The demonstrators in Iraq called for going out in millions of demonstrations tomorrow to pressure the parliament to form a new government in line with their demands, while the Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew in the Karbala governorate, and the protesters blocked roads and several government buildings, and the police chief of Karbala was exempted From office, and set another in his place.

In detail, eyewitnesses reported that hundreds of demonstrators yesterday closed roads leading to a power station, government buildings, streets and bridges, despite the implementation of curfews in the Karbala governorate, south of Baghdad.

Witnesses told the German News Agency (dpa) that dozens of tribal leaders and citizens closed the roads leading to the Herat power station, and established marquees to demand the pursuit of corrupt people, to find job opportunities for the people of the region, and to employ them in the power station. According to witnesses, other demonstrators With the closure of government buildings, and the hanging of banners on the facades of the buildings, it was read "closed by order of the people."

Iraqi security sources reported that the Karbala police chief, Major General Ahmed Zwaini, had been exempted from his post, and Brigadier General Sabah Al-Masoudi was appointed in his place, and the sources clarified that this decision came against "the background of the assassination incidents that recently affected figures and activists in the province," pointing out that the ban begins From five in the evening until five in the morning, and it includes the movement of cars and bicycles of all kinds, until further notice, against the backdrop of an unknown group burning the tents of a number of processions supporting the protesters, yesterday morning.

In addition, eyewitnesses reported that, yesterday, demonstrators cut off the roads leading to the oil fields in Basra Governorate to demand job opportunities, and closed the roads leading to the fields of Majnoon, North Rumaila and Artawi.

The demonstrators in Baghdad called for going out in millions of demonstrations tomorrow, to pressure the Iraqi parliament to form a new government that is consistent with their demands, and the demonstrators said in a statement distributed in the squares, that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, should name a prime minister before the parliament session, Tomorrow, demanding a civilian, not a military, figure who will lead the government.

The demonstrators added in the statement: "We categorically reject any prime minister called with the intention of completing the current era of corruption, and Parliament should not give legitimacy to assign a prime minister who is not popularly accepted." The statement also demanded that parliament commit to approving a fair election law, as called for in the sit-in squares in advance, They also called for organizing a large mass demonstration, today, to support and fulfill the blood of the martyrs and the wounded, and to affirm their demands.

The statement urged the participants in the upcoming demonstrations to adhere to the peacefulness of the demonstration, and to refrain from any manifestation of non-peaceful escalation, or attempt to enter the fortified areas, or contact with the security forces, or attack public or private property.

The Iraqi president announced that tomorrow is the last date for announcing the name of the candidate to form the new government.

• Protesters block roads and government buildings in Karbala and relieve the police chief.