abdul-mahdi. there were reports that salih was in baghdad, met with them and said you should not change abdul-mahdi and he reversed himself. there's all sorts of interests at play here. the picture is becoming more complicated. will abdul-mahdi resign? will he not resign? if he resigns, who will replace him? and so on. i think an orderly transition with reforms in the electoral law, in the commission, in the party law, early elections based on those, and a caretaker government, whether it's a government that under abdul-mahdi but a caretaker government to see us through a certain period of time is, to my mind, is the most orderly way to do it. now, the problem with the president's speech, as you mentioned, is that it was little short on detail, but i understand because they're going through consultations and processes, but more to the point, it had no timeline. if, as some people have suggested that elections should take place in two years, i can tell you that's not going to be a satisfactory solu

i asked him whether this really was the end for iraqi prime minister adel abdul mahdi.er is being a little bit too clever by half. if he really wanted to resign and institute a caretaker government, he would have resigned to the president, who would immediately have dismissed the government. instead, he sent a letter to the parliament, so he basically said, "i have every intention of resigning if you can find someone to take my place," but let's keep in mind that in iraqi politics that can be less about hours and days and more about months. so this could be a delaying tactic? very much it could be a delaying tactic. if he is going to step down, there is the question about whether someone from his own, if you will, bloc, is going to take his place. that needs to have the president's approval if that person is going to take office. but the way the iraqi constitution is, there is a bit of a problem, because in theory, the largest bloc is the one that is able to appoint the prime minister. but what becomes unclear is, after the elections, oftentimes, you have shifting coali

prime minister adel abdul mahdi has announced he intends to reside.ays he will submit resignation to parliament. our correspondent was on the scene as the news emerged, and has this report from baghdad. correspondent: the celebrations were instantaneous. as soon as acting prime minister adel abdul mahdi announced his intention to resign, antigovernment demonstrators practically threw a party. the stunning development came a day after more than 50 people were killed by security forces in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the protests erupted in early october. it was just over a year ago that abdul madhi was appointed as a consensus candidate. throughout the streets on friday, cheering, singing, even dancing. optimism on full display. areoday, the iraqi people happy, but we only consider this the first step.we demanded the resignation of all lawmakers, and colombo judiciary to put them on trial immediately -- and call on the judiciary to put them on trial immediately. correspondent: it is clear that the cosmetic changes will not suffice. they

adel abdul mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators inng shia cleric, ayatollah ali al—sistani, had condemned the bloodshed, and urged parliament to reconsider its support for the government. gareth barlow reports. the worst unrest iraq has seen for years has left the prime minister with no choice. this was the city of nasiriyah on friday, ordinary people running for their lives as gunfire shattered the air. around 400 people have died in weeks of protests. on thursday, at least 25 people were killed in nasiriyah, when security forces opened fire. the violence and deaths continuing on friday. translation: these young men, what did they do? these are our children. i have a son lying in bed, he is injured. his life is over. why spill the blood of iraqis? enough with the shame, enough! you have destroyed the country. amid rising political pressure and criticism from the country's top shia cleric, mr abdul—mahdi has offered to step down, much to the joy of many iraqis who took to the streets in celebration. translation: this is the first phas

antigovernment protests could finally force a major political change in iraq the prime minister abdul mahdi has announced haim tends to resign. he who took charge last year says he'll submit his resignation to parliament lama jam june was on the scene as the news emerged and as this report from baghdad. the celebrations were instantaneous as soon as it up the prime minister i did i've been maybe an ounce his intention to resign anti-government demonstrators but that's to leave a square practically threw a party. the stunning development came a day after more than 50 people were killed by security forces in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the anti-government protests erupted in early october it was just over a year ago that abdul mahdi was appointed prime minister as a consensus candidate between iraq political blocs. throughout the streets on friday cheering singing even dancing. optimism on full display was shot up today the iraqi people are happy but we only consider this as a 1st step we demand the resignation of all lawmakers and we call on the judiciary to put them on trial

adil abdul mahdi has vowed to resign if a replacement can be found but protesters want much more.sweeping changes to a political system which, they say, has left the majority of people without basic rights and prospects for a bright future. a bomb has exploded in a town in northern syria occupied by turkish forces, killing at least 13 people. the turkish defence ministry has blamed the kurdish ypg militia group for the attack in a region controlled until last month by the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces. no group has said it carried out the attack in tal abyad, which is close to the turkish border. here's the bbc‘s middle east analyst, alan johnston. the moments after the blast. amid the smoke and the debris they try to take in what has just happened. this was a car bomb that went off near a market. civilians were among the casualties but also syrian arab militiamen who were allied with the turkish military. the turks, in a major offensive, recently took this town from local kurdish fighters. turkey regards them as terrorists, and it has been determined to drive them away fro

prime minister adil abdul mahdi has promised to resign.are demanding sweeping changes to the entire political system. freya cole has the details. in tahrir square, baghdad, a groundswell of government opposition. these pictures, captured by drones, show the scale of dissatisfaction with the country's political elite. the mass movement is the biggest since the downfall of saddam hussein and it shows no sign of slowing down. iraqi security forces have flexed their military might since tensions boiled over a month ago. this young protester says soldiers are throwing tear gas bombs directly at their heads instead of the ground. it's just one of the causes of mass injury — and more than 250 people have been killed, many of them young men. this derelict tower block has become a central gathering place during the uprising. volunteers have restored power to the building and they are serving free food. while it offers a sense of community and security, the building is a key vantage point, and is under constant threat. translation: the security forc

. >> schifrin: adel abdul-mahdi was a consens candidate who struggleto deliver promised reforms.early october, leaderless demonstrations rallied agast 15 years of failed governance, unemployment, and corruption, eand called for the entir political class' ouster. they also criticized iran's influence. today, they burned the iranian flag, and last night, torched the iranian consulate in najaf. ( gunfire in response, security services have used deadly force more than 400 protestors have been killed. the violence spread to iraq'sea south, tning to destabilize the country. that's why today, the spokesman itr iraq's most powerful s religious leader, grand ayatollah ali sistani, spoke to followers and strongly suggested the government step aside. >> ( translated ): we call upon the house of representatives, from which this current government has emerg, to rensider its options. >> schifrin: a few hours later, abdul-mahdi's office released a statement saying he would step down so iraq could "avoid slippi io a cycle of violce, chaos, and devastation." >> the itial response of some security

fee to iraq now where prime minister abdul mahdi says he'll present his resignation to palm meant the offer just stepped down comes a day after 40 people were killed in the latest clashes between security forces and anti-government protest is the death toll since on wrist broke out in october has now surpassed $400.00. a victory for protesters celebrating in baghdad the prime minister says he'll resign amid relentless protests they've been demanding change since october in some of the country's most sustained and deadly clashes. over 400 people now dead many of them on 2 young men and a staggering 17000 have been injured. most of the dead were killed by iraq's security forces. on thursday alone over 60 people were killed after protesters set fire to the rain in government building the protesters see the political class as corrupt and a puppet of outside forces especially iran. i off to thursday's bloodshed iraq's grand ayatollah alsa stanny used friday prayers to urge the prime minister to go. genius and no way out. or on the members of parliament from which this current government ha

now to some of the other stories making news around the world and iraq's prime minister abdul mahdi has announced his intention to resign it follows the deaths of over $400.00 people during week's events a government protests iraqis have been demonstrating against government corruption and unemployment. in south korea pups. has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for raping a woman with another pop star. secretly filmed the rape and shared the video online k. pop star whom was sentenced to 5 years in prison. rescue crews in albania are winding down their operation to find survivors of choose days deadly earthquake the operation is now focused on a collapsed beachfront hotel in the port town of duras 49 people have been confirmed dead across the region rocked by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake. media sources are reporting that prime minister joseph will resign court imminently his government had become in brolga in the political and legal crisis spotted by the murder of journalist daphne. she was investigating government corruption when she was killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago. at 3

threw tear gas and sound for nates at us it is the president bar him sally says prime minister adel abdul mahdi will step down but only when a successor has been identified a potentially months long process when iraqis want action measured in days. when we don't have an honest government not only adella do muddy is corrupt all politicians who have been ruling iraq are out of it look we don't want to i was a. we want all corrupt politicians to be uprooted. if he was fired the next will be worse. to clear timelines for reform haven't moved the slower constitutional route to newly promised elections proposed by a government accused of deep seated corruption and a fast street by street determination by an impatient people shouting and meeting their own standards of living in lieu of what they say has not been provided in the 60 years since regime change. now to some of the other stories making news around the world and us democratic presidential hopeful better iraq has announced he's ending his campaign the former texas congressman ran for president after losing his 2018 bid to oust republican sena

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to iraq now where prime minister i know abdul mahdi says he will resign after 40 people were killed in the latest clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters the death toll since unrest broke out in october has now surpassed 400 dead. celebrations at baghdad's liberation square protesters traded stones for songs after the prime minister announced he would resign following months of deadly protests. but his departure alone will not be anough. this is only the 1st step the 2nd will be parliament resigning we will not leave the square into less corrupt person steps down the budget the. demonstrators see the political class as puppets of outside forces especially iran. south of the capital violence between protesters and security forces raged on the clashes are the biggest challenge to the ruling elite since saddam hussein was ousted in 2003. poverty and unemployment have fueled the demonstrators anger parliament is due to meet on sunday. we turn to football now and shell have climbed to 2nd in the bundesliga table after a 21 win at home to. shock open the scoring midway

when we don't have an honest government not only adel abdul mahdi is corrupt all politicians who have been ruling iraq are corrupt we don't want to i was a beloved we want all corrupt politicians to be uprooted. but if he was fired the next one will be worse. to clear timelines for reform have emerged the slower constitutional route to newly promised elections proposed by a government accused of deep seated corruption and the fastest street by street self-determination by an impatient people shouting and making their own standards of living in lieu of what they say has not been provided in the 16 years since regime change. now to some of the other stories making news around the world and us democratic presidential hopeful better iraq has announced he's ending his campaign the former texas congressman ran for president after losing his 20 i need to oust republican senator ted cruz 17 candidates remain in the running for the 2020 democratic nomination. british police say they now believe all 39 people discovered dead in a truck container last week with vietnamese citizens some of the vi

check now of some of the other stories making news around the world iraq's prime minister adel abdul mahdi says he will present his resignation to parliament the move comes weeks after weeks of anti-government protests or than 400 people have been killed since the protests began in october demonstrators are protesting against government corruption and unemployment. in south korea k. pop star junk junior young has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for raping a woman with another k. pop star also secretly filmed the rape and shared the video online k. pop star choi john horne was sentenced to 5 years in prison. rescue crews in albania are winding down their operation to find survivors of tuesday's deadly earthquake the operation is now focused on a collapsed beachfront hotel in the port town of duress 49 people have been confirmed dead across the region that was rocked by that 7.4 magnitude quake. media sources are reporting that prime minister joseph will resign quote imminently his government has become increasingly embroiled in the political and legal crisis by the murder of journalist

anti-government protesters in iraq are keeping up the pressure and day after prime minister abdul abdul mahdi announced his resignation they say is departure is not enough and a calling for sweeping reforms and an end to corruption. maltese prosecutors have charged a local businessman you're going fenech as an accomplice in the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist def nate definite khurana going to fenech plaited not guilty to that and another charge related to the case he was arrested 10 days ago while trying to leave malta on his yacht. police in the netherlands have arrested a man suspected of stabbing a stabbing of several people in a busy shopping street in the hague the police say is a 35 year old homeless man 3 teenagers were wounded in friday's attack but they're now out of hospital. the so-called islamic state group says one of its fighters was behind friday's stabbing attack in london which left 2 people dead british police identified the attacker as 28 year old man com he was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and granted early release from prison about a year ago during a visi

adel abdul—mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators inities — including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier is to cut up to 4.5 thousand jobs in the uk as part of restructuring plans to make the firm more profitable. three call centres could be closed. our economics correspondent has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another nail in the coffin in this are

to government protests could finally force a major political change in iraq the prime minister abdul mahdi has announced he intends to resign a bill monday who took charge last year says he will submit his resignation to parliament mohammed john june was on the scene as the news emerged and as this report from baghdad. the celebrations were instantaneous as soon as it up the prime minister added i've been maybe an ounce his intention to resign anti-government demonstrators and but that is to leave a square practically threw a party. the stunning development came a day after more than 50 people were killed by security forces in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the anti-government protests erupted in early october it was just over a year ago that abdul mahdi was appointed prime minister as a consensus candidate between iraq political blogs. throughout the streets on friday cheering singing even dancing optimism on full display oh shut up to dave iraqi people are happy but we only consider this as a 1st step we demand the resignation of all lawmakers and we call on the judiciary to

he says abdul-mahdi's resignation is unprecedented and will spark difficult horse trading in a deeplyided parliament. >> you have the same politicals parto have been an impasse for the last year and a half, having to form another government. we are in a state of deadlock, probably for some time to come. >> schifrin: protestors will be watching to ensure today was the beginning-- not the end-- of the reforms they demand. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin.oo >>uff: in the day's other news, stabbing attacks jolted britain and the netherlands atth start of the holiday season. in the first incident, a man killed two people near londonfo bridge, he washot and killed by police. officials said the man was l wearing whatked like a suicide bomb vest-utbut it turned to be a fake. what drove the attack was unclear.a >> i'm now isition to declared a terroriident. but i must stress, we retain an open mind as to any motive. it would be inapopriate toec ate further at this time. >> woodruf hours later, in the hague, three people, including thchildren, were stabbed o dutch city's main shopping s

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unpredictable winds iraq's president has vowed to hold early elections and says prime minister abdul mahdi will resign but other he wants a replacement is agreed large crowds of again made their way to talk raise in central baghdad on thursday more than 200 people have been killed in the weeks of violence and the protests those are the headlines the news continues here on out is iraq after inside still. twitter says no to political advertising the social media platform imprisons a ban on the head of next year's u.s. presidential election but how will this be enforced and what does encourage all stifle political debate this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm the star of the attack now social media has transformed the way we debate politics and no one knows that more than the president of the united states donald trump who often uses twitter to announce new policies attack opponents and even retreat what many consider to be misleading information and over the years facebook twitter and you tube have been criticized for allowing political hate speech and misinformation to f

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the iraqi prime minister abdul mahdi says that he will resign to allow lawmakers to form a new government iraqis been celebrating the news these are the latest pictures from the capital the prime minister's announcement follows weeks of violent protests across the country people demanding a change of government they've been angered over poor service is unemployment in chronic corruption when $300.00 people being killed and thousands more been injured since the rallies began last month unless the gulf state analytics alison to bruno believes the p.m.'s resignation one solve iraq's problems. i don't think that the situation will change considerably in fact they think this is a year what they call a pyrrhic victory yes they've got the agreement for the prime minister to resign but what will actually change for iraqis particularly under streets i don't think anything will change. given the structural problems infrastructure is feeling there is not enough money to pay public salaries 2 their economy has changed at all in the past since the american invasion until. serious reconstruction. progr

far iraq's president has called for a new voting laws and an early election and prime minister abdul mahdi also says he will step down but only if his replacement is found that's not enough for many protests the thirst for chinese can be felt across most of the provinces in the country in basra thousands of people block the roads leading to iraq's main gulfport. those people who are protesting they're only demanding the fall of the government and the parliament. that they don't like going to the states already took is not enough for them they also want to take more from us we want to block this process in order to get. now the people want the fall of the government for the government to resign they're asking for change we want a new government to give us our rights and be fair with us we don't trust them now because there are no reforms for iraq he says. let's discuss this further our fossil is to body was the former iraqi ambassador to the un and is now the director of the center for the study of the middle east at indiana university and he joins us on skype from bloomington indiana it's

officials said pence spoke with iraq's prime minister, adil abdul-mahdi, by phone rather than in person due to security concerns in baghdad. and in baghdad today, a protester was killed and 12 others wounded in clashes with iraqi security forces. the government forces used tear gas and rubber bullets while protesters tew rocks. the protesters are demanding an end to government corruption, more jobs and better services. more than 341 people have been killed and thousands injured since anti-governmentns deations began last month. iraq's prime minister announced octo that he would step down if parliament can agree on a replacement for him. pope francis arrived in tokyo today, launching a three-day visit to japan that will include events in hiroshima and nagasaki. after the pope's plane landed in bad weather, the pontiff rode through streets lined with well- wishers. he met with japanese bishops at the vatican residence, where he emphasized his desire to pay tribute to the victims of the atomic bombings at nagasakand hiroshima and to meet with survivors of wt he called" this tragic episode

mr abdul mahdi says he will present his resignation to parliament so that lawmakers can choose a new government that move comes as the number of deaths in weeks of unrest surpassed 400 demonstrators across the country have been taking to the streets since early october to protest government corruption and unemployment and i will have more details on that story for you in the next hour now to some other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump says he's restarted peace talks with the taliban 3 months after ending negotiations the announcement came during a surprise thanksgiving visit to afghanistan where he met with president gandhi and american troops trump also said he wants to draw down the number of u.s. soldiers in the country. russia has test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile a video released by the defense ministry shows the topple and being launched from the country's top with sinjar firing range the ministry says it successfully reached its target in kazakhstan. to brussels now where it is handover day a ceremony has taken place for the outgo

the prime minister, adel abdul—mahdi, has rejected calls for his resignation.se against a man accused of murdering a british backpacker in new zealand last december. the body of grace millane — who was 22 — was found a week after she went missing from a hotel. the suspect, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, denies murder. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer has this update from the trial in auckland. the evidence in this case has been intimate and confronting. in court today, we have seen the parents of grace, they have travelled from the united kingdom, and have been set just a few metres away from the man accused of killing their daughter. we can't identify him for legal reasons, but what we can say is he is 27 years of age and has pleaded not guilty to the charges stopping the prosecution, though, alleges that the young british backpacker was strangled and that the next day the defendant went on a date with another woman, while grace's body was still in his apartment. the body was still in his apartment. the body was still in his apartment. the body was

adel abdul mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in cities — including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier, npower, is to cut to up to a500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester could be closed. our economics correspondent, andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go?

adel abdul—mahdi said he'd step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators inities, including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier npower is to cut to up to 4,500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed. unions have called it a "cruel blow" for the compa ny‘s workers in the run—up to christmas. our economics correspondent andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 peo

anti-government protests could finally force a major political change in iraq the prime minister abdul mahdi has announced he intends to resign the who took charge last year says he will submit his resignation to palm and mohammed john june was on the scene as the news emerged and as this report from baghdad. the celebrations were instantaneous as soon as it up the prime minister added i've been maybe an ounce of his intention to resign anti-government demonstrators but that's to leave a square practically threw a party. the stunning development came a day after more than 50 people were killed by security forces.

the iraqi prime minister, adil abdul—mahdi, has announced he'll resign, a day after security forces killedment. demonstrators in the capital, baghdad, celebrated the news. around 400 people have been killed since the protests began almost two months ago. thousands of students across the world walked out of class today, as part of a global climate strike. the protests are taking place ahead of the next un climate conference, beginning in madrid on monday. around 120 demonstrations were staged around the uk, as well as more than 3,000 in 150 countries. our science correspondent victoria gill reports from manchester. we care about our future and we demand that those in power care about it as well! another friday, another climate strike. and as the scale of this movement grows, its message is becoming increasingly urgent. youth strikers are trying to put an impending environmental crisis at the top of world leaders' agendas. it's a pretty friendly, even jubilant atmosphere here, but the banners that people are carrying have messages that are really stark. essentially that we're running out of

well barbara what we know is that the interior minister abdul mahdi you he presented this a video of a phone call 2 days ago to the press were allegedly former president will what alice was speaking to a leader of the coca farmers and he was telling him to maintain that look aid to not allow the food to come into the capital a pass and of course what to do the movie you are saying is that to use. fuels the unrest in the country and so he asked the prosecutors to to bring up charges and begin an investigation on the charges of sedition and terrorism not only for him but also for he's for former minister the presidency minister when i'm on that i can down now who who apparently went with declarations to the press were he said that believe it was turning into a modern vietnam and did what he you know the interior minister said that he should also be charged with those crimes and that the prosecutors should also investigate him now former but it will be what i list from he's exiled in mexico has said that this is a set up and that instead the prosecution should be looking into the deaths

in power apparently no one believes that there is a replacement for the prime minister and that abdul mahdi is the one who will implement reforms mehdi says that political parties are in. intrinsic part of the democratic process but he admits that they have made mistakes so right now it looks like the largest bloc in parliament is the lone dissenter the ones who are supporting the protesters that would be followers of the influence or influential shiite cleric solder they continue to see and with the protestors and are calling for this government to reside. india supreme court has ruled the disputed religious sites in the north of the country be given to hindus the land in the city of has long been claimed by both hindus and muslims in 1902 hindu nationalists destroyed a 16th century mosque on the site the ruling paves the way for hindu temple to be built there and also awards muslims land in the same city to construct a mosque. brazil's former president always enough to silva has been greeted by a crowd of supporters as a day off to being released from jail is one of thousands of convicted

security forces are moving in to protest sides in the city just hours ago prime minister added abdul mahdi promised to announce electoral reforms in the coming days brazil's former president is you to hold a rally at a metal workers union just one day after being released from prison a judge ordered the silvas release after a high court ruling he spends 1000 months in jail for corruption india's supreme court has ruled a disputed religious site i o d a will be handed to a government appointed board of trustees to build a hindu temple the court said a tentative land will be set aside for a mosque india's prime minister narendra modi says the supreme court's decision puts years of conflict to rest and move the country forward supreme court be it as. mom labor 5 plus today the supreme court has ruled on an important case that has a history of hundreds of years behind it the whole country wished that the matter should be heard in the court on a day to day basis which took place and today the decision is out just regarding heart of one of them in every class every community people of every sect

into the area to for hibbett protesters from fanning out earlier in the day prime minister idyll abdul mahdi has said had said that in response to protesters calling for an overhaul of government ministries he said a complete overhaul as well as partial overhaul that he's introducing an amendment that would eliminate the quota system involved hiring younger people and create more transparency we're hearing that many political parties have reached a deal with this government to keep it in power they believe that prime minister met he cannot be replaced at this time and that he should be the one to implement reforms it appears that right now the primary holdouts in coming to any kind of a deal would be the largest bloc in parliament there are followers of the influential shiite cleric matata solder and they remain unified with protesters also today we were told that the parliament began reviewing a draft of a new pension law this is one of the things protesters were talking to us about in terms of quality of life this pension law would reduce recipients age to 60 increase the minimum payment w

immutably now to iraq where the president there has vowed to hold the elections and says prime minister abdul mahdi will resign but only once a replacement is agreed by address the nation as he tries to end weeks of violence that he govern the protests which have left more than 200 people did the test of reports from baghdad. 9 and a half minutes into an almost alert teen minute speech to the nation whereby the rockies president barham saleh finally spoke about the resignation of prime minister dilma haiti and holding elections it was a yes but speech to protestors yes mehdi will resign but only once a successor is determined yes elections will be held but only after a new election law is implemented and a new election committee formulated rice said it was the prime minister is willing to submit his resignation he's also asking the political parties to find a replacement within the constitutional and legal measures that would prevent a constitutional vacuum no time frame was given from a haiti's resignation or when elections might be held since october 1st protesters have been demanding mehdi step