Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi calls for June election, nearly a year early
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi speaks during a news conference in Basra, Iraq, July 15, 2020.
Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi has called an early general election for next June, roughly a year ahead of when it would normally be held. Early elections are a key demand of Iraqi anti-government protesters who staged months of mass demonstrations last year and were killed in their hundreds by security forces and gunmen suspected of links to militia groups.was selected by parliament in May to head a government that would guide the country towards early elections. His predecessor Adel Abdul Mahdi quit under pressure from protests in December last year.
Activists have also demanded fairer elections and changes to Iraq's voting process and election committee after widespread accusations of fraud in the last
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