Iranian Diplomacy - Under the Iraqi constitution, the president must ask the grand coalition in the parliament to nominate a new candidate, which usually takes some time. Although Iraqi political groups have always needed a lot of consultations to make the final decision, it seems even more difficult to agree on a candidate, especially as there ...

The Wall Street Journal | Isabel Coles and Ghassan Adnan: Protesters say they will settle for no less than sweeping away the entire political class The Iraqi Parliament accepted Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdis resignation on Sunday, posing a major challenge for Iraqs fractious political class, which must now agree on a candidate that satisfies ...

Xinhua -- The Iraqi parliament on Sunday approved the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, as demonstrations continue in the country, the Iraqi official television reported. The parliament's lawmakers voted to accept Abdul Mahdi's resignation after reading his letter of resignation during the session, state-run Iraqiya channel said. "The ...