Iraqi MPs block vote on new cabinet reshuffle

Iraqi MPs disrupted a parliament session on Tuesday, blocking Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from presenting a new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption as tens of thousands of protesters took over part of central Baghdad to demand a vote. More than a dozen deputies followed Abadi into the legislative chamber, clapping, slamming their hands on […]

Iraqi MPs disrupted a parliament session on Tuesday, blocking Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi from presenting a new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption as tens of thousands of protesters took over part of central Baghdad to demand a vote. More than a dozen deputies followed Abadi into the legislative chamber, clapping, slamming their hands on desks and chanting slogans like “invalid” and “treachery” for nearly an hour before the session was adjourned.
Abadi, who has offered two new lineups in the past month, did not get the chance to announce his latest proposal for ministerial candidates which speaker Salim al-Jabouri said he had come to parliament to present.