Iraqi parliament dismisses finance minister
Iraqi state TV says the finance minister has been dismissed
following a no-confidence vote from parliament over alleged corruption and
mismanagement.
The dismissal on Wednesday of Hoshyar Zebari, a former foreign
minister and one of the country's leading Kurdish politicians, comes as Iraq is
grappling with an economic crisis driven by low oil prices and the costs of
battling the Islamic State group.
The vote came after weeks of political wrangling over the
allegations. Zebari is the second minister to be dismissed by parliament, which
voted to fire the defense minister last month.
Iraq is currently in negotiations with the International Monetary
Fund to secure badly needed loans.
- 21 September 2016
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