Once a relative unknown, Iraqi PM Abadi seeks second term
Few outside Iraq knew the name Haider al-Abadi in 2014 when he was plucked from relative obscurity to lead a nation in chaos. Four years on, Abadi has defied the expectations of an army of skeptics. A former electrical engineer once in charge of servicing BBC elevators during years of voluntary exile in the United […]Raya Jalabi and Ahmed Aboulenein write for Reuters:
Few outside Iraq knew the name Haider al-Abadi in 2014 when he was plucked from relative obscurity to lead a nation in chaos.
Four years on, Abadi has defied the expectations of an army of skeptics.
A former electrical engineer once in charge of servicing BBC elevators during years of voluntary exile in the United Kingdom, Abadi is banking on his achievements in office to win a second term at May 12 elections.
But victory is far from certain.
