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Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric says yet to see progress under new prime minister

Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Thursday said he had yet to see progress made under new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who still does not have a full cabinet due to political wrangling six months after an election. It was the first comment on the new administration by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who rarely […]

Reuters reports:

Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Thursday said he had yet to see progress made under new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who still does not have a full cabinet due to political wrangling six months after an election.

It was the first comment on the new administration by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who rarely intervenes in politics but is an influential figure in public opinion.

Sistani urged lawmakers and the government to work together to “improve the situation” in the country, adding that the government faced challenges including providing services to the people.