Iraq’s Nujaifi files court case to keep vice presidency
Iraqi politician Osama al-Nujaifi filed a court case seeking to remain vice president, a position the prime minister sought to abolish during a reform drive, a judicial statement said Tuesday. It is the latest in a series of challenges to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform efforts, which have run into problems due to the endemic […]Iraqi politician Osama al-Nujaifi filed a court case seeking to remain vice president, a position the prime minister sought to abolish during a reform drive, a judicial statement said Tuesday.
It is the latest in a series of challenges to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform efforts, which have run into problems due to the endemic nature of corruption in Iraq and the fact that officials are limiting their own privileges by implementing some changes. The vice presidential positions, which came with large salaries and security details but few responsibilities, were most recently held by Nujaifi, a former parliament speaker, and ex-premiers Nuri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi.
