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Iraq’s Sistani says new PM must be chosen without foreign interference

Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani said he would have no involvement in efforts to replace Abdul Mahdi. (File/AFP)

Updated 06 December 2019

December 06, 2019 09:35

Iraq’s Sistani says new PM must be chosen without foreign interference

Updated 06 December 2019

December 06, 2019 09:35

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric said on Friday that a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference after Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation a week ago.
Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani urged political leaders to abandon partisan politics in choosing a new head of government and said he would have no involvement in efforts to replace Abdul Mahdi.