Basra governor tests the waters for the premiership
The governor of Basra is moving between political blocs and high-level leaders in a bid to access the premiership, but the political landscape does not appear conducive for this.
Through a series of meetings with heads of alliances and party leaders, Basra Gov. Asaad al-Eidani has presented himself as a candidate for the prime minister post.
On Dec. 18, he met with Nassar al-Rubaie, head of the political committee of the Sadrist movement. On Dec. 19, he met Fatah Alliance head Hadi al-Amiri in Baghdad.
