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Iraq PM delivers cabinet nominees to parliament speaker
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has delivered a list of ministerial candidates to parliament, speaker Salim al-Juburi said on April 12.
"We received the names from Mr. Prime Minister with their resumes, and MPs can vote to reject or accept the names that will be presented," said a post on Juburi's official Twitter account.
Iraq's Abadi, in reform push, reduces ministerial adviser positions
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on August 18 he was cancelling the positions of advisers hired as contractors in ministries and limiting the number of advisers for himself, the president, and the parliamentary speaker to five each.
It was not immediately clear how many positions would be affected by the decision, which was announced in a post on Facebook.
Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the removal of 11 of 33 cabinet posts on August 16, the first concrete step in a reform drive to curb corruption and streamline the government.
Iraqi parliament approves Abadi's reform package
Iraq's parliament voted unanimously on August 11 to approve Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform package, Speaker Saleem al-Jabouri said during a session broadcast live on state television.
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