Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday that he will submit his resignation to the House of Representatives
"Given the circumstances and apparent incompetence, the parliament is invited to reconsider its options," Abdul Mahdi said in a statement.
The Iraqi prime minister stressed the need to avoid a slide into violence.
The text of the resignation statement according to «Arab» as follows:
"I listened very carefully to the speech of the supreme religious authority on 29/11/2019 and stated that" given the difficult circumstances experienced by the country, and the apparent deficit in dealing with the authorities concerned with the developments of the last two months in order to preserve rights and inject blood, the House of Representatives that emerged from it The current government is called upon to reconsider its options in this regard and act in the interest of Iraq and preserve the blood of its people, and avoid sliding into a cycle of violence, chaos and devastation.
The statement added »In response to this call and to facilitate and expedite its implementation as soon as possible, I will submit to the House of Representatives the official letter requesting resignation from the presidency of the current government so that the Council to reconsider its options, knowing that I have already raised this option publicly and in official notes, and to achieve The interest of the people and the country. "