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Iraqi protesters reject new PM-designate

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After two months of political stalemate, Iraqi former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by the country’s president Barham Salih. Allawi, 66, is selected to replace outgoing PM Adel Abdul Mahdi, who resigned in November amid anti-government protests.
Hundreds of students have marched in cities across Iraq to reject Allawi’s nomination. Protesters accuse him of belonging to the country’s post-2003 political establishment that has failed them. They demand new executive leadership, snap elections and electoral reforms.
Since last year, Iraq has been torn by nationwide anti-government protests, which resulted in violent clashes between protesters and security forces. At least 500 people have been killed in the crackdown. Only few have been held accountable for the bloodshed.
Allawi promised to create jobs, fight corruption, and to form a government free of sectarianism and factionalism: “This commission is a great historical responsibility. So I pledge to God and to the Iraqi people that I will do my best to serve this country”, he said.
“We are here to reject the new prime minister because he has a well-known history within the political class”, a protester said.
Another protester said that Allawi’s nomination represents “a total disregard for those killed in the protests and for the demands of the Iraqi people who have been demonstrating for four months to reject parties affiliated with Iran”.

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