Rival Iraqi factions have agreed to designate the country's former communications minister Mohammed Allawi as prime minister, officials say.
Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock, three officials said.
On Wednesday, President Barham Salih gave parliamentary blocs until Feb. 1 to select a premier candidate or he would exercise his constitutional powers and choose one himself.In a prerecorded statement posted online, Allawi called on protesters to continue with their uprising against corruption and said he would quit if the blocs insist on imposing names of ministers.
Parliament is expected to put his candidacy to a vote in the next session, after which point he has 30 days to form a government and select a cabinet of ministers.According to the constitution, a replacement for Abdul Mahdi should have been identified 15 days after his resignation in early December. Instead, it has taken rival blocs nearly two months of jockeying to select Allawi as their consensus candidate.
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