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Iraq PM sacks electricity minister after weeks of protest: statement

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AFP Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday sacked his minister of electricity, his office said, following weeks of protests against corruption and chronic power outages.

A statement from Abadi's office said the premier sacked Qassem al-Fahdawi -- whose departure was demanded by protesters -- "because of the deterioration in the electricity sector".

 

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First Published: Jul 29 2018 | 2:10 PM IST

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