Iraqi president appoints Mohammed Allawi as new PM
(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed on Saturday Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as new prime minister, a successor to Adel Abdul Mahdi, who resigned in November during mass unrest.
 Iraq's President Barham Salih instructs newly appointed Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, in Baghdad, Iraq February 1, 2020. (Photo: Reuters) |
Allawi would run the country until early elections can be held. He has one month to form a government and will lead it until early elections are held, for which there is no date set. The former communications minister will likely get stuck between parties vying for cabinet posts, prolonging the political deadlock.