Protesters have rejected Allawi's candidacy, saying anyone who previously held a Cabinet post is tainted.
"I'm your employee carrying your trust so do not retreat until you get what you want," Allawi said.
They have rejected Allawi's candidacy, saying anyone who previously held a Cabinet post is tainted. Allawi served as a Cabinet minister in two previous governments. Sadr followers moved back into Tahrir Square on Saturday in an apparent push to limit anti-Allawi protests. Allawi resigned from Maliki's government in 2007 over what he called Maliki's sectarian policies. Maliki, a Shiite, is widely blamed for fueling sectarian strife between Iraq's Shia and Sunni populations while he was in power between 2006 and 2014.
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