The Iraqi parliament has passed a new election law, a key demand of protesters for fairer elections, but the political deadlock continues to delay the selection of an interim prime minister after Qusay al-Suhail withdrew his candidacy.
The Iraqi parliament has passed a new election law, a key demand of protesters for fairer elections, but the political deadlock continues to delay the selection of an interim prime minister.
Mass protests have taken place in Iraq since 1 October with protesters demanding an overhaul of a political system they consider deeply corrupt and which keeps most Iraqis in poverty. So far, over 450 people have been killed.
The new electoral law passed by parliament on Tuesday will allow voters to choose individual legislators instead of party lists, and for each member of parliament to represent a specific constituency rather than groups of legislators representing entire provinces.
But the protesters are demanding not only a new electoral law, but also the removal of the entire political class and an independent, non-partisan prime minister.
