Iraq, Prime Minister throws in the towel: "Resignation in parliament"

2019-11-29T13:11:13.633Z

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi has announced that he is preparing to present his resignation in Parliament. The announcement comes a few hours after the top Shiite authority in Iraq, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, had urged the Iraqi parliament to withdraw its trust in the government. The premier's announcement was followed by immediate demonstrations of joy by the protesters in Tahrir Square in the center of Baghdad, the epicenter of the protests that for two months have called for a profound reform of the system and a new political class.