Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced sweeping political reforms eliminating several high-ranking posts including vice-president and deputy prime minister. The move will force Nouri al-Maliki to step down from his position as vice-president which he took over after he was expelled as prime minister. There are three vice-presidents and three deputy prime ministers in Iraq.  “The posts of vice-president and deputy prime minister would be eliminated immediately,” an online statement from the prime…