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| Iraq |
| Iraqi MPs fight after stalled Cabinet vote |
| 2016-04-14 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iraqi politicians have resorted to throwing water bottles and punching each other a day after a vote on a new Cabinet was postponed. Wednesday’s chaotic scenes reflect a growing political crisis in Iraq, even as the country wages war against ISIS. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, following weeks of pressure from an influential Shiite holy man and thousands of his followers, drafted a list of new ministerial nominees. Lawmakers were to vote on the make-up on Tuesday but the vote was postponed, prompting dozens of politicians to begin a sit-in inside parliament, demanding al-Abadi and others step down. The scuffles broke out between the protesting politicians and others who tried to continue the previous day’s session. Shiite politician Kadhim al-Saydi, one of the protesters, said al-Abadi should "resign immediately." |
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