Barham Saleh rejects selection of Assaad al-Aidani despite move seen as violating the constitution. FMTNews Iraq
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s president said Thursday he was “ready to resign” rather than put forward the candidate of a pro-Iranian coalition for the post of prime minister, deepening the country’s political crisis.
But he cited the constitution, which obliges the president to task the candidate put forward by parliament’s biggest bloc with forming a government. He resigned last month in the face of massive demonstrations over official corruption, economic woes and poor infrastructure despite the country’s massive oil wealth.
The 89-year-old is Iraq’s top Shiite cleric and his opinion has long been decisive in the country’s politics — it was after one of his sermons that Abdel Mahdi stepped down. Both are unpopular choices with protesters, who also have slammed Aidani for crushing previous demonstrations in Basra province last year.An opposing bloc, the Saeroon list of populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr — opposed to Iranian influence — also claims the right to name the prime minister as it won the largest number of seats in 2018 parliamentary polls.
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