Independent politician Mohammed Allawi, who was charged with forming a new government in Iraq after the Prime Minister resigned, has failed. He announced his withdrawal and called on the protest movement to continue to fight for their rights.
Due to the massive protests in Iraq, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi had to resign last November and independent politician Mohammed Allawi was charged with forming a new government. Efforts to this end have failed because of conflicts with Kurdish and Sunni representatives. A vote of confidence for a government of experts composed of 16 ministers on 27 February did not come about because it did not receive a simple majority in parliament. As a result, the vote of confidence was postponed until 1 March. Since Kurdish and Sunni representatives did not appear, the parliamentary session could not take place.
Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Muhammed Halbusi declared after the failed session that Allawi still has one more day to form a government. Shortly thereafter, Allawi announced that he was giving up this task.
Allawi explained on Iraqi state television that he had wanted to form a government of experts and that during this time he had been under pressure from political parties.
“If I had given in to these groups, I would now be Prime Minister of Iraq. I have, in spite of everything, tried to save our country from the uncertainty it has fallen into. During the negotiations, I encountered shocking conditions that ran counter to the country's interests,” Allawi said, and told Iraqi President Barham Salih that he was withdrawing from forming a government.
Allawi appealed to the protest movement to continue to fight for their rights.
President Barham Salih subsequently announced that the mandate to form a government would be given to another candidate within 15 days.
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