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| Iraqi parliament backs PM Haider al-Abadi's reforms | |
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| The Iraqi parliament has unanimously approved reforms aimed at stamping out corruption and easing sectarian tensions. | The Iraqi parliament has unanimously approved reforms aimed at stamping out corruption and easing sectarian tensions. |
| Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's programme was pushed through without debate, according to parliamentary speaker Salim al-Juburi. | Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's programme was pushed through without debate, according to parliamentary speaker Salim al-Juburi. |
| The move follows recent anti-government protests sparked by unreliable electricity amid a major heatwave. | The move follows recent anti-government protests sparked by unreliable electricity amid a major heatwave. |
| Iraq's system of sharing government posts has long been criticised. | Iraq's system of sharing government posts has long been criticised. |
| The country has three vice-presidents - two from the Shia Muslim majority and one from the Sunni Muslim minority - and three deputy prime ministers - a Shia, a Sunni and a Kurd (also a Sunni). | |
| Under the new reforms, senior political appointments will not be based on sectarian or party quotas and the posts of vice-president and deputy PM will be abolished. | |
| Mr Abadi's seven-point plan also includes a requirement for a number of government positions to be filled with political independents - a move aimed at cracking down on corruption. |