Iraq's designated Prime Minister, Ali al-Zaidi, was appointed Monday as a compromise candidate. (Photo: AFP)
In Baghdad, his name evokes the business world more than political circles. Yet, in just twenty-five minutes of debate, Ali al-Zaidi established himself as the man to lead Iraq out of crisis. At 43, this magnate with no political past was appointed prime minister, putting an end to months of institutional deadlock. It was a compromise choice, unanimously found by the Coordination Framework, the largest political bloc in Iraq representing the country's Shiite majority, to avoid a constitutional vacuum while Iraq, squeezed between Iran and the United States, balances precariously to avoid being dragged deeper into the war raging on its neighbor's soil. Read more Even if the Middle East war ends, energy crisis is here to stay The rise of this entrepreneur, born in Baghdad to a family from the south of the country, surprised...
In Baghdad, his name evokes the business world more than political circles. Yet, in just twenty-five minutes of debate, Ali al-Zaidi established himself as the man to lead Iraq out of crisis. At 43, this magnate with no political past was appointed prime minister, putting an end to months of institutional deadlock. It was a compromise choice, unanimously found by the Coordination Framework, the largest political bloc in Iraq representing the country's Shiite majority, to avoid a constitutional vacuum while Iraq, squeezed between Iran and the United States, balances precariously to avoid being dragged deeper into the war raging on its neighbor's soil. Read more Even if the Middle East war ends, energy crisis is here to stay The rise of this entrepreneur, born in Baghdad to a family from the south of the country, surprised...
