Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdrew his candidacy for the position on Sunday. on Monday withdrew from forming a government. Speaking on state television, Allawi said he faced obstruction from some political factions over reforms, deepening political turmoil in the country. Stressing that he tried to save the country from ...
Iraq’s parliament postponed a vote of confidence in prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi’s government for a second time Saturday, as political wrangling continued ahead of a looming deadline. Parliament speaker Mohammed Halbusi said that the crunch vote, which had already been delayed last week for lack of a quorum, would now ...