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| Iraqi PM says he will resign after weeks of bloody protests | Iraqi PM says he will resign after weeks of bloody protests |
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| Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s move comes after call for change of leadership from top cleric | |
| The Iraqi prime minister has said he will offer his resignation to parliament to allow lawmakers to choose a new government, in a move that follows weeks of violent anti-government protests. | |
| Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s decision came in response to a call for a change of leadership on Friday by Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, his office said in a statement. | |
| “In response to this call, and in order to facilitate it as quickly as possible, I will present to parliament a demand [to accept] my resignation from the leadership of the current government,” said the statement, signed by Abdul-Mahdi. | “In response to this call, and in order to facilitate it as quickly as possible, I will present to parliament a demand [to accept] my resignation from the leadership of the current government,” said the statement, signed by Abdul-Mahdi. |
| It did not specify when he would tender his resignation. Parliament is due to convene on Sunday. | |
| The announcement came after weeks of unrest in which security forces have killed about 400 mostly peaceful demonstrators and the country has careered towards a serious escalation of violence. | |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |