Iraq parliament chief puts pressure on electricity minister
Iraq’s parliament speaker threatened the electricity minister Tuesday with a vote of no confidence if he does not appear within four days to be quizzed over a persistent power crisis. For weeks, demonstrators have protested against corruption and poor services, especially abysmal power provision, making Minister Qassem al-Fahdawi a prime target for popular anger. Parliament Speaker […]Iraq’s parliament speaker threatened the electricity minister Tuesday with a vote of no confidence if he does not appear within four days to be quizzed over a persistent power crisis. For weeks, demonstrators have protested against corruption and poor services, especially abysmal power provision, making Minister Qassem al-Fahdawi a prime target for popular anger.
Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri “warns the electricity minister that he will be held accountable in absentia and that confidence will be withdrawn from him if he does not attend by Saturday at the latest,” a statement from his office said.
