The street quickly responded to Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi’s appointment to head the Iraqi government, and announced his refusal to take the post of the former Minister of Communications.
On Saturday, Allawi announced his assignment by President Barham Salih to form the new government, nearly two months after his predecessor Adel Abdul-Mahdi resigned under pressure from popular protests, stressing that he does not deserve this position if he does not fulfill the demands of the demonstrators.
Allawi, 65, said in a video posted on his Facebook page, aimed at the protesting people and protesters: "Now I am an employee with you, and I have great honesty ... If I do not fulfill your demands, I do not deserve this mandate."
Addressing the camera in the Iraqi dialect, he continued: “After the President of the Republic mandated me to form the government a little while ago, I decided to speak with you before I speak to anyone, because my authority is from you. "I want you to continue with the demonstrations, if you are not with me, I will be alone and I will not be able to do anything. I am a proud citizen of what you did for change."
However, the demonstrators quickly expressed their rejection of the Allawi character, minutes after his announcement, while demonstrations took place in a number of Iraqi provinces to denounce the selection.
A statement attributed to the Tahrir Square demonstrators in Baghdad said: "After procrastination, procrastination, the negligence of party authority, ignoring the demands of the uprisings, and the failure to choose a prime minister that matches the specifications put forth by the sit-in squares, who in turn pledge to abide by the tasks that were previously proposed, and announced and pledged to hold early elections."
The statement added: "The liberation arenas in Iraq and all the protestors in Baghdad announce their categorical rejection of the nomination of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, as it is far removed and contrary to the points that we previously sent to the President of the Republic, so it was decided to escalate if he was nominated by force."
On the other hand, the American embassy in Baghdad affirmed today, Saturday, that the current conditions in Iraq and the region require the presence of an independent and impartial government, considering that the nomination of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi as the new prime minister must be followed up with real efforts to ensure the achievement of the goal.
"The current circumstances in Iraq and the region require the presence of an independent and honest government committed to meeting the needs of the Iraqi people," the embassy said in a statement, which Alsumaria News reviewed, copying it, saying that "the nomination of Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi as the new prime minister of Iraq must be pursued with real efforts to ensure the achievement of this goal." ».
The embassy added that "the United States considers that the security of Iraq is vital and will work with the new government as soon as it is formed to create conditions for a stable, prosperous, and sovereign Iraq."