Alwaght- Iraq's cabinet has approved by consensus a package of major reforms proposed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to tackle corruption and improve services.
"The cabinet unanimously approved the first package of reforms presented by... Abadi in an extraordinary session," his office said in a Sunday statement.
But at least some of the changes apparently require amendments to the constitution, which would necessitate action by parliament before they take effect.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called for several reforms, including abolishing the current post of his predecessor Nuri al-Maliki, in response to weeks of demonstrations against corruption and poor services.
One of the most drastic proposals outlined by Abadi was the call to scrap the posts of vice president and deputy prime minister "immediately".
Abadi's reform plan calls for a major overhaul of the way senior officials are selected, saying that "political and sectarian quotas" should end, and the candidates chosen by a committee appointed by the premier.
The changes such as abolishing the posts would apparently require constitutional amendments, which would necessitate parliamentary action.
The measure is based on a reform plan called for by Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on August 7. The top Islamic authority urged the premier to resolve internal issues in the government.
The premier must be more "daring and courageous" in his efforts to reform the government, Ayatollah Sistani said, calling on Abadi to strike "with an iron fist anyone who is tampering with the people's money."
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A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance
Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council
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Taliban
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Wahhabism & Extremism
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Kurds
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO
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