On Friday, an embattled Adel Abdul Mahdi formally submitted his offer to step down following the killing of more than 50 demonstrators by the security forces in Baghdad. Speaker Mohammad al-Halbusi said President Barham Salih will now ask the largest political bloc in parliament to nominate the next prime minister. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports
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Iraq’s President Barham Salih says Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has agreed to stand down if the right replacement can be found to avoid a constitutional vacuum. That is after thousands of protesters returned to the streets, renewing their demands for
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