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Iraq’s top cleric calls for formation of new government
Iraq’s leading Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani urged Iraq’s political parties on Friday to form a new government as soon as possible and urged authorities to respect protesters’ right to express themselves.
Sistani, who delivered his message through a representative at Friday prayer in the holy city of Karbala, reiterated calls to foreign powers to respect Iraq's sovereignty.
source: Reuters
