Iraq's New PM must Manage Expectations

2020-05-15 09:01:39

(MENAFN- Iraq Business News) By Rend Al-Rahim (pictured), for the Atlantic Council . Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News .

Iraq's new prime minister must manage expectations

Mustafa al-Kadhimi was confirmed as prime minister of Iraq on May 6 and the task before him has rightly been called a suicide mission.

There is hardly any national issue that does not present a potentially crippling challenge for al-Kadhimi.

He faces a virtually bankrupt treasury, public sector expenses that are among the highest in the world, collapsing public services, entrenched corruption, a resurgent Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), rogue militias, rising US-Iran tensions, and the prospect of renewed demonstrations as the summer advances.

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