Updated - November 29, 2019 06:26 pm IST
Published - November 29, 2019 06:15 pm IST - Baghdad
Iraq Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he would present his resignation to parliament so lawmakers could choose a new government, according to a statement from his office.
Abdul Mahdi's decision came in response to a call for a change of leadership on Friday by Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the statement said.
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