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Iraqi parliament gives deadline for PM to present new cabinet

Xinhua, March 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Iraqi parliament on Monday gave Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi until Thursday to present candidates for a new cabinet lineup, local media reported.

The ultimatum is seen part of proposed anti-corruption reforms aimed at confronting the country's economic crisis, the state-run Iraqiya channel said.

In a statement, the lawmakers set Thursday, March 31, as the "final deadline" for Abadi to present his cabinet for parliament approval, Iraqiya said.

If Abadi misses the deadline, the statement warned, the parliament will "interpellate" him early next week, according to the channel.

The parliament move came a day after the firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stepped up pressure on Abadi by starting a sit-in protest inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses main government offices and some foreign embassies.

Thousands of Sadr's followers have been camping in an anti-corruption sit-in outside the gates since more than a week ago. Endit