate with the government. “I urge the security forces not to block roads, and the Ministry of Education should punish those who are affecting students, teachers’ office hours,” he said. Remember that Adil Abdul-Mahdi announced his resignation on November 29, 2019 as a result of ongoing protests in the country. However, he was given interim responsibilities until the appointment of a new prime minister. Adil Abdul-Mahdi said in his statement that in response to the demands of Ayatollah Sistani and other facilitators, I would push my resignation to Parliament. And I ask them to approve my resignation from the leadership of the government.
Earlier, Iraqi religious leader Ayatollah Sistani called for a new government to support protesters in Friday’s sermon. And they urged the Assembly to support anti-government protesters and withdraw from the support of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi to stop the violence. Iraqi protesters started celebrating after the prime minister’s announcement, but said they would not end their protest until the entire political class resigned. Iraq protests against unemployment, inflation and corruption begin October 1, turning violent and in the early days, more than 200 people were killed, but now the death toll has risen to 480.
